Cooper is considered to have been influenced by [[Jane Austen]], though the connections are invisible in the majority of his works.<ref>http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol29no1/mann.html</ref> He was also criticized by [[Mark Twain]].<ref>Twain, Mark. ''The Literary Offenses of Fenimore Cooper''.</ref> | Cooper is considered to have been influenced by [[Jane Austen]], though the connections are invisible in the majority of his works.<ref>http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol29no1/mann.html</ref> He was also criticized by [[Mark Twain]].<ref>Twain, Mark. ''The Literary Offenses of Fenimore Cooper''.</ref> |