Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escape down the Mississippi river with runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law.

The adventures of huckleberry finn - introduction by shan darren

Que faire maintenant ? Après avoir vécu mille aventures comme pilote sur le Mississippi (La Vie sur le Mississippi, Payot), fui la guerre de Sécession, traversé la Prairie, tâté de la rude vie des chercheurs d'or (À la dure, Payot), voilà le jeune Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain, de nouveau sans le sou, à New York. Une proposition de l'Alta California vient lui sauver la mise : suivre pour ses lecteurs le premier voyage touristique organisé depuis l'Amérique. Et c'est ainsi que Mark Twain, qui rêvait enfant d'explorer l'Amazone, s'embarque le 8 juin 1867 sur le Quaker City, direction l'Europe. Au programme : les Açores, Gibraltar, la France, l'Italie, la Grèce, Constantinople, la Crimée, Smyrne, la Terre Sainte et l'Égypte... Mark Twain, l'homme de l'Ouest, face à la vieille Europe ! Le choc va faire des étincelles. Car, l'oeil féroce et la langue bien pendue, il n'est pas disposé à s'en laisser compter et campe fièrement sur ses valeurs d'homme de la frontière. Ce qui nous vaut un assez étonnant feu d'artifice de blagues énormes, de descriptions décapantes, d'anecdotes cocasses et de réflexions plus sérieuses qu'on n'imagine d'abord - avec, en prime, quelques ânes, des chameaux et une course échevelée à travers l'Europe, à la recherche d'un fantomatique morceau de savon... Le succès du Voyage des innocents fut immense dès sa parution en 1869 - sans doute parce que s'y marquait, symboliquement, une inversion du regard entre Vieux et Nouveau Monde. En ce sens, Mark Twain est bien, comme l'écrivait Hemingway, le père du roman américain, le premier à le fonder, sans plus de références à l'Europe, sur les traditions et les valeurs de l'Amérique.

Le Voyage des Innocents

L'éléphant blanc de Mark Twain, publié en 1882 et prétendument retiré du récit A Tramp Abroad (1880), est prétexte à une gigantesque farce dont la police américaine fait les frais. Verve satirique et franche rigolade : Twain n'hésite pas à en rajouter, disperse des détectives sur la quasi totalité du territoire des Etats-Unis, avec mission de traquer, loupe à la main, à la recherche du moindre indice et des coupables, l'éléphant blanc du Siam qu'un sujet de sa Majesté se fait dérober à New York. Mais toute histoire a son héros : ici l'inspecteur chef Blunt, dont on ne peut qu'admirer la sagacité sans faille et l'extraordinaire maîtrise de soi.

Le vol de l'éléphant blanc

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

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

The Prince and the Pauper is a classic adventure of mistaken identity set in Tudor London and told with Mark Twain's trademark humour and concern for social justice. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by author and journalist Nicolette Jones. Penniless Tom Canty wonders what it would be like to be a prince. Heir to the throne Edward Tudor dreams of a life outside the royal palace walls. When the two boys meet by chance they're amazed by how similar they look and agree to swap clothes. Dressed in rags, Edward is thrown out onto the streets whilst courtiers have no idea that their prince is a pauper. Will each boy be able to find his way home?

The Prince and the Pauper

Tom Sawyer, un orphelin d'une dizaine d'années, vit sur les bords du Mississippi. Tom adore s'inventer une vie de pirate, fanfaronner pour impressionner la jolie Becky, et surtout faire l'école buissonnière pour aller retrouver son ami Huckleberry pour faire les 400 coups. Tout ceci cause bien des soucis à sa tante Molly. Les deux inséparables garnements multiplient les aventures extraordinaires, jusqu'au jour où, cachés dans un cimetière pendant une terrible nuit, ils sont témoins d'un meurtre.

It was in 1590-winter. Austria was far away from the world, and asleep; it was still the Middle Ages in Austria, and promised to remain so forever. Some even set it away back centuries upon centuries and said that by the mental and spiritual clock it was still the Age of Belief in Austria. But they meant it as a compliment, not a slur, and it was so taken, and we were all proud of it. I remember it well, although I was only a boy; and I remember, too, the pleasure it gave me.

Yes, Austria was far from the world, and asleep, and our village was in the middle of that sleep, being in the middle of Austria.

The Mysterious Stranger

L'écrivain américain entreprit d'écrire son autobiographie peu avant sa mort en 1910. Il se jura de rédiger dans un style "franc, libre et spontané", ce qu'il pensa possible si son ouvrage n'était exposé à aucun regard avant qu'il soit mort donc inconscient et indifférent.

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