A Tramp Abroad - Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain

Mark Twain has gone down in history as one of the greatest (possibly THE greatest) writer that the USA has yet produced. His masterworks and best known books are normally thought to be Tom Sawyer, and in particular Huckleberry Finn, with its daring comments about social values and slavery, wrapped up in a charming and action-packed story. A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur (its original title when published in London), was written between 1886 and 1889, a turbulent period in Twain's (or Samuel Clemens' - his real name) life. Huckleberry Finn had been published the year before. Far from being instantly acknowledged as a classic it was even banned ...

A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain

Mark Twain has gone down in history as one of the greatest (possibly THE greatest) writer that the USA has yet produced. His masterworks and best known books are normally thought to be Tom Sawyer, and in particular Huckleberry Finn, with its daring comments about social values and slavery, wrapped up in a charming and action-packed story. A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur (its original title when published in London), was written between 1886 and 1889, a turbulent period in Twain's (or Samuel Clemens' - his real name) life. Huckleberry Finn had been published the year before. Far from being instantly acknowledged as a classic it was even banned ...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain

Quite simply, a work of real beauty. Stepping away from the jolly but trivial boys' own adventures of Tom Sawyer, this novel enters the head of the considerably more complicated Huckleberry Finn, an instinctively decent, instinctively anarchic kid, constantly being lured into normal conventional life, and constantly rebelling against it. In this novel, he ditches society and with his friend Jim, a former slave, makes a long and complex journey down the Mississippi, dodging slavers, con men, and Huck's own father. It's a superbly written evocation of the South, with elements of satire and social comment. Despite controversy over the racial elements - some say ...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain

Quite simply, a work of real beauty. Stepping away from the jolly but trivial boys' own adventures of Tom Sawyer, this novel enters the head of the considerably more complicated Huckleberry Finn, an instinctively decent, instinctively anarchic kid, constantly being lured into normal conventional life, and constantly rebelling against it. In this novel, he ditches society and with his friend Jim, a former slave, makes a long and complex journey down the Mississippi, dodging slavers, con men, and Huck's own father. It's a superbly written evocation of the South, with elements of satire and social comment. Despite controversy over the racial elements - some say ...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain

In itself, this book is OK, a very well written and smart kid's book. Tom Sawyer is an agreeable enough chap, although his endlessly childish adventures become slightly tiresome after a while. Some bits, like the section in which he cons another kid into whitewashing a fence by pretending it's some much fun, are deservedly recognised as ...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain

In itself, this book is OK, a very well written and smart kid's book. Tom Sawyer is an agreeable enough chap, although his endlessly childish adventures become slightly tiresome after a while. Some bits, like the section in which he cons another kid into whitewashing a fence by pretending it's some much fun, are deservedly recognised as ...