The Portable Mark Twain

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0142437751

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The Portable Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

Satirist, novelist, and keen observer of the American scene, Mark Twain remains one of the world's best-loved writers. This delightful collection of Twain's favorite and most memorable writings includes selected tales and sketches such as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, How I Edited an Agricultural Journal Once, Jim Baker's Blue-Jay Yarn, and A True Story. It also features excerpts from his novels and travel books (including Roughing It, The Innocents Abroad, and Life on the Mississippi, among others; autobiographical and polemical writings; as well as selected letters and speeches. The collection also reprints the complete text of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including the often omitted raftsmen passage. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1068226835

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The Portable Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

Author : Tom Quirk
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826266217

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Mark Twain and Human Nature by Tom Quirk Pdf

Mark Twain once claimed that he could read human character as well as he could read the Mississippi River, and he studied his fellow humans with the same devoted attention. In both his fiction and his nonfiction, he was disposed to dramatize how the human creature acts in a given environment—and to understand why. Now one of America’s preeminent Twain scholars takes a closer look at this icon’s abiding interest in his fellow creatures. In seeking to account for how Twain might have reasonably believed the things he said he believed, Tom Quirk has interwoven the author’s inner life with his writings to produce a meditation on how Twain’s understanding of human nature evolved and deepened, and to show that this was one of the central preoccupations of his life. Quirk charts the ways in which this humorist and occasional philosopher contemplated the subject of human nature from early adulthood until the end of his life, revealing how his outlook changed over the years. His travels, his readings in history and science, his political and social commitments, and his own pragmatic testing of human nature in his writing contributed to Twain’s mature view of his kind. Quirk establishes the social and scientific contexts that clarify Twain’s thinking, and he considers not only Twain’s stated intentions about his purposes in his published works but also his ad hoc remarks about the human condition. Viewing both major and minor works through the lens of Twain’s shifting attitude, Quirk provides refreshing new perspectives on the master’s oeuvre. He offers a detailed look at the travel writings, including The Innocents Abroad and Following the Equator, and the novels, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Pudd’nhead Wilson, as well as an important review of works from Twain’s last decade, including fantasies centering on man’s insignificance in Creation, works preoccupied with isolation—notably No. 44,The Mysterious Stranger and “Eve’s Diary”—and polemical writings such as What Is Man? Comprising the well-seasoned reflections of a mature scholar, this persuasive and eminently readable study comes to terms with the life-shaping ideas and attitudes of one of America’s best-loved writers. Mark Twain and Human Nature offers readers a better understanding of Twain’s intellect as it enriches our understanding of his craft and his ineluctable humor.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Canterbury Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1607103168

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Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

No library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced leather-bound edition collects some of the most popular works of legendary humorist and novelist Mark Twain. Mark Twain wrote his greatest works more than one hundred years ago, but he's never far from the minds of Americans. Whether it's the new, complete, and uncensored version of his autobiography hitting bestseller lists or the removal of certain controversial language from one of his novels, his name and his legacy remain a topic of conversation--and undoubtedly will for years to come. There's no better time to appreciate his stories, or read them for the very first time. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson are collected in this timeless and elegant book. Part of the Canterbury Classics series, Mark Twain features a beautiful cover, a ribbon bookmark, and other elements to enhance the reading experience, along with an introduction by a renowned Twain scholar that will enlighten new and familiar readers alike. This edition of Mark Twain is a treasure to enjoy forever--just like the writing of Twain himself!

