Le prince de Galles, fils d'Henri VIII d'Angleterre, rêve de courir en liberté et de se battre dans les rues de Londres avec les gamins de son âge. En même temps, dans un quartier sordide de la capitale anglaise, un petit pauvre rêve de devenir prince. Et si l'occasion était offerte aux deux garçons de réaliser leur rêve, chacun prenant la place de l'autre ?Mark Twain, le célèbre humoriste américain, s'écarte ici de son genre habituel pour nous conter une belle légende historique. Mais est-ce bien une légende ? Elle nous est présentée avec une telle conviction, une telle verve que nous ne demandons qu'à y croire. En tous cas, sa vocation d'historien n'a pas fait perdre à Mark Twain son sens de l'humour.

Le Prince et le Pauvre

Pendant les dernières années de sa vie, Mark Twain - écrivain le plus célèbre de son temps - s'est consacré à l'écriture d'une immense autobiographie. L'autobiographie l'intéressait, disait-il, à condition de pouvoir dire «toute la vérité». Mais un livre qui «dirait toute la vérité» étant impubliable du vivant de l'auteur et de ses proches, Twain avait spécifié que son Autobiographie ne pourrait paraître que «cent ans après sa mort». Ce moment est arrivé. En grande partie dictée, pour préserver le caractère spontané du récit et de l'expression, sans plan arrêté ni déroulé chronologique traditionnel, cette Autobiographie stupéfie par sa constante liberté de forme et de ton. Riche de centaines de pages, elle comptera deux autres volumes. L'auteur de Tom Sawyer et de Huckleberry Finn y est à son meilleur, généreux, déchaîné et plus drôle que jamais - en particulier à travers les très nombreux portraits de ses contemporains. Il embrasse histoire personnelle, passion de l'écrit (un domaine où il a fait tous les métiers, ayant commencé comme ouvrier typographe) et Histoire de l'Amérique - dans ce qui apparaît comme étant peut-être ce fameux «Grand Roman Américain», qui est depuis toujours le mythe ultime de la littérature des États-Unis. Du moins est-ce ainsi que le livre a été accueilli à sa sortie fin 2010, passant en quelques semaines d'un tirage initial de 7 500 exemplaires à plus de 500 000 exemplaires vendus, et suscitant l'engouement jusqu'à la Maison Blanche...

L'autobiographie de Mark Twain; une histoire américaine

I racconti che compongono Il Diario di Adamo ed Eva, così divertenti e ispirati, non è un caso forse che siano stati scritti proprio nello stesso periodo in cui furono concepite le pagine di Huckleberry Finn, il capolavoro di Twain, anche se poi, pur molto famoso, stranamente riuscì a pubblicarli solo anni dopo, e solo come opuscolo omaggio per promuovere il turismo alle cascate del Niagara, in prossimità delle quali, a Buffalo per la precisione, Twain è costretto nel libro, appunto, a spostare nientemeno che l'Eden... Un racconto divertente di lenta scoperta dell'altrui sesso condotta dal primo uomo e dalla prima donna della Terra. Una nuova edizione tutta da collezionare con una traduzione rieditata, splendide illustrazioni inedite e una prefazione d'eccezione.

Il diario di Adamo ed Eva

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Mark Twain Autobiography + 3 Biographies" contains 4 Mark Twain Biographies in 1 book and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Mark Twain began writing his autobiography long before the 1906 publications of these Chapters from my Autobiography. He originally planned to have his memoirs published only after his death but realized, once he'd passed his 70th year, that a lot of the material might be OK to publish before his departure. These chapters were published in serial form in the North American Review during 1906-1907. While much of the material consists of stories about the people, places and incidents of his long life, there're also several sections from his daughter.
In My Mark Twain, Howells pens a literary memoir that includes such fascinating scenes as their meetings with former president Ulysses Grant who was then writing the classic autobiography that Twain would underwrite in the largest publishing deal until that time. But it is also notable for its affectionate descriptions of his friend's family life during Howell's many visits to the Twain residences in Hartford and Stormfield.
Mark Twain A Biography and The Boys' Life Of Mark Twain written by Albert Bigelow Paine, are an invaluable resource to better understand Twain, the stories behind his stories and his life with those he loved and with whom he worked. 


  Table of Contents:
Chapters From My Autobiography By Mark Twain  
My Mark Twain By William Dean Howells'  
Mark Twain A Biography By Albert Bigelow Paine  
The Boys' Life Of Mark Twain By Albert Bigelow Paine


  
Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910), quintessential American humorist, lecturer, essayist, and author wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novel The Rise of Silas Lapham. 
Albert Bigelow Paine (1861 - 1937) was Mark Twain's biographer. He lived with Twain, collecting ideas and material for a biography, for a few years before Twain's death in 1910.

The Mark Twain Autobiography + 3 Biographies

This   carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Speeches of Mark Twain" is formatted   for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
In addition to being a great novelist, Mark Twain was one of the most   popular public speakers of his day. This collection brings together in a   single volume the complete collected speeches of Mark Twain which was first   published in 1871.  
Table of Contents:
The Story Of A Speech; Plymouth Rock And The Pilgrims; Compliments And   Degrees; Books, Authors, And Hats; Dedication Speech; Die Schrecken Der   Deutschen Sprache [The Horrors Of The German Language]; German For The   Hungarians; A New German Word; Unconscious Plagiarism; The Weather; The   Babies; Our Children And Great Discoveries; Educating Theatre-Goers; The   Educational Theatre; Poets As Policemen; Pudd'nhead Wilson Dramatized; Daly   Theatre; The Dress Of Civilized Woman; Dress Reform And Copyright; College   Girls; Girls; The Ladies; Woman's Press Club; Votes For Women; Woman-An   Opinion; Advice To Girls; Taxes And Morals; Tammany And Croker; Municipal   Corruption; Municipal Government; China And The Philippines; Theoretical   Morals; Layman's Sermon; University Settlement Society; Public Education Association;   Education And Citizenship; Courage; The Dinner To Mr. Choate; On Stanley And   Livingstone; Henry M. Stanley; Dinner To Mr. Jerome; Henry Irving; Dinner To   Hamilton W. Mabie; Introducing Nye And Riley; Dinner To Whitelaw Reid; Rogers   And Railroads; The Old-Fashioned Printer; Society Of American Authors;   Reading-Room Opening; Literature; Disappearance Of Literature; The New York   Press Club Dinner; The Alphabet And Simplified Spelling; Spelling And   Pictures; Books And Burglars; Authors' Club; Booksellers; "Mark Twain's First   Appearance"; Morals And Memory; Queen Victoria; Joan Of Arc; Accident   Insurance - Etc.; Osteopathy; Water-Supply; Mistaken Identity; Cats And   Candy; Obituary Poetry; Cigars And Tobacco; Billiards; The Union Right Or   Wrong; An Ideal French Address; Statistics; Galveston Orphan Bazaar; San   Francisco Earthquake; Charity And Actors; Russian Republic; Russian   Sufferers; Watterson And Twain As Rebels; Robert Fulton Fund; Fulton Day,   Jamestown; Lotos Club Dinner In Honor Of Mark Twain; Copyright; In Aid Of The   Blind; Dr. Mark Twain, Farmeopath; Missouri University Speech; Business;   Carnegie The Benefactor; On Poetry, Veracity, And Suicide; Welcome Home; An   Undelivered Speech; Sixty-Seventh Birthday; To The Whitefriars; The Ascot Gold   Cup; The Savage Club Dinner; General Miles And The Dog; When In Doubt, Tell   The Truth; The Day We Celebrate; Independence Day; Americans And The English;   About London; Princeton; The St. Louis Harbor-Boat "Mark Twain"; Seventieth   Birthday.
Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910),   quintessential American humorist, lecturer, essayist, and author wrote The   Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

The Complete Speeches of Mark Twain

Le Classcompilé n° 121 contient les oeuvres de Mark Twain. Il est assez volumineux car il possède une section regroupant de nombreuses illustrations des éditions originales américaines.
Mark Twain, de son vrai nom Samuel Langhorne Clemens, né le 30 novembre 1835 à Florida (en) dans le Missouri (États-Unis) et mort le 21 avril 1910 à Redding, Connecticut (États-Unis), est un écrivain, essayiste et humoriste américain. Après avoir fait une carrière de militaire, été imprimeur et journaliste chez les mineurs du Nevada, il se fait connaître par son roman Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer (1876) et sa suite, Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn (1885). (Wikip.)
Version 3.0 : Tom Sawyer détective, Les Péterkins et autres contes, Esquisses américaines
CONTENU :
ROMANS
Les aventures de Tom Sawyer 1876
Le prince et le pauvre 1881
Les aventures d'Huck Finn (Illustré) 1885
Le prétendant Américain 1891
Le cochon dans les trèfles 1891
CONTES ET ESQUISSES 
Esquisses américaines
Contes choisis 1875
The jumping Frog (Original avec traduction française) 1875
Tom Sawyer détective et autres contes, 1896
Un pari de milliatdaires et autres nouvelles1893
Extraits du journal d'Adam 1893
Plus fort que Sherlock Holmès, 1903
Les Péterkins et autres contes
Le leg de 30.000 dollars et autres contes 1906
ILLUSTRATIONS ORIGINALES  
Sketches, old and news 1875
The adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876
The prince and the pauper 1881
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1884
The american claimant 1891
Eve's diary 1906
VOIR AUSSI
Les caravanes d'un humoriste 1886

Mark Twain - Oeuvres

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel's schoolboy protagonist, Thomas Sawyer, whose reputation precedes him for causing mischief and strife. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly, half-brother Sid, and cousin Mary in the quaint town of St. Petersburg, just off the shore of the Mississippi River. St. Petersburg is described as a typical small-town atmosphere where the Christian faith is predominant, the social network is close-knit, and familiarity resides.  Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn ­ the town's social outcast. Tom, despite his dread of schooling, is extremely clever and would normally get away with his pranks if Sid were not such a "tattle-tale."  As punishment for skipping school to go swimming, Aunt Polly assigns Tom the chore of whitewashing the fence surrounding the house. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boys into completing the chore for him, managing to convince them of the joys of whitewashing. At school, Tom is equally as flamboyant, and attracts attention by chasing other boys, yelling, and running around. With his usual antics, Tom attempts to catch the eye of Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.Excerpt:"TOM!" No answer. "TOM!" No answer. "What's gone with that boy,  I wonder? You TOM!" No answer. The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked through them for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not service—she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for the furniture to hear: "Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll—" She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat. "I never did see the beat of that boy!"

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer

L'Homme, c'est quoi ?, dialogue platonicien annonçant le théâtre contemporain, interroge le propre de l'espèce humaine.
Publié aux Etats-Unis en 1906, il compose avec Lettres de la Terre et L'Etranger mystérieux, une trilogie nihiliste qui a marqué l'histoire littéraire américaine. L'Homme, c'est quoi ? est présenté dans une nouvelle traduction intégrale de Freddy Michalski.

L'homme, c'est quoi ?

Admirateur de Mark Twain, ce personnage protéiforme et pétri de contradictions, Patrick Boman, écrivain voyageur et auteur de romans policiers, nous livre son choix d’aphorismes et de citations dans une traduction enlevée. On trouvera ci-dessous quelques exemples de humour, du talent de Mark Twain : La guerre : Un gaspillage aveugle de munitions. Obéissez toujours à vos parents… quand ils sont là. La France n’a ni hiver, ni été , ni moralité – à part ça c’est un pays super. Oui, je suis malhonnête. Pas de toutes les manières, mais de quelques-unes. Quarante et une, me semble-t-il.  Je suis né paresseux. Je ne suis pas plus paresseux aujourd’hui que je ne l’étais il y a quarante ans, mais c’est parce que j’ai atteint mes limites voilà quarante ans. Et personne ne peut dépasser ses limites.

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