Факт и вымысел в журналистике Марка Твена

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«Twain would never have ascended to the status of literary celebrity without the tone of regional writing that he drew upon, and he might never have developed the confidence to stretch his creative talents if he hadn’t found his early efforts in journalism so enthusiastically greeted by his small-town newspaper audiences». Underwood D. Journalism and the Novel. Truth and fiction, 1700–2000. New York.: Cambridge University press, 2008. P. 5.

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«The storm was very severe for a while, and we shall not be surprised to hear of further destruction having been caused by it.

The damage resulting to Mr. Heldman's grocery store, amounts to $2,200».

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«On our first page, to-day, will be found the opening chapters of a thrilling tale, entitled "An Act to amend and supplemental to an Act to provide for Assessing and Collecting County and Territorial Revenue." This admirable story was written especially for the columns of this paper by several distinguished authors.

We have secured a few more productions of the same kind, at great expense, and we design publishing them in their regular order. Our readers will agree with us that it will redound considerably to their advantage to read and preserve these documents».

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Ромм А. С. Марк Твен. М.: Наука, 1977. С. 42.

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«The names of those killed in the affray are as follows: Charles Bulwinkle, from New York; William Moats, Geo. Adams and Elizabeth Adams, and three others whose names our informant had forgotten.

The survivors were overtaken on the afternoon by a train numbering 111 wagons, which brought them through to Humboldt». Local Column. Territorial Enterprise (October 1, 1862) / The Works of Mark Twain; Early Tales & Sketches, Vol. 1 1851–1864. Berkley: Univ. of California press, 1979. P. 390.

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«Shortly after the sufferers by the fight recorded above had joined the large train, it was also fired into in the night by a party of Snake Indians, but the latter, finding themselves pretty warmly received, drew off without taking a scalp».

Ibid.

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Local Column. Territorial Enterprise (January 10, 1863) / The Works of Mark Twain; Early Tales & Sketches, Vol. 1 1851–1864. Berkley: Univ. of California press, 1979. P. 185.

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«A gentleman informed us yesterday that he thought the intention was to remove the partition, but he could not be positive about it». Ibid.