Mark Twain
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Known as one of American literature's finest humor writers, Mark Twain took on the travel genre in the series of essays, sketches, and observations collected in The Innocents Abroad. From classic fish-out-of-water shenanigans to keen insight into the differences between American culture and its European and Middle Eastern counterparts, this volume is an engaging and rewarding read.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 71
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
7) Roughing it
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Written in 1872. Humorous account of a trip across the plains to California and then to Hawaii in the early 1860's. Full of grotesque exaggeration, drollery and rollicking spirits.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 5
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.
Author
Series
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This volume presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended. Eschewing chronology and organization, Twain simply meanders from observation to anecdote and between past and present. There are reminiscences from his youth of landscapes, rural idylls, and Tom Sawyeresque japes; acid-etched profiles of friends and enemies, from his "fiendish" Florentine...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Presents the second volume of the author's autobiographical dictations, sharing his experiences through all periods of his life with his distinctive wit and opinionated delivery, along with extensive explanatory notes and extra material.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 130
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Author
Series
Library of America volume 60-61
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English