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Mark Twain
Tells the story of a boy’s journey down the Mississippi on a raft that conveys the voice and experience of the American frontier. This is a satirical tale of childhood…
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Mark Twain moves from broad comedy to biting social satire in this literary classic.
Cracked on the head by a crowbar in nineteenth-century Connecticut, Hank Morgan wakes to find himself…
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Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an unlikely Duke and King and…
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Narrated by Huckleberry Finn himself, this exciting and action-packed adventure is the latest welcome addition to the Oxford Children’s Classics series.
On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to…
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Inspired by his upbringing in a small township on the Mississippi and written to remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought, and…
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Albert Bigelow Paine
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Anonymous
This two-volume biography provides a detailed portrait of one of America's most celebrated writers, Mark Twain. Authoritative and engaging, this work covers Twain's personal life, literary career, and cultural impact.
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Stephen Krensky
"Mark Twain was known as one of the greatest writers of his time, but what about before that? What happened when Twain was younger? What did he do then that…
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Reza Nazari
Mark Twain's Journey: A Child's Adventure in Farsi and English Discover the adventurous life of Mark Twain in "The Story of Mark Twain," a bi-lingual literary journey designed for young…
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"The Story of Mark Twain: An Inspiring Story for Kids" is an enchanting, vividly illustrated journey into the life and legacy of one of America's most iconic writers, tailored specifically…
Mark Twain's lambasting of phony, war-mongering patriotism reinterpreted by one of our finest contemporary illustrators.
Mark Twain wrote in a dizzying variety of genres, and much of his work resists categorization by exploring themes well outside the realms of normal human experience. This is an…
Thomas J. Reigstad
Ranging from his first impression of Niagara Falls to the deteriorating condition of a cemetery in his Buffalo neighborhood, to more satirical statements on the state of American journalism, Twain's…
Philip Wolny
Famous Friends: Helen Keller and Mark Twain is a perfect narrative non-fiction book for young learners! It's packed full of historical information about two of America's most influential literary people's…
Follow Huckleberry Finn and Jim on their adventurous journey downstream along the mighty Mississippi River. This beautifully illustrated map shows all the locations mentioned in Mark Twain's classic novel from…
Those Extraordinary Twins, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha…
Mark Twain "The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches" is a compilation of brief memories and essays that feature his trademark wit and humor. Twain's writing skills emerges…
The American Claimant - and other stories and sketches is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.
The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg…
A fine exclusive edition of one of literature’s most beloved stories. Featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, all titles in this series will be first…
This stunning Oxford Children's Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-the iconic adventure novel. Features an introduction by Candy Gourlay and other bonus material including…
This stunning Oxford Children's Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer-a timeless tale packed with adventures. Features an introduction by Candy Gourlay and other bonus…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
Experience the captivating power of one of America's greatest storytellers with the Dover Bookshelf series. This hardcover volume, designed with beautiful elements and typography, captures Mark Twain's imaginative recollection of…
Though now enshrined as major masterpieces of American literature, Twain’s classic tales of childhood remain as fresh as when they were first written. Vivid and funny, the stories chronicle journeys…
"When Huckleberry Finn meets runaway slave Jim, the two absconders decide to strike out for freedom, travelling down the Mississippi on a makeshift raft."--
You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by…
The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.
Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the Worlds finest literature.Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before: the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful…
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This rather simple plot is a most compelling drama that bristles with suspense as it contains all the elements of a classic 19th-century mystery including, reversed identities, a horrible crime…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (or, in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United
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Huck is a young, naive white boy fleeing from his drunken, dangerous Pa and Jim is a runaway slave longing to be reunited with his family. Flung together by circumstance…
When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the ‘sivilizing’ Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families…
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[Date: 1601.] Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a short risqu? squib by Mark Twain…
Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a quintessential American novel, chronicling Huck and Jim's journey down the Mississippi River. Twain's vivid prose explores themes of freedom, friendship and…
Help your middle grade child build proficiency in US history and AP US history with the activity-packed Mark Twain Maps for US History Geography Workbook! Books on American History are…
Help your 4th grade, 5th grade, middle school, or high school child build proficiency in math with the activity-packed Mark Twain Mathematics Puzzles Math Activity Book!
Mark Twain’s classic American novel with an afterword by author and journalist, Nicolette Jones.
Features animals and parables subverted. This title includes fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
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This story of a boy growing up in a small town on the Mississippi, in a new edition with 70 original illustrations by Robert Ingpen.
