The adventures of Tom Sawyer: The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town on the early nineteenth century. The prince and the pauper: A peasant changes places with a prince and both youths learn something about the other side of life. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Rebellious, high spirited, and independent, Huck Finn just can't seem to change his ways. He gives it a try, though, even going so far as attending...

"When young Edward VI of England and Tom Canty, a poor boy who looks just like him, exchange places, each learns a valuable lesson about the other's very different station in life in sixteenth-century England." --

Mark Twain's semi-autobiographical travel memoir, "Roughing It" was written between 1870-1871 and subsequently published in 1872. Billed as a prequel to "Innocents Abroad", in which Twain details his travels aboard a pleasure cruise through Europe and the Holy Land in 1867, "Roughing It" conversely documents Twain's early days in the old wild west between the years 1861-1867. Employing his characteristically humoristic wit and flare for regional dialect,...

Contains twelve critical essays on Twain's works, arranged in chronological order of publication.

The book that made Mark Twain famous and introduced the world to that obnoxious and ubiquitous character: the American tourist Based on a series of letters first published in American newspapers, The Innocents Abroad is Mark Twain's hilarious and insightful account of an organized tour of Europe and the Holy Land undertaken in 1867.   With his trademark blend of skepticism and sincerity, Twain casts New World eyes on the people and places of the...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835—1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). First published in 1897, Twain's travel book "Following the Equator - A Journey Around the World" chronicles his 1895 tour of the British Empire when he was 60 years old. Fundamentally...

The American humorist's classic novel, depicting human nature under slavery, tells the story of two infants, one slave, one free, that were switched at birth.

First published in the 1905 edition of "Harper's Bazaar", "Eve's Diary" is a short story written by Mark Twain. Presented in the style of a diary, it recounts the experiences of Eve including her time in the Garden of Eden and her expulsion with Adam. A lovely short comical tale of which is believed to have been a posthumous love letter to Twain's wife. Illustrated beautifully by Lester Ralph. Contents include: "Eve's Diary", "Extract from Adam's...

A man who loves to place bets acquires a remarkable frog, which he claims can outjump any other frog in the county.