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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", è un romanzo del 1889 che rappresenta uno dei primi esempi letterari di un viaggio nel tempo. Di questo romanzo, che alterna momenti toccanti a pezzi di grande umorismo, mai scontati, Mark Twain sembra quasi fare un manifesto dei propri principi e ideali. Apparentemente la civiltà moderna la vince alla lunga sul vecchio mondo, ma...

The Adentures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's most controversial novel, was published in England and Canada in 1884, and the United States in 1885. The journey along the Mississippi River of Huckleberry and Jim, the runaway slave, is a classic work of fiction and has proved to be Twain's most read, discussed and critically acclaimed novel. The story is a testament to friendship, loyalty and perserverance, and is one of the warmest and funniest books ever written. Its influence on subsequent generations of readers and writers, both from America and elsewhere in the world, has been profound.

Huckleberry Finn es compañero de Tom Sawyer. Son dos figuras que se destacan en la literatura de Norteamérica entre las más vivas y originales. Estos dos niños simpáticos, traviesos, alocados a veces, han contribuido a la fama de Mark Twain más que ninguno de los personajes surgidos de su extraordinaria imaginación, sin duda porque al pintarlos mezcló en su paleta muchos recuerdos de su propia vida. No todas las aventuras que describe en este libro son dignas de ser imitadas por los jóvenes lectores. Pero quienes obran mal en estos episodios son castigados; y a menudo lo que parecen locuras no son más que el fruto de una desbordada fantasía infantil en un momento en que la historia de los Estados Unidos es también un tejido de extrañas aventuras, el latir de un pueblo adolescente que busca su equilibrio.

What Is Man?, first published by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) in 1906, is a dialog between a young man and an older man jaded to the world. It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserted that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position.

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The story takes place in Victorian London, where two very rich, eccentric brothers give the penniless story protagonist, Henry Adams, one million pounds of money in the form of a single peerless bank note. Henry would not be easily able to exchange that note in the bank without being questioned about how he had come to it, charged with theft and arrested. He would also not be able to spend it since no ordinary person would be able to change it.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived. According to an October 2012 article published in Smithsonian magazine, Twain named his fictional character after a San Francisco fireman whom he met in June 1863. The real Tom Sawyer was a local hero, famous for rescuing 90 passengers after a shipwreck. The two remained friendly during Twain's three-year stay in San Francisco, often drinking and gambling together. This is the first in a series of books, that include Tom Sawyer, by Twain; the others being Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Tom Sawyer, Detective. The books about Tom & Huck have inspired numerous television series, movies, and plays, as well as at least one ballet.

Clásico entre los clásicos, Mark Twain, con su sentido del humor y su prosa ágil, precisa y soleada, nos lleva río Mississippi abajo de la mano del inolvidable Huck Finn, que va en busca de la libertad junto a Jim, un muchacho negro que quiere escapar de la esclavitud.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, essayist, and novelist. A native of Hannibal, Missouri, he grew up on the Mississippi and as an adult tried his hand as a printer, riverboat pilot, miner, and soldier. He was born when Comet Halley was in the sky and correctly predicted that he would die during its return. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is based on Twain's memories of antebellum Hannibal. Tom is hardly the ideal role model expected in 19th century children's literature-never really malevolent, he is nonetheless mischevious and overly imaginative. It is a marvelous portrait of the emotional world inhabited by many a ten-year-old boy, paling only in comparison with its sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This book is in the Deseret Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for writing English developed in the mid-19th century at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah).

IT WAS IN 1590--winter. Austria was far away from the world, and asleep; it was still the Middle Ages in Austria, and promised to remain so forever. Some even set it away back centuries upon centuries and said that by the mental and spiritual clock it was still the Age of Belief in Austria.

If you like wild adventures then The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the story for you! Tom Sawyer is imaginative, exuberant and full of bravado and creates quite a stir when he moves to a small village to stay with his Aunt Polly. But when he accidentally witnesses a murder, Tom is suddenly faced with trouble that's beyond fun mischief. Not only does this edition include the complete, unabridged text, it is also full of extra material to help you get the most from the story and gives lots of recommendations for other adventures you might enjoy.

If you like the sound of rafting down the mighty Mississippi then The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the story for you! Huckleberry Finn escapes from his cruel father with Jim, a runaway slave, to find freedom on the Mississippi river. Navigating a world of robbers, slave hunters, and con men, Huck and Jim form a friendship, but will they find the freedom that they both desire? Not only does this edition include the complete, unabridged text, it is also full of extra material to help you get the most from the story and gives lots of recommendations for other adventures you might enjoy.

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain that recounts the life of Joan of Arc. It is Twain's last completed novel, published when he was 61 years old. The novel is presented as a translation (by "Jean Francois Alden") of memoirs by Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page, Louis de Contes. The novel is divided into 3 sections according to Joan of Arc's development: a youth in Domrémy, a commander of the army of Charles VII of France, and a defendant at trial in Rouen. PLOT: The novel begins with a "Translator's Preface," a translator note on the "Peculiarity of Joan of Arc's History," and a foreword by Sieur Louis de Conte. The "Translator's Preface" offers a condensed overview of Joan of Arc's life, with heavy praise ("the character of Joan of Arc ... occupies the loftiest possible to human attainment"). The "Peculiarity" note explains that Joan of Arc's life is preserved in court documents and that the particulars are provided by Louis de Conte, who, the Translator assures us, is reliable. The Foreword is Sieur de Conte's writing from 1492 (Joan of Arc died in 1431) about his intimate relation to Joan of Arc: "I was with her from the beginning until the end"...... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel". Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. In 1865, his humorous story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published, based on a story that he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California where he had spent some time as a miner. The short story brought international attention and was even translated into classic Greek.His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, but he invested in ventures that lost most of it-notably the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter that failed because of its complexity and imprecision. He filed for bankruptcy in the wake of these financial setbacks, but he eventually overcame his financial troubles with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers. He chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full, even though he had no legal responsibility to do so. Twain was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well; he died the day after the comet returned. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature".

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SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS, for nearly half a century known and celebrated as "Mark Twain," was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. He was one of the foremost American philosophers of his day; he was the world's most famous humorist of any day. During the later years of his life he ranked not only as America's chief man of letters, but likewise as her best known and best loved citizen.

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Life on the Mississippi (1883) is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War.

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Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, the sixth of seven children born to Jane (née Lampton; 1803-1890), a native of Kentucky, and John Marshall Clemens (1798-1847), a native of Virginia. His parents met when his father moved to Missouri, and they were married in 1823. Twain was of Cornish, English, and Scots-Irish descent.Only three of his siblings survived childhood: Orion (1825-1897), Henry (1838-1858), and Pamela (1827-1904). His sister Margaret (1830-1839) died when Twain was three, and his brother Benjamin (1832-1842) died three years later. His brother Pleasant Hannibal (1828) died at three weeks of age

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湖边是一个宜人的小镇，有五六千居民，随着远西地区的城镇发展，它也是一个相当漂亮的小镇。 它有三万五千座教堂，这是远西和南方的道路，每个人都有宗教信仰，每个新教派都有代表，并有自己的植物。 在莱克赛德（Lakeside）排名不详-无论如何，都没有认错。 每个人都认识每个人和他的狗，一种友善的友善气氛是盛行的气氛。.

SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS, for nearly half a century known and celebrated as "Mark Twain," was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. He was one of the foremost American philosophers of his day; he was the world's most famous humorist of any day. During the later years of his life he ranked not only as America's chief man of letters, but likewise as her best known and best loved citizen.

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Mark Twain (or Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was born on 30th Nov, 1835 and died on 21st April,1910. He was an American author and humourist. His famous works include: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

A Dog's Tale by Mark Twain. Super-gigantic, 98-point print should make this edition easier to read. Ideal for visually challenged individuals and as gifts. Read to grandchildren again. Offered by Bright Reads Books, a division of the online, subscription-based writing service, My Ink Shines. (Rick Sellano, LLC.) Original authors and illustrators are always credited. Available on Amazon.com. NOT complete without Part 1.

Mark Twain's classic story of one boy's adventure down the river Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escpe down the Mississippi river with runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law. Through it all the friends stick together - but can Huck and Tom free Jim from slavery once and for all?