19 Mark Twain- Life On The Mississippi Burlesque Autobiography Christian Science Curious Republic of Gondour Alonzo Fitz Editorial Wild Oats Essays on Paul Bourget Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences Is Shakespeare Dead In Defense of Harriet What Is Man

by Mark Twain

Overview

American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists and European royalty. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity. His keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. American author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature".

Table of Contents
Life On The Mississippi
A Burlesque Autobiography
How Tell a Story and Others
Christian Science
The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories
Editorial Wild Oats
Essays on Paul Bourget
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences
Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again
In Defense of Harriet Shelley
Is Shakespeare Dead?
What Is Man? And Other Stories
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 1, 1853-1866
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 2, 1867-1875
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 3, 1876-1885
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 5, 1901-1906
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 6, 1907-1910

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149872671
Publisher:	ANEBook Publishing
Publication date:	12/02/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

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