The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age is a novel written by the renowned American author Mark Twain and his collaborator Charles Dudley Warner. The book was published in 1873 and is set in the post-Civil War era in the United States. The title of the book refers to the superficial glitter of the era, which was characterized by ostentatious displays of wealth and prosperity, but was also plagued by corruption, greed, and social inequality.The story follows the lives of two young men, Philip Sterling and Henry Brierly, who come from different backgrounds but share a common desire to make their fortunes in the new America. They encounter a cast of colorful characters, including scheming politicians, unscrupulous businessmen, and corrupt officials, as they navigate the treacherous waters of the Gilded Age.The novel is a satirical commentary on the excesses and hypocrisies of American society during the period, and it exposes the flaws and contradictions of the American dream. Twain and Warner use humor, irony, and wit to skewer the social and political elites of the time, while also highlighting the struggles and aspirations of ordinary Americans.The Gilded Age is considered a classic of American literature and a landmark work of satire. It is a timeless commentary on the human condition and the pursuit of wealth and power, and it remains relevant to this day.The elders of the party were not long in discovering the fact, which almost all travelers to the west soon find out; that the water was poor. It must have been by a lucky premonition of this that they all had brandy flasks with which to qualify the water of the country; and it was no doubt from an uneasy feeling of the danger of being poisoned that they kept experimenting, mixing a little of the dangerous and changing fluid, as they passed along.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.