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Mark Twain
Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American humorist, novelist, and lecturer. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, he was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, a setting which would serve as inspirat...visualizza altroMark Twain (1835-1910) was an American humorist, novelist, and lecturer. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, he was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, a setting which would serve as inspiration for some of his most famous works. After an apprenticeship at a local printer’s shop, he worked as a typesetter and contributor for a newspaper run by his brother Orion. Before embarking on a career as a professional writer, Twain spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi and as a miner in Nevada. In 1865, inspired by a story he heard at Angels Camp, California, he published “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” earning him international acclaim for his abundant wit and mastery of American English. He spent the next decade publishing works of travel literature, satirical stories and essays, and his first novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873). In 1876, he published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a novel about a mischievous young boy growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River. In 1884 he released a direct sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which follows one of Tom’s friends on an epic adventure through the heart of the American South. Addressing themes of race, class, history, and politics, Twain captures the joys and sorrows of boyhood while exposing and condemning American racism. Despite his immense success as a writer and popular lecturer, Twain struggled with debt and bankruptcy toward the end of his life, but managed to repay his creditors in full by the time of his passing at age 74. Curiously, Twain’s birth and death coincided with the appearance of Halley’s Comet, a fitting tribute to a visionary writer whose steady sense of morality survived some of the darkest periods of American history.visualizza meno
Libri di Mark Twain
50 Great Love Letters You Have To Read (Golden Deer Classics) A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioni20 Classic Children Stories Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5Mark Twain's Civil War Valutazione: 2 su 5 stelle2/5Huckleberry Finn Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5The Innocents Abroad Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5Mark Twain: Complete Works Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5Classic Children's Stories (Golden Deer Classics) Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5The Prince and the Pauper Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5The Novels of Mark Twain Volume One: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, and Pudd'nhead Wilson Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniThe Short Stories of Mark Twain Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5
Audiolibri di Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5The Prince and the Pauper Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5Roughing It Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5Pudd'nhead Wilson Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5Classic Christmas Stories: A Collection of Timeless Holiday Tales Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioni