twain, mark

A two-volume set that contains more than 270 speeches, sketches, short stories, maxims, and other writings by Mark Twain.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", as well as discussion of the characters, themes, and includes study questions.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", as well as discussion of the characters, themes, and includes study questions.

Presents a reprint of the text of first American edition of Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", wherein a nineteenth-century mechanic suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in King Arthur's Britain. Includes original illustrations by Daniel Beard and contains critical reviews and essays.

Low on fuel, Maximilian's time machine lands him on a Mississippi riverboat where he meets a friendly southern bullfrog, collects an autograph from the author Samuel Clemens to add to his souvenirs, and gets enough fuel to continue his journey through history.

"Traces the birth of modern America as reflected by the writings of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles Warrant Stoddard and Ina Coolbrith, placing their achievements and personal lives against a backdrop of the post-Gold Rush era in California"--Provided by OCLC.

When Mark Twain and Sir Henry Morton Stanley meet as journalist in the American West, the two connect over their passion for writing and shared contempt for slavery. From searching for Stanley's adoptive father in Cuba to consulting with mediums after the death of Twain's daughter, their friendship enriches and enlivens two historical icons.

"A passionate hymn to the power of fiction to change people's lives, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught The Great Gatsby and other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating followup, Nafisi has written the book her fans have been waiting for: an impassioned, beguiling, and utterly original tribute to the vital importance of fiction in a democratic society. What Reading Lolita in Tehran was for Iran, The Republic of Imagination is for America. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her in Seattle, where a skeptical reader told her that Americans don't care about books the way they did back in Iran, she energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us. Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favorite American novels-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt, and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, among others-she invites us to join her as citizens of her 'Republic of Imagination,' a country where the villains are conformity and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream"--.

What if we could sit down with one of the greatest literary minds of all time-Mark Twain? This fictionalized interview, based on his own writings and historical facts, gives us a glimpse of how Twain would have answered the questions. Learn how Twain's life shaped his work, and find out his views on race, society, religion, and more...