Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835

The Turning-Point of My Life was originally published by Mark Twain (albeit anonymously initially) in 1906 as part of the collection of essays known as 'What Is Man'. It forms the third essay out of a total of fifteen within the original publication. The essay takes meaning from major events during Twain's childhood most notably a deadly measles outbreak within his hometown.

The Death of Jean was originally published by Mark Twain (albeit anonymously initially) in 1906 as part of the collection of essays known as 'What Is Man'. The Death of Jean forms the second essay out of a total of fifteen within the original publication. It deals with the death of Jean Clemens whom was the youngest daughter of Mark Twain.

A Scrap of Curious History is an essay published by Mark Twain as part of the 'What Is Man? and Other Essays' collection. It forms the sixth essay out of a total of fifteen within the original publication and deals with the fictional history of abolitionism in a Missouri town.

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War. The book begins with a brief history of the river. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River. In the second half, the book describes Twain's return, many years later, to travel on a steamboat from St. Louis to New Orleans. He describes the competition from railroads, the new, large cities, and his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture. He also tells some stories that are most likely tall tales. Simultaneously published in 1883 in the U. S. and in England, it is said to be the first book composed on a typewriter.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835

A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms of transport as they traverse the continent. As the two men make their way through Germany, the Alps, and Italy, they encounter situations made all the more humorous by their reactions to them. The narrator (Twain) plays the part of the American tourist of the time, believing that he understands all that he sees, but in reality understanding none of it.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Some early editions are titled A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur. In the book, a Yankee engineer from Connecticut named Hank Morgan receives a severe blow to the head and is somehow transported in time and space to England during the reign of King Arthur. After some initial confusion and his capture by one of Arthur's knights, Hank realizes that he is actually in the past, and he uses his knowledge to make people believe that he is a powerful magician.

Even a criminal is entitled to fair play; and certainly when a man who has done no harm has been unjustly treated, he is privileged to do his best to right himself. My attention has just beep called to an article some three years old in a French Magazine entitled, 'Revue des Deux Mondes' (Review of Some Two Worlds), wherein the writer treats of "Les Humoristes Americaines" (These Humorist Americans). I am one of these humorists American dissected by him, and hence the complaint I am making. This gentleman's article is an able one (as articles go, in the French, where they always tangle up everything to that degree that when you start into a sentence you never know whether you are going to come out alive or not). It is a very good article and the writer says all manner of kind and complimentary things about me--for which I am sure thank him with all my heart; but then why should he go and spoil all his praise by one unlucky experiment? What I refer to is this: he says my jumping Frog is a funny story, but still he can't see why it should ever really convulse any one with laughter--and straightway proceeds to translate it into French in order to prove to his nation that there is nothing so very extravagantly funny about it.

Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000, he undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in English.

Reproduction of the original: Fenimore Cooper s Literary Offences by Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), well known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel," and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He also wrote poetry, short stories, essays, and non-fiction.

About the original book: The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain, is a historical fiction set in 1547. The story is about identity exchange of two boys: one a pauper from Pudding Lane of London and other the Prince of England. The book was first published in 1881 in Canada. About this edition: This edition is aimed at explaining the original book, and its Victorian language, to its young readers. The book offers footnotes where a brief explanation may help its reader in comprehending the text and the story better. Words which may be difficult for children to understand due to their archaic nature have been explained too. The original text from the book has been maintained in this edition, except where spellings have been updated to British standard. Young readers will benefit the most from the annotations provided. The original text supported with the explanatory footnotes will provide continuity in reading and enhance the reading experience