The Diaries of Adam and Eve (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

The Diaries of Adam and Eve (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

'The Diaries and Adam and Eve' by Mark Twain was originally published as two separate stories and were later combined at Twain's request. 'Extracts from Adam's Diary' was published as a stand-alone book in 1904. In 1905, 'Eve's Diary' was published in the Christmas issue of 'Harper's Bazaar' and

Diaries of Adam and Eve (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

Mark Twain's gloriously funny Diary of Adam and Eve, which John Updike described as a paradigm of the relations between sexes, is presented here with a number of other Twain pieces on our two oldest ancestors, showing the writer's interest in this most famous episode of the Bible. By giving a voice

The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain (Ayres Alex)(Paperback)

Arranged alphabetically by topic, from Adam to Youth, and culled from his novels, speeches, letters, and conversations, this anthology of quotes is timeless and represents the very essence of Mark Twain -- hilarious, cranky, and

The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

'Familiarity breeds contempt--and children.' 'It takes a heap of sense to write good nonsense.' 'Never tell a lie--except for practice.' This attractive gift edition of the renowned American humorist's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of eminently quotable quips. Discover Twain's views on

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

In this enduring and internationally popular novel, Mark Twain combines social satire and dime-novel sensation with a rhapsody on boyhood and on America's pre-industrial past. Tom Sawyer is resilient, enterprising, and vainglorious, and in a series of adventures along the banks of the Mississippi

The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

This unique collection of Twain's essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author's vast imagination. Featuring popular tales such as 'Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog' and 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,' as well as some delightful excerpts from The

The Innocents Abroad (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe to newspapers in San Francisco and New York as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad (1869) is a burlesque of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

It began as a dinner-party contest: when Mark Twain and his neighbor Charles Dudley Warner criticized the deplorable quality of their wives' reading material, the two writers were challenged to come up with something more intriguing. Thus, for the only time in his career, Twain collaborated on a

Prince and the Pauper (Twain Mark)(Paperback / softback)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a 'rich

This is Going to Hurt - Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor (Kay Adam)(Paperback / softback)

The often hilarious, at times horrifying and occasionally heartbreaking diaries of a former junior doctor, and the story of why he decided to hang up his

This is Going to Hurt - Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor (Kay Adam)(Paperback / softback)

The often hilarious, at times horrifying and occasionally heartbreaking diaries of a former junior doctor, and the story of why he decided to hang up his

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Legend Classics) (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

Part of the Legend Classics seriesAll modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It's the best book we've had - Ernest HemingwayA nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

The classic boyhood adventure tale in a beautiful Deluxe Edition illustrated by Lilli Carre Mark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken

The Autobiography of Mark Twain (Neider Charles)(Paperback)

'A book filled with richnesses of humor and tragedy of disappointment and triumph, of sweetness and bitterness, and all in that unsurpassed American prose.'--New York Herald Tribune Book ReviewMark Twain was a figure larger than life: massive in talent, eruptive in temperament, unpredictable in his

Mark Twain (Powers Ron)(Paperback / softback)

A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings us the astonishing life story of Mark Twain - America's most influential and beloved author, and the man behind HUCKLEBERRY

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen and a foreword by Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran and The Republic of Imagination In recent years, neither the persistent effort to 'clean up' the racial epithets in

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

Mark Twain's sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chronicling the adventures of Sawyer's friend, Huck Finn. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Tom Sawyer, Detective (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer charts the escapades of a thirteen-year-old boy growing up on the banks of the Mississippi. Testing the patience of his aunt Polly, the bold and sharp-witted Tom Sawyer frequently skips school in search of excitement, and the scrapes he gets into with his friend

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

The classic tale of a young boy's adventures on the Mississippi in the nineteenth century. Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century,

Genesis The Beginning of Desire (Zornberg Avivah Gottlieb)(Paperback)

Genesis: The Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings biblical, midrashic, and literary sources together, weaving them into a seamless tapestry and illuminating the tensions that grip

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain Mark)(Other book format)

First published in 1876, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has delighted generations of readers. This volume is one of Barnes & Noble's 'Collectible Editions' classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding,

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an unlikely Duke and King and vital lessons about the world in which they