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

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

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

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 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,

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

Bill Clinton: New Gilded Age President (Maney Patrick J.)(Paperback)

Of the original Gilded Age, historian Richard Hofstadter wrote: 'There is no other period in the nation's history when politics seems so completely dwarfed by economic changes, none in which the life of the country rests so completely in the hands of the industrial entrepreneur.' The era of William

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 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

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

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 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 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 (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 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

The Johnstown Flood (McCullough David)(Paperback)

The stunning story of one of America's great disasters, a preventable tragedy of Gilded Age America, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. At the end of the nineteenth century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for

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 Age of Innocence (Wharton Edith)(Paperback)

Edith Wharton's acclaimed novel of love, duty, and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York society, with a foreword by bestselling author Elif Batuman Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from

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

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)(Paperback / softback)

Letters From The Earth (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

The Prince of Spies (Camden Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Luke Delacroix has the reputation of a charming man-about-town in Gilded Age Washington, DC. In reality, he is secretly carrying out an ambitious agenda in Congress. His current mission is to thwart the reelection of Congressman Clyde Magruder, his only real enemy in the world.But trouble begins

Murder at Ochre Court (Maxwell Alyssa)(Paperback)

For fans of HBO's The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America's 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries... In the summer of 1898, reporter Emma Cross investigates a shocking death among the bright lights of Newport's high society . . . After a

Tales of the Jazz Age. F. Scott Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald F. Scott)(Paperback)

A collection of early short stories which helped make Fitzgerald's name, Tales of the Jazz Age combines period pieces - the most notable of which is the novella-length 'May Day' - with more fanciful creations, such as the fantastical 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', recently made into a

A Beautiful Poison (Kang Lydia)(Paperback)

Just beyond the Gilded Age, in the mist-covered streets of New York, the deadly Spanish influenza ripples through the city. But with so many victims in her close circle, young socialite Allene questions if the flu is really to blame. All appear to have been poisoned--and every death was accompanied