Twain: 1286 books

One boy, penniless and in rags, forced to beg in the street. The other, a king’s son, coddled and given all he could want. What happens when the two boys change clothes and places, and each one learns how the other half lives? Mark Twain’s satirical and suspenseful novel about the thin line that separates prince and pauper is a perennial favorite.

“We said there was no home like a raft. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery…but you feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Twain’s beloved tale, with its folksy language, creates an indelible image...

BEST STORiES BEST AUTHORS - 3 ------------------------------------------------------- Mark Twain   -   A Ghost Story Guy de Maupassant   -   "The Terror" Anton Chekhov   -   Dreams Kate Chopin   -   Her Letters T.S. Arthur   -   Other People's Eyes Edgar Allan...

Mark Twain (or Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was born on 30th Nov, 1835 and died on 21st April, 1910. He was an American author and humourist. His famous works include: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

Sometimes you want to read in French. Sometimes you want to read in English. There’s a great option: bilingual books! Bilingual, or dual-language books, are books in which text appears side-by-side in both the target language and English. These are some of the French books to enjoy since you can...

BEST AUTHORS BEST STORiES - 4 O. Henry     -    A Newspaper Story Louisa May Alcott    -    A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True Mark Twain    -    A Dog's Tale L. Frank Baum    -    Humpty Dumpty Guy de Maupassant    -    In the Spring Mary E. Wilkins Freeman ...

This meticulously edited SF time travel collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: H. G. Wells: The Time Machine Ayn Rand: Anthem Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court H. Beam Piper: Flight from Tomorrow Philip K. Dick: The Skull The...

The Ultimate Sci Fi Collection brings together over 50 of the greatest science fiction masterpieces ever written! Featuring: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, by Jules Verne TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, by Jules Verne THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, by Jules Verne FROM THE EARTH TO...

Introduction by George Saunders Commentary by Thomas Perry Sergeant, Bernard DeVoto, Clifton Fadiman, T. S. Eliot, and Leo Marx   “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” Ernest Hemingway wrote. “It’s the best book we’ve had.” A complex...

It was many years ago. Hadleyburg was the most honest and upright town in all the region round about. It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations, and was prouder of it than of any other of its possessions. It was so proud of it, and so anxious to insure its perpetuation, that...

"Good deal of fog this morning. I do not go out in the fog myself," notes Adam in his diary, adding, "The new creature does. It goes out in all weathers. And talks. It used to be so pleasant and quiet here." Adam has a lot to learn about Eve, and even more from her, as she names...

THE BEST SHORT STORY - 5 AUTHORS Jack London Guy de Maupassant Edgar Allan Poe Mark Twain H.H. Munro (SAKI) Ambrose Bierce L. Frank Baum Charlotte M. Yonge Anton Chekhov Nathaniel Hawthorne EDITED BY Ahmet Ünal ÇAM Aloha Oe by Jack London ________________________________________ Never...

Tom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and a prequel to Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894). Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder in this burlesque of the immensely popular detective novels...

The wit and wisdom of Mr Twain are evident in this book. The reader may derive more pleasure from it by first dabbling in the works of Bourget. The pretense of the book is that it is a dialogue with Bourget.