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1) The prince and the pauper

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Enchanted Tales
Harper's modern classics
Timeless Classics
Works volume 6

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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When chance brings Edward Tudor and Tom Canty together, they decide for fun to switch clothes and places. Exchanging their roles as heir to the throne of England and as a pauper's son, they learn how the other half really lives.

2) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Tom Sawyer's comrade

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

First Avenue classics
The Mark Twain Library

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

[2021]

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A feisty young boy fakes his own death to escape his abusive father and heads off down the Mississippi River with his newfound friend Jim, a runaway slave.

3) The prince and the pauper: a tale for young people of all ages

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Mark Twain library

Publisher

Harper & Brothers

Pub. Date

c1881,1899,1909

Description

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This volume offers Twain's 1881 novel set in the Tudor period.

4) Mark Twain's helpful hints for good living: a handbook for the damned human race

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Jumping frogs volume 2

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

c2004

Description

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Irreverent, charming, eminently quotable, this handbook - an eccentric etiquette guide for the human race - contains sixtynine aphorisms, anecdotes, whimsical suggestions, maxims, and cautionary tales from Mark Twain's private and published writings. It dispenses advice and reflections on family life and public manners; opinions on topics such as dress, health, food, and childrearing and safety; and more specialized tips, such as those for dealing...

5) Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 2

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Mark Twain papers

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

[2013]

Description

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Mark Twain's complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant bestseller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of the author's death, as he requested. Published to rave reviews, the Autobiography was hailed as the capstone of Twain's career. It captures his authentic and unsuppressed voice, speaking clearly from the grave and brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions. The eagerly-awaited Volume 2 delves deeper into Mark Twain's...

6) Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 3

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

Mark Twain papers

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

[2015]

Description

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"This third and final volume crowns and completes [Twain's] work. Like its companion volumes, it chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads. Created from March 1907 to December 1909, these dictations present Mark Twain at the end of his life: receiving an honorary degree from Oxford University; railing against Theodore Roosevelt; founding numerous clubs; incredulous at an exhibition...