Zall, Paul M.

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ZALL, Paul M.

ZALL, Paul M. American, b. 1922. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Writing/Journalism, Biography, Humor/Satire. Career: California State University, Los Angeles, professor, 1957-87, professor emeritus of English, 1987-. Publications: Elements of Technical Report Writing, 1962; Coleridge's Sonnets from Various Authors, 1967; (with J. Durham) Plain Style, 1967; (with J.R. Trevor) Proverb to Poem, 1969; Ben Franklin Laughing, 1980; (with J.A.L. Lemay) Genetic Text of Franklin's Autobiography, 1981; Abe Lincoln Laughing, 1982; Mark Twain Laughing, 1985; (with E. Birdsall) Wordsworth's Descriptive Sketches, 1985; George Washington Laughing, 1989; Franklin's Autobiography: A Model Life, 1989; Founding Mothers, 1991; Becoming American, 1993; Lincoln's Legacy, 1994; Blue & Gray Laughing, 1996; Wit & Wisdom of the Founding Fathers, 1996; Lincoln on Lincoln, 1999; Dolley Madison, 2001; Franklin on Franklin, 2001; Washington on Washington, 2003; Adams on Adams, 2004. EDITOR: Literary Criticism of William Wordsworth, 1966; Simple Cobler of Agawam in America, 1969; Peter Pindar's Poems, 1970; Comical Spirit of '76, 1976; (with J.A.L. Lemay) The Norton Critical Edition of Franklin's Autobiography, 1986. COMPILER: A Hundred Merry Tales, 1963; A Nest of Ninnies, 1970. Address: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA 91108-1218, U.S.A.