Classic / American English Mark Twain is one of America's most famous and best-loved writers. He wrote about every important subject of his time. Twain's stories are usually amusing but with a serious message too. You will read about people's hopes and fears, happiness and terrible sadness--and wonderful practical jokes!
Classic / American English Mark Twain is one of America's most famous and best-loved writers. He wrote about every important subject of his time. Twai...
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 from innocence to experience in which innocence is preserved.
Though now enshrined as major masterpieces of American literature, Twain's classic tales of childhood remain as fresh as when they were first written....
Widely considered one of the greatest American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn and his companion, the slave Jim, as they journey down the Mississippi river after running away from Huck's alcoholic father and Jim's owners.
As they travel, they encounter a floating house, feuding families and cunning grifters, but more importantly Huck gets to know Jim and regard him as a friend and equal, overcoming the racial prejudices of the time, in a landmark narrative which poignantly addresses the issues of growing up and finding freedom.
Widely considered one of the greatest American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn and his companion, the slave Jim...
Osterreich im Mittelalter: In Eselsdorf taucht eines Tages ein fremder Junge auf, der uber geheimnisvolle Krafte verfugt. Er gibt sich den Jugendlichen des Dorfes als ein Neffe Satans zu erkennen, und mit seiner Ankunft haufen sich seltsame Ereignisse. Doch was er dem jungen Theodor, der zu seinem besten Freund wird, uber die Welt und den Sinn des Lebens zu berichten hat, ist voller Tiefe und Weisheit. Erleben Sie die Abenteuer des jungen Satan in dieser ungekurzten Neuubersetzung von Mark Twains Klassiker "Der geheimnisvolle Fremde."
Osterreich im Mittelalter: In Eselsdorf taucht eines Tages ein fremder Junge auf, der uber geheimnisvolle Krafte verfugt. Er gibt sich den Jugendliche...
The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. The novel has also been the basis of several films. A much-abridged 1920 silent version was produced (as one of his first films) by Alexander Korda in...
The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the Unite...
Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were school mates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual he is a combination of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the com posite order of architecture. The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the West at the period of this story that is to say, thirty or forty years ago. Although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys and...
Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were school mates of m...
