This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters. The Prince, dressed in rags, wanders about the city's boisterous neighborhoods among the lower classes and endures a series of hardships; meanwhile, poor Tom, now living with the royals, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is.

Le Prince Et Le Pauvre

Tom Sawyer est publié en 1876 et remporte un succès immédiat. Son auteur, Mark Twain vient du sud des États-Unis, et c'est dans ce contexte régional et culturel qu'il situe les histoires de deux jeunes amis, Tom Sawyer et Huckleberry Finn, témoins malgré eux d'un meurtre ! Sur les bords du Mississipi, les deux garçons vont apprendre le courage et l'amitié.

Tom Sawyer

All of Mark Twain's classic American adventure stories featuring his most beloved characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, are brought together in the Ultimate Tom Sawyer and Friends Collection. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom, Huckleberry Finn, Jim and Becky find themselves in amusing and sometimes dangerous adventures. The friends' mischief continues in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Detective, and Tom Sawyer Abroad. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are considered to be among the greatest American novels, and have captured the hearts of readers, old and young alike, since they were first published over a century ago. Twain's timeless stories have been adapted numerous times for stage and film, and have inspired other literary and musical works. 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.

Ultimate Tom Sawyer And Friends Collection

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 is Mark Twain's imaginative series of diary entries by Adam and Eve. At first, Adam is puzzled by this new arrival, Eve, in the garden, and he is suspicious of her disturbing appetite for fruit. Eve, believing herself to be some sort of experiment, is curious about another experiment in the garden, perhaps some sort of reptile or possibly architecture. Eve gives names to everything, much to Adam's annoyance. He tries to ignore her, so she seeks companionship among the animals particularly with a certain snake. Adam and Eve grow to love each other and, in the end, an elderly Adam is filled with a realization of that love as he stands at Eve's grave.

Journal D'ève Et D'adam

Le privilège de la tombe. Son occupant possède un privilège que n'exerce aucune personne vivante : la liberté de parole. Non pas que l'homme vivant en soit dépourvu, mais dans la mesure où il le possède qu'à titre formel et qu'il estime avoir mieux à faire que de s'en servir, il ne paraît pas sérieux de considérer qu'il est réellement en sa possession. En tant que privilège actif, il peut être rangé à côté de celui de commettre un meurtre : nous pouvons l'exercer si nous acceptons d'en assumer les conséquences. Le meurtre est interdit en théorie comme en pratique ; la liberté de parole est autorisée en théorie mais interdite en pratique. Le meurtre est parfois puni, la liberté de parole toujours - quand elle est perpétrée. Mark Twain Mark Twain (1835-1910) est un satiriste hors pair. Un siècle après sa disparition, il n'a rien perdu de sa vivacité et de sa tonicité.

La liberté de parole

Que faire maintenant ? Après avoir bu sans trembler le café du terrible Stade, affronter les Mormons, après avoir tâté de la rude vie des pionniers sur les mines du Comstock Lode, connu la griserie des grandes spéculations, voilà notre gaillard plus pauvre que jamais. Que faire maintenant ? Eh bien, il lui reste à devenir Mark Twain. Ce qui va prendre encore quelques mois, du Nevada à la Californie, et lui vaudra son content d'aventures burlesques, tragiques, émouvantes. Adieu donc (enfin, presque) les rêves de fortune, journalisme à nous deux ! Et l'on peut soupçonner par avance que pour ce qui sera d'inventer des scoops - hyperboliques, cet aimable jeune homme ne craindra pas grand monde. Bientôt c'est tout le Comstock Lode puis la Californie qui se tiennent les côtes de rire, en attenda

À la dure Tome 2 - En Californie !

Huckleberry, Huck pour les amis, est un jeune vagabond livré à lui-même, son père, alcoolique et violent, ne faisant que de brèves apparitions dans sa vie. Au début de l'histoire, on le retrouve adopté par une veuve riche et charitable, qui tâche de faire de lui un gentleman. Un véritable défi pour qui connaît Huckleberry. Pourtant, le sauvageon se civilise, apprend à lire... mais son père réapparaît, et Huck prend la fuite, en compagnie d'un esclave noir. C'est le début d'une série d'aventures au fil des eaux tumultueuses du Mississippi, au cours desquelles on rencontrera une foule de personnages pittoresques, et bien sûr l'ami Tom Sawyer...Extrait :L’ami de Tom, c’est moi, Huckleberry Finn. Si vous n’avez pas lu les Aventures de Tom Sawyer, vous ne me connaissez pas. Cela ne fait rien : nous aurons vite lié connaissance. M. Mark Twain vous a raconté l’histoire de Tom, et il y a mis un peu du sien, même en parlant de moi. Cela ne fait rien non plus, puisqu’on m’assure qu’il n’a ennuyé personne. La tante Polly, Mary Sawyer et la veuve Douglas ne disaient jamais que la vérité, et elles n’étaient pas toujours amusantes.Je parle de la tante de Tom, de sa cousine, et de la veuve qui m’avait adopté...

Les Aventures de Huck Finn: L'Ami de Tom Sawyer

Two Novels in One Volume Only !

This book contains two novels by Mark Twain : 

 I - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

 II - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness a trio of body snatchers getting into a fight. When one of the men is killed, they overhear the murderer's plans to bury a box of treasure. What follows is a an adventure of a lifetime, as Tom and Huck search for the hidden treasure.

Huckleberry Finn runs away from the abuse of his alcoholic father. He immediately befriends a runaway slave named Jim, who is escaping the abuse of his owners. The two set out on a journey that involves theft, murder, and revenge. Along the way, Huckleberry Finn encounters Tom Sawyer, and the two hatch a plan to save Jim from a lifetime of slavery.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid. Tom dirties his clothes in a fight and is made to whitewash the fence the next day as punishment. He cleverly persuades his friends to trade him small treasures for the privilege of doing his work. He then trades the treasures for Sunday School tickets which one normally receives for memorizing verses, redeeming them for a Bible, much to the surprise and bewilderment of the superintendent who thought "it was simply preposterous that this boy had warehoused two thousand sheaves of Scriptural wisdom on his premises - a dozen would strain his capacity, without a doubt." Tom falls in love with 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.

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