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Mark Twain
This rather simple plot is a most compelling drama that bristles with suspense as it contains all the elements of a classic 19th-century mystery including, reversed identities, a horrible crime…
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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
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Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an unlikely Duke and King and…
This stunning Oxford Children's Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-the iconic adventure novel. Features an introduction by Candy Gourlay and other bonus material including…
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Step into a whimsical world of chivalry and wit as Mark Twain's timeless classic, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, transports you to medieval
England. Follow the hilarious misadventures…
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In The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, two boys from vastly different worlds - a young prince and a pauper - swap lives, leading to a series of
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Features animals and parables subverted. This title includes fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
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Mark Twain’s classic American novel with an afterword by author and journalist, Nicolette Jones.
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On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to…
When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the ‘sivilizing’ Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families…
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Experience the captivating power of one of America's greatest storytellers with the Dover Bookshelf series. This hardcover volume, designed with beautiful elements and typography, captures Mark Twain's imaginative recollection of…
Fresh from his escapades with Tom Sawyer, with six thousand dollars in the bank, Huck Finn faces a new challenge: his father, Pap, who wants Huck's fortune and will stop…
Set in sixteenth-century England, The Prince and the Pauper is Mark Twain's timeless tale of identical strangers, the penniless Tom Canty living in the London slums and the royal Prince…
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Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile embossed layers, fine…
Follow the young and mischievous Tom Sawyer as he joins forces with Huckleberry Finn, an adventurous vagabond boy, and together they set off on a thrilling escapade down the majestic…
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Mark Twain wrote in a dizzying variety of genres, and much of his work resists categorization by exploring themes well outside the realms of normal human experience. This is an…
You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by…
After a blow to the head American Hank Morgan wakes up in England. Specifically King Arthur's England of 528. With no other options Morgan uses his knowledge of science to…
[Date: 1601.] Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a short risque squib by Mark Twain…
A Double Barreled Detective Story by Mark Twain features Sherlock Holmes in the American west. Twain uses Sherlock Holmes to brilliantly parody the entire mystery genre. Holmes slavishly employs the…
Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a quintessential American novel, chronicling Huck and Jim's journey down the Mississippi River. Twain's vivid prose explores themes of freedom, friendship and…
Thomas J. Reigstad
Coming to Buffalo as a young man with a background as an itinerant printer's apprentice, newspaper reporter, and popular lecturer, Twain began his brief but impactful tenure at the Buffalo…
Philip Wolny
Famous Friends: Helen Keller and Mark Twain is a perfect narrative non-fiction book for young learners! It's packed full of historical information about two of America's most influential literary people's…
Martin Thelander
Join Huckleberry Finn and Jim on their journey downstream along the powerful Mississippi River! This map features stunning illustrations and marks the majority of the locations referenced in Mark Twain's…
A fascinating collection of essays brings the founding father of American humor-Mark Twain-to life through the rich visual context of his time: books, documents, and ephemera.
A First-Class Fool examines…
Help your 4th grade, 5th grade, middle school, or high school child build proficiency in math with the activity-packed Mark Twain Mathematics Puzzles Math Activity Book!
Help your middle grade child build proficiency in US history and AP US history with the activity-packed Mark Twain Maps for US History Geography Workbook! Books on American History are…
Taro Maeyashiki
"Decoding the Enigma of "Natural Man" in Mark Twain's Works" is an unexpected journey to the very heart of the utterly brightest American author, Mark Twain, the way he presented…
Gary Scharnhorst
This collection of poetry about Mark Twain explores a neglected dimension in his critical and popular reception during a period of over seventy years. The three hundred and fifty published…
William Dean Howells
My Mark Twain (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance), a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha…
Sonja Lankenau
Master's Thesis from the year 2024 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Wuerzburg (Americanistik), language: English, abstract: In this master's thesis, Mark Twain's famous novel…
William M Clemens
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
I. M. Walker
Originally published in 1970. Mark Twain is generally known as a children’s writer. This serious and appreciative introduction by I. M. Walker shows that he is in fact a great…
Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition…
Illustrated Edition with 20 Beautiful Illustrations Contains a Detailed Summary Includes a Comprehensive Characters List Features an In-Depth Author Biography
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A beautiful Macmillan Collector’s Library edition of Mark Twain’s classic novel of the American South
Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 captivating illustrations Summary: Comprehensive overview of the story Characters List: Detailed descriptions of key characters Author Biography: Insightful look into Mark Twain's life
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This critical edition publishes-for the first time anywhere-the original manuscript and revised versions of Pudd'nhead Wilson.
Mark Twain's story of the antebellum South, first published in 1894, continues to prompt…
This story of a boy growing up in a small town on the Mississippi, in a new edition with 70 original illustrations by Robert Ingpen.
Tells the story of a boy’s journey down the Mississippi on a raft that conveys the voice and experience of the American frontier. This is a satirical tale of childhood…
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If you like the sound of rafting down the mighty Mississippi then The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the story for you! Huckleberry Finn escapes from his cruel father with…
If you like wild adventures then The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the story for you! Tom Sawyer is imaginative, exuberant and full of bravado and creates quite a stir…