twain, mark

In 1860, eleven-year-old Becky Thatcher, new to St. Petersburg, Missouri, joins the boys at school in a bet to steal from the Widow Douglas in hopes of fulfilling a promise to have adventures, which she made her brother, Jon, before he died.

In this graphic retelling, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn witness a murder, run away from home, and find a treasure in nineteenth-century Missouri.

Examines the final years of Mark Twain's life, covering his persistent humor and wit in old age despite deaths in his family and complicated relations with his daughter, Clara, focusing on his appearance, in 1906, at a meeting at the Library of Congress in a completely white suit, his feuds with other noted individuals, and interactions with the likes of Bram Stoker, Helen Keller, and others.

Tells the life story of American author Mark Twain, drawing from original research including access to previously unpublished correspondence. Discusses his adventurous youth, his world travels, the tragic events that befell his family, and his growth as a writer and social critic, including his views on race.

Spanning Samuel Clemens' adult life - from his eighteenth year until his death at seventy-four - these marvellous letters provide an incomparable purview of their author's pysche and genius.

"On the eve of their class trip, best friends Lee Jones and Joan Lee each learn their parents are getting divorced. When their class trip turns out to be a dud, they sneak away to the old lighthouse to discuss this new 'divorce stuff.' When they unexpectedly fall asleep, they wake up to find San Francisco as they knew it gone -- and meet a young man named Sam Clemens who is on the run from a mysterious stranger. Lee and Joan wonder: Where are they? What year is it? Why don't their cell phones work? How will they get back? Do they even want to? Will life ever be the same?"--from back cover.

Explores the relationship between Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant and the influence each had on the other to complete their respective literary works--Grant's memoirs and Twain's novel on Huckleberry Finn.

A collection of essays which explore Mark Twain's character Hucklebery Finn, his critical moral dilemma, and subsequent growth.