Author : Joelle Herr
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0762448687

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Mark Twain by Joelle Herr Pdf

As one of the most important writers in American literature, with titles including Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Samuel L. Clemens (pseudonym Mark Twain) continues to captivate readers with his unique humor and insight. Students looking for a quick reference and fans of the “greatest American humorist” will enjoy this compact and portable guide, including comprehensive plot summaries and character profiles from fifteen of Twain's most essential fiction and non-fiction works, plus two specially selected short stories and essays reprinted in full. Complemented by two-color illustrations throughout, it is certain to entertain novices and Twain lovers alike.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788027223657

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The Complete Works of Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

This is the Complete Works of America's favourite storyteller Mark Twain. The eBook contains over 60 novels and shorter texts (short stories, essays, letters, speeches). Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but evolved into a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combined rich humor, sturdy narrative and social criticism. Twain was a master at rendering colloquial speech and helped to create and popularize a distinctive American literature built on American themes and language. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X030562921

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Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain Pdf

?Mark Twain was the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs.? --William Faulkner A brilliant amalgam of remembrance and reportage, by turns satiric, celebratory, nostalgic, and melancholy, Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain?s rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it. Library of America Paperback Classics feature authoritative texts drawn from the acclaimed Library of America series and introduced by today?s most distinguished scholars and writers. Each book features a detailed chronology of the author?s life and career, and essay on the choice of the text, and notes. The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from Mark Twain: Mississippi Writings, volume number 5 in the Library of America series. It is joined in the series by six companion volumes, gathering the collected works of Mark Twain.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : American fiction
ISBN : OSU:32435026245084

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The Complete Works of Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2245 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-23
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547762447

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The Complete Travelogues of Mark Twain - 5 Books in One Edition by Mark Twain Pdf

It is a complete collection of Mark Twain's travel writings – including 'The Innocents Abroad', 'Roughing It', 'A Tramp Abroad', 'Following the Equator' and 'Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion' - presented in a single volume. Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe for San Francisco and New York newspapers as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad, published in 1869, is a caricature of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Mark Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past, and was as mocking about American manners as it was about European attitudes. Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), the American author whose classic works of fiction are notable for their narrative voice, humour and social criticism.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520952447

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Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

The year 2010 marked the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain’s death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain’s works, UC Press published Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, the first of a projected three-volume edition of the complete, uncensored autobiography. The book became an immediate bestseller and was hailed as the capstone of the life’s work of America’s favorite author. This Reader’s Edition, a portable paperback in larger type, republishes the text of the hardcover Autobiography in a form that is convenient for the general reader, without the editorial explanatory notes. It includes a brief introduction describing the evolution of Mark Twain’s ideas about writing his autobiography, as well as a chronology of his life, brief family biographies, and an excerpt from the forthcoming Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2—a controversial but characteristically humorous attack on Christian doctrine.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Knickerbocker Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631060731

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Pdf

Explore or rediscover Mark Twain's masterpiece and one of the best American novels ever written in an elegantly designed, cloth-bound, portable format with an elastic closure.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781528763295

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Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

This vintage book (first published in 1948) contains a short biography of Mark Twain, with a wonderful selection of humourous and often aphoristic quotations taken from his writings. This concise and easy-to-digest text is full of interesting and entertaining information concerning Mr. Twain, and is highly recommended for those with an interest in his life and mind. A profusely illustrated antiquarian volume, this book is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910) better known by his pseudonym, Mark Twain, was a seminal American writer and humourist. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2245 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547001782

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The Complete Travel Writings of Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

This unique collection presents the complete travel writings of Mark Twain – including 'The Innocents Abroad', 'Roughing It', 'A Tramp Abroad', 'Following the Equator' and 'Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion' - presented in a single volume. Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe for San Francisco and New York newspapers as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad, published in 1869, is a caricature of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Mark Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past, and was as mocking about American manners as it was about European attitudes. Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), the American author whose classic works of fiction are notable for their narrative voice, humour and social criticism.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520272781

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Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

The year 2010 marked the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain's works, UC Press published Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, the first of a projected three-volume edition of the complete, uncensored autobiography. The book became an immediate bestseller and was hailed as the capstone of the life's work of America's favorite author. This Reader's Edition, a portable paperback in larger type, republishes the text of the hardcover Autobiography in a form that is convenient for the ge.

Author : Douglas Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UOM:39015001451098

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Mark Twain by Douglas Grant Pdf