Le marchand d'échos, Le Serviteur noir de Washington et Cannibalisme en voyage forment un petit recueil, à l'instar du volume précédent, inspiré d'une même veine humoristique, celle-là même qui fit, outre-Atlantique, la renommée de Mark Twain. Des situations absurdes, des histoires pour rire, restituées dans leurs décors d'origine par Mélanie Busnel qui illustre ce second opus de Twain

Le marchand d'échos - Opus 2 - Occasion

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (geboren 30. November 1835 in Florida, Missouri; gestorben 21. April 1910 in Redding, Connecticut) - besser bekannt unter seinem Pseudonym Mark Twain - war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller.

Mark Twain ist vor allem als Autor der Bücher über die Abenteuer von Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn bekannt. Er war ein Vertreter des Literatur-Genres "amerikanischer Realismus" und ist besonders wegen seiner humoristischen, von Lokalkolorit und genauen Beobachtungen sozialen Verhaltens geprägten Erzählungen sowie aufgrund seiner scharfzüngigen Kritik an der amerikanischen Gesellschaft berühmt. In seinen Werken beschreibt er den alltäglichen Rassismus; seine Protagonisten durchschauen die Heuchelei und Verlogenheit der herrschenden Verhältnisse.

Die Schrecken der deutschen Sprache

Tom n'aime rien tant que l'école buissonnière, les expéditions avec ce voyou de Huck, la vie des pirates sur une île du Mississipi, sans oublier la petite Becky. Mais sa tante Polly ne voit pas cela d'un très bon oeil ! Et si elle savait que Tom et Huck, cachés dans un cimetière pendant une terrible nuit, ont assisté au meurtre d'un homme ?

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer

Ces récits de 1870 et 1871 évoquent, sur le mode du grossissement et de la pochade, les débuts journalistiques du jeune, voire très jeune, Mark Twain. Le canular et l'irrespect, la légèreté et la mauvaise foi dansante et espiègle caractérisent les tentatives journalistiques d'un garçon prêt à faire feu de tout bois. Quant aux prétentions littéraires de ces jeunes blancs becs imbus de leur (supposé) talent qui font le siège des rédactions, Twain les remet à leur place sans prendre de gants. Drôle et salutaire à la fois. Ce recueil réunit en édition bilingue : - Comment j'ai été autrefois rédacteur d'un journal agricole / How I Edited an Agricultural Paper Once - Lettre circulaire / A General Reply - My First Literary Venture / Ma première tentative littéraire Traduit de l'anglais (U. S. A.) par Emmanuel Malherbet.

Ma première tentative littéraire & d'autres similaires

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

When Hank Morgan awakens after a knockout blow to the head, he is shocked to find himself transported from his native Connecticut into the medieval world of King Arthur's Court. What follows is a comedic adventure where Hank, utilizing his knowledge of nineteenth century technology, attempts to improve the lives of the people of Camelot, thus altering the course of history. Written to satirize nineteenth-century ideals of the Middle Ages, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is now regarded as one of the first American time-travel narratives. As with many of Twain's works, A Connecticut Yankee has been adapted numerous times for both stage and screen, and has been used as a reference in everything from subsequent works of science fiction to an episode of Bugs Bunny. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court

Selected short works of humor and criticism by a revered American masterBeloved by millions, Mark Twain is the quintessential American writer. More than anyone else, his blend of skepticism, caustic wit and sharp prose defines a certain American mythos. While his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is still taught to nearly everyone who attends school and is considered by many to be the Great American Novel, Twain's shorter stories and criticisms have unequalled style and bite. In a review that's less than kind to the writing of James Fenimore Cooper, Twain writes: "Every time a Cooper person is in peril, and absolute silence is worth four dollars a minute, he is sure to step on a dry twig. There may be a hundred handier things to step on, but that wouldn't satisfy Cooper. Cooper requires him to turn out and find a dry twig; and if he can't do it, go and borrow one." It's difficult to imagine anyone else writing in quite this style, though many have tried, which is why Twain's legacy only continues to grow. The collection includes 20 works, including: Old Times on the Mississippi The Mysterious Stranger The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg The Jumping Frog Jim Baker's Bluejay Yarn A True Story Letter to the Earth The War Prayer

Great Short Works of Mark Twain

Quatrième de couverture:Rien au monde ne procure autant de satisfaction à un reporter que de réunir les détails d'un meurtre sanglant et mystérieux, et de les exposer avec toutes les circonstances aggravantes. Il prend un vif plaisir à ce travail charmant, surtout s'il sait que tous les autres journaux sont sous presse, et que le sien sera le seul à donner les détails affreux.

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