Mitch Miller

by Edgar Lee Masters

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Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

Edgar Lee Masters (Garnett, Kansas, August 23, 1868 - Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1950) was an American poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology, The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in the Wilderness An Obscure Tale, The Spleen, Mark Twain: A Portrait, Lincoln: The Man, and Illinois Poems. In all, Masters published twelve plays, twenty-one books of poetry, six novels and six biographies, including those of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Vachel Lindsay, and Walt Whitman.

Reviews

[James Govednik · Rating 1 out of 5]

I liked this book at the start. From the author of Spoon River Anthology, the plot is based on two boys growing up in Petersburg, Illinois c. 1900 as they wander around places from Lincoln's past while simultaneously trying to relive the adventures of Tom Sawyer. The author offers an homage to Mark Twain by having the boys read Tom Sawyer, often in the midst of their treasure digs, checking to see if they're getting the details right, trying to do things just like Tom. The details of life during that era were interesting for a while. However, it seems to be a book of boys' tales rather than a novel, with little invention in terms of plot. The main character doesn't seem to grow or change very much and I found the racial stereotypes unsettling. In addition, several adult characters are given a platform to go on rants questioning the value of defeating slavery given the costs of the Civil War. Very strange in the midst of what otherwise appears to be a book about boys' adventures looking for treasure and sneaking rides on trains. I've read that later in life, Masters tipped his hand in such a way in his Lincoln biography. I'll be content to enjoy Spoon River and try to forget this book.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 2 out of 5]

🖍️ "And supposin'" nineteen times. Hmmmmmmm . . . supposin' I drop this now.

📙Published in 1920.

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