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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, […]
A Double Barrelled Detective Story
A Double Barrelled Detective Story – Mark Twain „A Double-Barrelled Detective Story“ is just one of Mark Twain’s little airy nothings that come our way every now and then and afford us an hour of genuine amusement and then fit away to smile their cheerful smiles upon some other beings equally forlorn. The plot of […]
The Man that corrupted Hadleyburg (and other stories and essays)
The Man that corrupted Hadleyburg (and other stories and essays) – Mark Twain ‘The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg’ gives its title to this collection of short stories by Mark Twain. We find here the old Mark, with a difference. The years that bring the philosophic mind have made of the inimitable humorist a writer of […]
Following the Equator (A Journey around the World)
Following the Equator (A Journey around the World) – Mark Twain A happy and interesting jumble is this book of Mark Twain’s. It is like a lucky-bag at a fair. In his zigzag journey around the world, the humorist has made a collection of odds and ends of fun, philosophy, and fantastic description, such as […]
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective – Mark Twain In this book we meet once again Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the faithful Jim, and their adventures are just as interesting as ever and have all that freshness and quaint humor that gave the volume in which they first appeared a charm such as few boys‘ books possess. […]
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc – Mark Twain A lengthy historical novel written because Joan of Arc was Clemens‘ favorite historical character. He stated: „It means more to me than anything I have ever undertaken.“ Clemens devoted twelve years to researching and writing this novel. Harper’s Magazine serialized it first in three monthly installments […]
The Tragedy of Pudd`nhead Wilson
The Tragedy of Pudd`nhead Wilson – Mark Twain Mark Twain’s book is a story of mixed babies and the ingenious detection of crime. It is not altogether another “ Hucklebury Finn.“ On the other hand, it is a relief to find that it is not another “ Yankee at King Arthur’s Court.“ Roxy, the slave […]
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom Sawyer Abroad – Mark Twain In the story, Tom, Huck, and Jim travel to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon, where they survive encounters with lions, robbers, and fleas to see some of the world’s greatest wonders, including the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Detective, the story is told using the first-person narrative […]