Mark Twain
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Eve's Diary illustrated Mark Twain - This story puts a new twist on a very old story: the story of Adam and Eve from the Bible. In the Bible story, Eve, the first woman, is created as a partner for Adam, the first man. When she tempts Adam into eating forbidden fruit, they are thrown out of the garden of Eden. Twain's story, however, is from Eve's point of view. It paints a picture of her as fully independent with likes, dislikes, joys, and sorrows....
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The Innocents Abroad - Volume 02 by Mark Twain
The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain published in 1869 which humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Quaker City (formerly USS Quaker City) through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers in 1867. It was the bestselling of Twain's works during his lifetime and...
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Inhalt:
Tom Sawyers Abenteuer und Streiche
Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer und Fahrten
Querkopf Wilson
Autobiographische Werke:
Leben auf dem Mississippi
Nach dem fernen Westen
Meine Reise um die Welt
Unterwegs und Daheim (Reiseerzählungen)
Im Gold-und Silberland
Aus meiner Knabenzeit
Lebensgeschichte Mark Twain's (Biografie)
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Von Adam bis Vanderbilt
Der große Rindfleisch-Kontrakt
Der gestohlene weiße Elefant
Der Roman einer Eskimo-Maid
Tom...
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In the heart of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Mississippi River stands as both a physical and metaphorical conduit for the protagonist's odyssey. Fleeing his abusive father and the societal constraints that seek to "sivilize" him, young Huckleberry Finn finds solace on the riverbanks, a sanctuary that beckons him toward self-discovery and freedom. On Jackson Island, Huck's solitude is shattered when he encounters Jim, a runaway...
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Das Buch liefert eine detailreiche Beschreibung der Menschen und Orte am Ufer des Mississippi und gibt ernüchternde und bissige Einblicke in die fest verwurzelten Verhaltensweisen dieser Zeit, insbesondere den Rassismus und die Sklaverei. Erzähler ist Huck Finn selbst. Mark Twain simuliert die Perspektive und die Sprache eines Jungen, der seiner Zeit und seiner Umwelt verhaftet ist, sie aber auch in Frage stellt.
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Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend
Mark Twain...
On kindness: Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
On friends: Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
On growing old: Take any road you please...it curves always, which is a continual promise, whereas straight roads reveal everything at a glance and kill interest.
On truth and lies: many when they come to...
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The old godless captain Stormfield believed neither in God, nor in hell, nor in paradise, nor in hell. Imagine his surprise when, after his death, flying through the bottomless depths of space, he nevertheless arrived in paradise. He was even more surprised when he became acquainted with the local order – it was too painfully different from the stories about the paradise of priests on Earth...
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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is one of the most famous adventure novels by Mark Twain and one of the first novels, narrative of travels through time. Mark Twain created this novel, exhibiting his legendary and signature sense of humour and talent of a narrator, which has made him immortal.
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Lançado em 1885 no seguimento de "As aventuras de Tom Sawyer" (1876), a história de Huck Finn, no entanto, ganhou autonomia: é unanimemente considerada a obra-prima de Mark Twain e mudou para sempre o imaginário dos Estados Unidos.
Para se livrar do pai bêbado e violento, Huckleberry Finn procura refúgio numa pequena ilha do rio Mississippi, onde se alia a Jim, um escravo em fuga. Em busca de liberdade, a inusitada dupla inicia uma viagem pelo...
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Die Romane "Tom Sawyers Abenteuer und Streiche" und "Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer und Fahrten" von Mark Twain zählen zu den Klassikern der Jugendliteratur. "Tom Sawyer als Detektiv" ist eine Fortsetzung.
Tom Sawyers Abenteuer und Streiche: Zur Inhalt-Der Waisenjunge Tom lebt bei seiner Tante Polly, zusammen mit seinem Halbbruder Sid. Tom hingegen schwänzt gern die Schule, prügelt sich und treibt sich mit seinem besten Freund Huckleberry Finn herum....
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Novels
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Gilded Age
The Prince and the Pauper
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The American Claimant
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Tom Sawyer, Detective
A Horse's Tale
The Mysterious Stranger
Novelettes
A Double Barrelled Detective Story
Those Extraordinary Twins
The Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut
The Stolen White Elephant
The...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Complete Novels of Mark Twain - 12 Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)".
Contents:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Gilded Age
The Prince and the Pauper
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The American Claimant
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Tom Sawyer, Detective
A Horse's Tale
The Mysterious...
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"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" — Huck Finn and his friend Tom Sawyer have each come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adventures. Huck is placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who is attempting to "sivilize" him. Finding civilized life confining, his spirits are raised somewhat when Tom helps him to escape one night, but his alcoholic father turns up and kidnaps him..
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" —...
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The most prominent features of Mark Twain's works are his humor and satire. He pioneered the colloquialism of American novels with his fresh and humorous writing style and unadorned language. He made outstanding contributions to the development of American literature through his language styles in realistic novels and also had a profound impact on later writers.
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Mark Twain is a master of adventure, mystery, and wit. This collection, containing three tales of mystery, offers a healthy dose of each—and more! In Tom Sawyer, Detective, a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer Abroad, take a ride down the Mississippi to Uncle Silas' farm. Mark Twain's satirical take on the immensely popular detective novels of the time provides enough twists and turns to...