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A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain, Mark Twain
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin English Library
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtBy Mark TwainAn extravagant but cleverly planned burlesque that works as a condemnation of Chivalry, one of Twain's chief aversions...
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Category: Classic
When Yankee engineer Hank Morgan finds himself transported back in time and space to King Arthur's 6th century England, he uses his scientific knowledge to convince the populace that he is a powerful magician. But when he embarks on an effort to modernize the country, Hank quickly makes even more powerf ...Show more
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain; Jack Sparling (Illustrator)
Category: Graphic novels | Series: Classics Illustrated Ser.
A nineteenth century American travels back in time to sixth century England in this darkly comic social satire.Hank Morgan is the pinnacle of nineteenth century Yankee practicality. After getting hit over the head with a crowbar in a brawl, he awakens to find that he has traveled back in time to sixth c ...Show more
A Family Sketch and Other Private Writings by Mark Twain
Category: Biography | Series: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain
This book publishes, for the first time in full, the two most revealing of Mark Twain's private writings. Here he turns his mind to the daily life he shared with his wife Livy, their three daughters, a great many servants, and an imposing array of pets. These first-hand accounts display this gifted and ...Show more
A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage by Mark Twain
Category: Fiction
An unpublished Mark Twain story surfaces 125 years after it was first written. Set in the quaint hollow of Deer Lick, a mythical town resembling Mark Twain's Hannibal, Missouri, this bizarre tale chronicles the fortunes of a humble farmer, John Gray, determined to marry off his daughter, Mary, to the ...Show more
A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain
Category: Classic Fiction
Twain's account of travelling in Europe, "A Tramp Abroad" (1880), sparkles with the author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture, and showcases his unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistent ...Show more
A Vintage Christmas - A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems by Louisa May Alcott; Charles Dickens; L. M. Montgomery; Mark Twain
Category: Classics
This beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features old-fashioned works from classic authors who invite you to a feast of holiday nostalgia. Filled with stories that have been part of the Christmas season for generations, A Vintage Christmas is a unique collection of lesser-known Christmas tales, re ...Show more
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN THE by TWAIN MARK
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Signet Classics (Paperback)
The adventure of a lifetime Tom Sawyeras pal Huck Finn finds himself on the run, floating down the Mississippi with Jim, a runaway slave. With rich description as well as sharp satire, Twain vividly recreates the world he knew as a child. @declineofwesternsiv Seems like soon as a fella comes into a bit ...Show more
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Mark Twain's witty, satirical tale of childhood rebellion against hypocritical adult authority, the "Penguin Classics" edition of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is edited with a critical introduction by Peter Coveney. Mark Twain's story of a boy's journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed th ...Show more