Twain: 1286 books

Mark Twain's inimitable blend of humor, satire and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place in the front rank of American writers. This collection of eight stories and sketches, among them the celebrated classic "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," shows the great humorist...

Written as a fictionalized account of Mark Twain’s own short-lived war experience, "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed" is a satiric sketch of the American South at the onset of the American Civil War. The narrative follows a small group of young men—dubbed “the Marion Rangers”—as...

Rich with candlelit memories of another time, these old-fashioned works from classic authors invite you to a feast of Christmas nostalgia.  Stories and poetry have been part of the Christmas season for generations, reminding us that the heart of the holiday never changes. *A Vintage Christmas *is...

In A Tramp Abroad, Mark Twain’s unofficial sequel to The Innocents Abroad, the author records his hilarious and diverse observations and insights while on a fifteen-month walking trip through Central Europe and the Alps. “Here you have Twain’s inimitable mix,” writes Dave Eggers in his Introduction,...

The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long cosmic journey to heaven; his accidental misplacement; his short-lived interest in singing and playing the harp (generated by his preconceptions of heaven); and the obsession of souls with the "celebrities" of heaven, like...

Don't think you'll get away from Huck and his friend Tom so easily! This time Huckleberry is the main character and he is determined to save his friend Jim from slavery. Tom is also here but he knows something others yet do not. The Afro-American Jim will suffer many hardships and strange adventures...

The two short animal stories in this book are written by Mark Twain. They are “A Dogs Tale” and “The Stolen White Elephant”. A DOGS TALE is told from the perspective of a loyal pet, starting with first sentence of the story, “My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived.

Two boys exchange their clothes and their lives in Mark Twain's classic satiric comedy. They are the same age. They look alike. In fact, there is but one difference between them: Tom Canty is a child of the London slums; Edward Tudor is heir to the throne of England. Just how insubstantial...

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Some early editions are titled A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur. In it, a Yankee engineer from Connecticut is accidentally...

Sketches New and Old is a group of fictional stories -- except for "The Case of George Fisher" -- by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875.

Escrita por Mark Twain en 1876, “Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer” es considerada una de las obras maestras de la literatura. Twain narra en ella las venturas y desventuras del pequeño huérfano Tom Sawyer, en una apacible pueblo a orillas del río Mississippi. Una historia imprescindible para jóvenes...

Un relato en el que Mark Twain pone de manifiesto sus hilarantes y poco ortodoxas opiniones sobre la religión. «Me gusta una buena historia bien contada. Por esta razón, a veces me veo obligado a contarlas yo mismo». Con estas palabras Mark Twain, según Hemingway, el padre indiscutible...

El libro cuenta el viaje que en 1867 emprendió un por aquel entonces todavía desconocido Mark Twain desde Nueva York a Tierra Santa, Egipto, Grecia, Crimea... en el que sería uno de los primeros viajes organizados de la historia. Twain que tenía entonces 32 años, trabajaba para el diario Alta...