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This collection of lesser-known gems by Mark Twain pokes fun at small town hypocrisy in fictional Hadleyburg, which prides itself on its long untarnished tradition of incorruptible citizens.

An invaluable companion to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's inimitable portrait of 'the great Father of Waters'. Part memoir, part travelogue, it expresses the full range of Twain's literary personality, and remains the most vivid, boisterous and provocative account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from 'the golden age' of steamboating to...

Excerpt from Following the Equator, Vol. 2 of 2: A Journey Around the World About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In...

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The classic novel by celebrated American author Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, tells of a teenage misfit accompanied by an escaping slave, Jim, as the two float down the Mississippi River by raft. As their journey unfolds, Huck and Jim encounter adventure, danger, and a deftly scribed cast of characters that are by turns both menacing and hilarious. This special edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is illustrated by c...

This compilation features the famous parody of Sherlock Holmes, "The Double Barreled Detective" by Mark Twain coupled with Franois De Gail's masterful French translation. Short stories in the Dual Language Reader format serve as an excellent tool to aid one in developing the ability to "think" in French.

Considered by many to be the Great American Novel, this satirical classic charts the iconic friendship between 13-year-old Huck Finn and runaway slave Jim as they journey down the Mississippi River in search of adventure and freedom in Antebellum America.

2017 Reprint of 1885 Edition. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective). It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer....

Twain's classic adventure, satire, and study in democracy about a Connecticut engineer thrown back in time and his attempts to share his knowledge from the future in order to modernize, Americanize, and improve the lives of the people he meets.

Twain's classic adventure, satire, and study in democracy about a Connecticut engineer thrown back in time and his attempts to share his knowledge from the future in order to modernize, Americanize, and improve the lives of the people he meets.

Excerpt from English as She Is Taught Things which are equal to each other are equal to anything else. To find the number of square feet in a room you multiply the room by the number of the feet. The product is the result. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-...

The 1, 000, 000 pounds bank-note and other new stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques on...

Excerpt from Life on the MississippiUnquestionably the discovery Of the Mississippi is a databl'e fact which considerably mellows and modifies the shiny newness of our country, and gives her a most respectable outside-aspect Of rustiness and antiquity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgo...

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Mark Twain: Querkopf Wilson. Kriminalerzählung »Pudd'nhead Wilson. Those Extraordinary Twins«. Erstdruck in »The Century Magazine«, 1893-1894. Auf Deutsch auch erschienen unter den Titeln »Knallkopf Wilson« und »Wilson, der Spinner«. Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2017. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: George Caleb Bingham, Mississippi Flößer beim Kartenspiel, 1851. Gesetzt ...

Mark Twain: Querkopf Wilson. Kriminalerzählung »Pudd'nhead Wilson. Those Extraordinary Twins«. Erstdruck in »The Century Magazine«, 1893-1894. Auf Deutsch auch erschienen unter den Titeln »Knallkopf Wilson« und »Wilson, der Spinner«. Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2017. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: George Caleb Bingham, Mississippi Flößer beim Kartenspiel, 1851. Gesetzt ...

Reportagen des großen amerikanischen Autors aus seinen Wiener Jahren, mit Originaltexten. Von 1897 bis 1899 lebte Mark Twain in Wien und tauchte dabei nicht nur in das kulturelle und gesellschaftliche Leben der Donaumetropole ein, er nahm sich als wacher Beobachter seiner Zeit auch der politischen Themen an. Seine Besuche im Parlament am Ring inspirierten ihn zu zwei Reportagen, die bis heute nichts an Aktualität eingebüßt haben: Es ist die Z...

Was passiert, wenn zwei Jungen entdecken, dass sie Doppelgänger sind? Sie beginnen ein aufregendes, aber auch sehr gefährliches Spiel... und für einen von ihnen wird die Lage brenzlig. Dieser wunderbare Klassiker von Mark Twain entführt den Leser in das London des 16. Jahrhunderts und erzählt die Geschichte der Freundschaft zwischen Prinz Edward und dem armen Tom. Dossiers: Life during Tudor times Shakespeare and the Globe Theater