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Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume 2: 1886-1910
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume 2: 1886-1910 – Albert Bigelow Paine Mark Twain’s humour has secured him a large audience not only in America and this country, but also in Germany and other Continental countries. It is the dry, incisive humour of a shrewd man of the world who, having gone through life with his […]
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume 1: 1835-1885
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume 1: 1835-1885 – Albert Bigelow Paine Mark Twain’s humour has secured him a large audience not only in America and this country, but also in Germany and other Continental countries. It is the dry, incisive humour of a shrewd man of the world who, having gone through life with his […]
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age – Mark Twain Ladies and gentlemen, there are many American writers today who in their way are great, and many, many more during this man’s life have come and gone—but Samuel L. Clemens, the delight of our fathers and our grandfathers, who. with his same brilliant wit and humor was wilting of […]
Mark Twain’s Letters
Mark Twain’s Letters – Mark Twain Like his other writings, Mark Twain’s letters attest that he was not the greatest of all humorists, but that he did have an amazing gift of depicting the average American, and what is more, that he could do it sympathetically and from the inside of the house, not ironically […]
What is Man? And other essays
What is Man? And other essays – Mark Twain Twain, embraces some of the latter day thoughts of the great humorist, some shorter and lighter sketches, together with the radical paper from which the book takes its name, never before given public circulation. Among the essays included in the collection are: “The Death of Jean,“ […]
The Mysterious Stranger (and other stories)
The Mysterious Stranger (and other stories) – Mark Twain Three Austrian boys, in 1590, meet a mysterious stranger, who calls himself an angel, yet is named Satan. He is a fascinating companion, performing miracles that charm the boys, but they soon find out that he has no Moral Sense. In fact, he scorns Moral Sense, […]
Mark Twain’s Speeches
Mark Twain’s Speeches – Mark Twain This book reveals Mark Twain in a new and interesting phase. Mark Twain was first of all a lecturer, almost before he began to write. Conceived and composed to be spoken, these speeches are even more simple and direct than his written works. These speeches are all humorous in […]
Is Shakespeare Dead?
Is Shakespeare Dead? – Mark Twain “Is Shakespeare Dead?” is a scholarly work of profound erudition, and has been accepted by critics as the final word on the Baconian controversy. No Shakespearite after reading it can longer cling to the Stratford fallacy. The author reasons logically that the writer of the plays could not have […]
Christian Science
Christian Science – Mark Twain Mark Twain wrote this book about Christian Science in 1907, three years before his death. Although he was most interested in spirituality and the basics of mental healing, he was a fierce enemy of Mrs. Baker Eddy, the founder of the Christian Science movement. The essays in this book highlight […]
The $30.000 Bequest (and other stories)
The $30.000 Bequest (and other stories) – Mark Twain Many of Mark Twain’s funniest stories have been gathered into this volume. Some have appeared before in book form while other more recent ones have seen print only in magazines. The volume includes, among many other stories: A dog’s tale, The Californian’s tale, A telephone conversation, […]