Roughing It (Diversion Illustrated Classics)

by Mark Twain

Overview

Introducing Diversion Classics, an illustrated series that showcases great works of literature from the world's most beloved authors.

The Old West comes to life in Mark Twain’s fictionalized account of living on the frontier. As he travels through the West with his brother, Twain dabbles in gold prospecting, lecturing, and newspaper writing and encounters an unforgettable cast of characters. ROUGHING IT chronicles Twain’s early adventures, both real and imagined, and reveals how one of America’s greatest writers got his start.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626818019
Publisher:	Diversion Publishing
Publication date:	05/12/2015
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	251
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut