The American Claimant (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Mark Twain

Overview

Published in 1892, this prince-and-the-pauper tale concerns the heir to a British earldom who spurns his title and wealth to live the life of the common man in America, and the American claimant to the earldom, a flighty inventor with a lovely if scatterbrained daughter who looks for nobility in all the wrong places.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411436169
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	02/08/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	504
File size:	517 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Mark Twain (1835-1910), born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is said to be America’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner called him the father of American literature. Ernest Hemmingway added, “all modern American literature stems from one book by Mark Twain.” He was referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.    

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut