biography, the personal and literary life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. New York, 1912. P. 231
40
«Mining town journalism». Oscar L. The life and times of the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise: being reminiscences of five distinguished Comstock journalists. Ashland: Lewis Osborne, 1971. P. 3.
41
«The push toward greater accuracy» and «the push toward greater extravagance and fabrication». Fishkin S. F. From fact to fiction: Journalism and imaginative writing in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press edition, 1985. P.56.
42
«… the largest circulation of any paper between Chicago and San Francisco». Ward G. Duncan D. Burns K. Mark Twain. An illustrated biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. P. 38.
43
Fishkin S. F. From fact to fiction: Journalism and imaginative writing in America. Baltimore.: Johns Hopkins University Press edition, 1985. P.57.
44
Rabe R. A. Inverted pyramid // Encyclopedia of American journalism / Ed. Vaughn S. L. Routhledge.: New York, London, 2008. P. 224.
45
Ромм А. С. Марк Твен. М.: Наука, 1977. С. 29.
46
«Our stock remarks» – «Board of education» – «Blown Down» – «At home» – «The School» – «Sad accident» – «Thrilling romance» – «Fire almost» – «Private party».
47
«Owing to the fact that our stock reporter attended a wedding last evening, our report of transactions in that branch of robbery and speculation is not quite as complete and satisfactory as usual this morning». Local Column. Territorial Enterprise (December 30–31, 1862) / The Works of Mark Twain; Early Tales & Sketches, Vol. 1 1851–1864. Berkley: Univ. of California press, 1979. P. 176.
48
«Some few transactions have occurred in rings and lace veils, and at figures tall, graceful and charming». Ibid. Эта заметка Марка Твена во многом построена на игре слов. Английское выражение «at figures» означает как способность к математике, так и хорошо сложенную женщину.
49
«We mentioned yesterday that our Father which art in heaven. Quotations of lost reference, and now I lay me down to sleep». Ibid.
50
«Sam indulged his ennui by turning the column into a spoof of the genre». Powers R. Mark Twain. A life. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney.: Free press, 2005. P. 113.
51
«In accordance with a law passed at the late session of the legislature, a Board of Education is to be organized in each of the several counties. The Storey county Board will be composed of seven members, apportioned as follows: Four from Virginia, two from Gold Hill, and one from Flowery. The Chairman of the Board will be County School Superintendent. These officers will have power to issue bonds sufficient to defray the expenses of the schools, from the 1st of January until the 1st of November; to establish schools of all grades, engage and examine teachers, etc». Local Column. Territorial Enterprise (December 30–31, 1862) / The Works of Mark Twain; Early Tales & Sketches, Vol. 1 1851–1864. Berkley: Univ. of California press, 1979. P. 176.
52
«At sunset yesterday, the wind commenced blowing after a fashion to which a typhoon is mere nonsense, and in a short time the face of heaven was obscured by vast clouds of dust all spangled over with lumber, and shingles, and dogs and things». Ibid.
53
«The tone of regional writing». Underwood D. Journalism and the Novel. Truth and fiction, 1700–2000. New York: Cambridge University press, 2008. P. 90.
54
«Thomas Moore's new frame house on the east side of C street, above the Court House, was blown down, and the fire-wall front of a one story brick building higher up the street was also thrown to the ground. The latter house was occupied as a store by Mr. Heldman, and owned by Mr. Felton».
55
«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.
56
«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».
57
«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».
58
Ромм А. С. Марк Твен. М.: Наука, 1977. С. 42.
59
«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.
60
«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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