Mark Twain
Книги автора: Mark Twain
"I am Buffalo Bill's horse. I have spent my life under his saddle – with him in it, too, and he is good for two hundred pounds, without his clothes; and there is no telling how much he does weigh when he is out on the war-path and has hi…
"I am Buffalo Bill's horse. I have spent my life under his saddle – with him in it, too, and he is good for two hundred pounds, without his clothes; and there is no telling how much he does weigh when he is out on the war-path and has hi…
While in London in 1897, Mark Twain was commissioned by William Randolph Hearst to report for the San Francisco Examiner on the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria�s ascension to the throne.
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Evoking historical detail reminiscent of passages…
While in London in 1897, Mark Twain was commissioned by William Randolph Hearst to report for the San Francisco Examiner on the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria�s ascension to the throne.
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Evoking historical detail reminiscent of passages…
Presented as a translation by Jean Francois Alden of Joan of Arc&#39;s page and secretary the Sieur Louis de Conte&#39;s memoirs, Twain&#39;s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc first appeared as a serial in Harper&#39;s Magazine be…
Presented as a translation by Jean Francois Alden of Joan of Arc&#39;s page and secretary the Sieur Louis de Conte&#39;s memoirs, Twain&#39;s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc first appeared as a serial in Harper&#39;s Magazine be…
Mark Twain�s classic travelogue The Innocents Abroad firmly established him as a writer and humourist of dazzling perspicacity.
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The story chronicles what Twain called his «Great Pleasure Excursion» on board the chartered vessel Quaker City thr…
Mark Twain�s classic travelogue The Innocents Abroad firmly established him as a writer and humourist of dazzling perspicacity.
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The story chronicles what Twain called his «Great Pleasure Excursion» on board the chartered vessel Quaker City thr…
Life on the Mississippi expresses the full range of Twain&#39;s literary personality.
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It remains the most vivid, boisterous, and provocative account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from &#39;the golden ag…
Life on the Mississippi expresses the full range of Twain&#39;s literary personality.
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It remains the most vivid, boisterous, and provocative account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from &#39;the golden ag…
In the sequel to Tom Sawyer, his sidekick Huckleberry Finn takes centre stage.
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Innocent and well-intentioned, Huck is brought face to face with the reality of slavery in the southern states as he helps his friend Jim escape to freedom.
In the sequel to Tom Sawyer, his sidekick Huckleberry Finn takes centre stage.
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Innocent and well-intentioned, Huck is brought face to face with the reality of slavery in the southern states as he helps his friend Jim escape to freedom.
One of the first major American novels to satirize the political milieu of Washington, and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name.
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One of the first major American novels to satirize the political milieu of Washington, and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name.
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