Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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The Writings of Mark Twain
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Following the Equator
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
As America's finest writer, Mark Twain could make entertaining reading -- and great literature -- out of almost anything. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into ill-advised schemes. So, in 1895 at age 60, he undertook a two-year round-the-world lecture tour, in which he circumnavigated the globe via steamship, including stops at the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, Fiji Islands, New Zealand, India, South Africa and elsewhere. He describes a rich range of experiences -- visiting a leper colony in Hawaii, shark fishing in Australia, tiger hunting, diamond mining in South Africa, and riding the rails in India. The personalities of the ship's crew and passengers, the poetry of Australian place-names and the success of women's suffrage in New Zealand, among other topics, are the focus of his wry humor and redoubtable powers of observation. An evocative and highly unique American portrait of nineteenth-century travel and custom, this book has a serious thread running through it, recording Twain's observations of the mistreatments and miseries of mankind.
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
As America's finest writer, Mark Twain could make entertaining reading -- and great literature -- out of almost anything. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into ill-advised schemes. So, in 1895 at age 60, he undertook a two-year round-the-world lecture tour, in which he circumnavigated the globe via steamship, including stops at the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, Fiji Islands, New Zealand, India, South Africa and elsewhere. He describes a rich range of experiences -- visiting a leper colony in Hawaii, shark fishing in Australia, tiger hunting, diamond mining in South Africa, and riding the rails in India. The personalities of the ship's crew and passengers, the poetry of Australian place-names and the success of women's suffrage in New Zealand, among other topics, are the focus of his wry humor and redoubtable powers of observation. An evocative and highly unique American portrait of nineteenth-century travel and custom, this book has a serious thread running through it, recording Twain's observations of the mistreatments and miseries of mankind.
The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.]: Following the equator; a journey around the workd
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Following the Equator; A Journey Around the World
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387046162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 789
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387046162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 789
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Following the Equator
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427077509
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Books for All Kinds of Readers ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Each edition has been optimized for maximum readability, using our patent-pending conversion technology. We are partnering with leading publishers around the globe to create accessible editions of their titles. Our goal is to have accessible editions simultaneously released with publishers' new books so that all readers can have access to the books they want to read today. To find more books in your format visit www.readhowyouwant.com
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427077509
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Books for All Kinds of Readers ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Each edition has been optimized for maximum readability, using our patent-pending conversion technology. We are partnering with leading publishers around the globe to create accessible editions of their titles. Our goal is to have accessible editions simultaneously released with publishers' new books so that all readers can have access to the books they want to read today. To find more books in your format visit www.readhowyouwant.com
The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.]: Following the equator; a journey around the world
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Mark Twain Collection "His Novels, Short Stories, Speeches, and Letters"
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
ISBN: 6257287227
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7700
Book Description
This Excellent Collection brings together Mark Twain's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Mark Twain's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name "Mark Twain", was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), 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.[5] His humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", was published in 1865, 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 French.[6] 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—such as 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 in time overcame his financial troubles with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers. He eventually paid all his creditors in full, even though his bankruptcy relieved him of having 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 made its closest approach to the Earth. This Collection included: TOM SAWYER SERIES · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · Tom Sawyer Abroad · Tom Sawyer, Detective · A Tramp Abroad ALONZO FITZ AND OTHER STORIES AUTOBIOGRAPHIES LETTERS ESSAYS AND NOVELS · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · In Defense of Harriet Shelley · A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Editorial Wild Oats · Essays on Paul Bourget · Eve's Diary · Extract From Adam's Diary · Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven · Extracts From Adam's Diary · The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut · Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences · Following the Equator a Journey around the World · The Gilded Age · Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again · A Horse's Tale · How to Tell a Story and Other Essays · The Innocents Abroad · Is Shakespeare Dead? From my Autobiography · Life on the Mississippi BIOGRAPHIC ESSAYS
Publisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
ISBN: 6257287227
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7700
Book Description
This Excellent Collection brings together Mark Twain's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Mark Twain's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name "Mark Twain", was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), 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.[5] His humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", was published in 1865, 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 French.[6] 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—such as 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 in time overcame his financial troubles with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers. He eventually paid all his creditors in full, even though his bankruptcy relieved him of having 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 made its closest approach to the Earth. This Collection included: TOM SAWYER SERIES · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · Tom Sawyer Abroad · Tom Sawyer, Detective · A Tramp Abroad ALONZO FITZ AND OTHER STORIES AUTOBIOGRAPHIES LETTERS ESSAYS AND NOVELS · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · In Defense of Harriet Shelley · A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Editorial Wild Oats · Essays on Paul Bourget · Eve's Diary · Extract From Adam's Diary · Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven · Extracts From Adam's Diary · The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut · Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences · Following the Equator a Journey around the World · The Gilded Age · Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again · A Horse's Tale · How to Tell a Story and Other Essays · The Innocents Abroad · Is Shakespeare Dead? From my Autobiography · Life on the Mississippi BIOGRAPHIC ESSAYS
The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.].
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Complete Works of Mark Twain
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 9725
Book Description
The Complete Works of Mark Twain is a comprehensive collection of the renowned American author's writings, showcasing his wit, humor, and social commentary. Twain's literary style is characterized by his satirical take on society, his use of vernacular language, and his keen observations of human nature. This collection includes classic works such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and The Prince and the Pauper, as well as lesser-known pieces that offer insight into Twain's diverse talents. The book sheds light on the complexities of American culture during the 19th century, making it a valuable resource for understanding historical and social contexts. Mark Twain's works continue to be influential, resonating with readers of all ages due to their timeless themes and sharp insights. As a pioneer of American literature, Twain's writings offer a blend of entertainment and profound reflections on human behavior. The Complete Works of Mark Twain is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the depths of American literature and understanding the cultural milieu of the time.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 9725
Book Description
The Complete Works of Mark Twain is a comprehensive collection of the renowned American author's writings, showcasing his wit, humor, and social commentary. Twain's literary style is characterized by his satirical take on society, his use of vernacular language, and his keen observations of human nature. This collection includes classic works such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and The Prince and the Pauper, as well as lesser-known pieces that offer insight into Twain's diverse talents. The book sheds light on the complexities of American culture during the 19th century, making it a valuable resource for understanding historical and social contexts. Mark Twain's works continue to be influential, resonating with readers of all ages due to their timeless themes and sharp insights. As a pioneer of American literature, Twain's writings offer a blend of entertainment and profound reflections on human behavior. The Complete Works of Mark Twain is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the depths of American literature and understanding the cultural milieu of the time.
The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.].: Following the equators; ; a journey around the world
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description