A Horse's Tale
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A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain
(Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy
, who is Buffalo Bill
's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry.
originally published the story in two installments in August and September of 1906. Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting
.. Harper's published the story as a 153-page book in October 1907.
Clemen's daughter Susy Clemens
, who died in 1896 at age 24 of spinal meningitis, is understood to be inspiration for lead character Cathy Alison. When Clemens provided the story to Harper's, he included a photograph of Susy for the illustrator to use for Cathy.
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
(Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy
Soldier Boy
Soldier Boy and similar may refer to:* "Soldier Boy" , a 1962 number-one single by The Shirelles* Soldier Boy , a science fiction short story* Soldier Boy , the shortest classified film ever made...
, who is Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory , in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US...
's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry.
Background
Harper's MagazineHarper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...
originally published the story in two installments in August and September of 1906. Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting
Bullfighting
Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries , in which one or more bulls are baited in a bullring for sport and entertainment...
.. Harper's published the story as a 153-page book in October 1907.
Clemen's daughter Susy Clemens
Susy Clemens
Olivia Susan Clemens, usually known as Susy Clemens , was the second child and oldest daughter of Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain, and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens...
, who died in 1896 at age 24 of spinal meningitis, is understood to be inspiration for lead character Cathy Alison. When Clemens provided the story to Harper's, he included a photograph of Susy for the illustrator to use for Cathy.