Tom n'aime rien tant que l'ecole buissonniere, les expeditions avec ce voyou de Huck, la vie de pirates sur une ile du Mississippi, sans oublier la petite Becky. Mais sa tante Polly ne voit pas cela d'un tres bon il ! Et si elle savait que Tom et Huck, caches dans un cimetiere pendant une terrible nuit, ont vu tuer un homme."

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer

BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the Body of The Nation. All the other parts are but members, important in themselves, yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300, 000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many aspects form a part of it, this basin contains about 1, 250, 000 square miles. In extent it is the second great valley of the world, being exceeded only by that of the Amazon. The valley of the frozen Obi approaches it in extent; that of La Plata comes next in space, and probably in habitable capacity, having about eight-ninths of its area; then comes that of the Yenisei, with about seven-ninths; the Lena, Amoor, Hoang-ho, Yang-tse-kiang, and Nile, five-ninths; the Ganges, less than one-half; the Indus, less than one-third; the Euphrates, one-fifth; the Rhine, one-fifteenth. It exceeds in extent the whole of Europe, exclusive of Russia, Norway, and Sweden. It would contain austria four times, germany or spain five times, france six times, the british islands or italy ten times. Conceptions formed from the river-basins of Western Europe are rudely shocked when we consider the extent of the valley of the Mississippi; nor are those formed from the sterile basins of the great rivers of Siberia, the lofty plateaus of Central Asia, or the mighty sweep of the swampy Amazon more adequate. Latitude, elevation, and rainfall all combine to render every part of the Mississippi Valley capable of supporting a dense population. As a dwelling-place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe.

Life on the Mississippi

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!"

Anthology of Christmas Stories is a unique collection of Christmas tales, reflections, and poems from beloved authors across the centuries and makes the perfect gift for the reader in your life. This beautiful treasury will take you back to firesides, simple gifts, and warm family moments of Christmases past as you cherish the timeless truths and joys of the season.
Contents:

Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
The Chimes

G.K. Chesterton
A Christmas Carol

L.M. Montgomery
The Red Room
A Christmas Mistake
A Christmas Inspiration
The Josephs' Christmas
Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket
The Osbornes' Christmas
Bertie's New Year
Ida's New Year Cake
The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road
Clorinda's Gifts
The Falsoms' Christmas Dinner
The Unforgotten One
Christmas at Red Butte
Uncle Richard's New Year's Dinner

L. Frank Baum
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
Little Bun Rabbit

Mark Twain
A Letter from Santa Claus

Louisa May Alcott
A Merry Christmas

Leo Tolstoy
A Russian Christmas Party

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Christmas Bells
The Three Kings

Nikolai Gogol
Christmas Eve

William Dean Howells
Christmas Everyday
The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express

Joseph Rudyard Kipling
Christmas in India

Elizabeth Harrison
Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe

John Milton
On the Morning of Christ's Nativity

Hans Christian Andersen
The Fir Tree

The Little Match Girl

Selma Lagerlof
The Holy Night

Clement Moore
The Night Before Christmas

Henry van Dyke
The Other Wise Man

Beatrix Potter
The Tailor of Gloucester

Anton Chehov
Vanka

O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi

Hesba Stretton
The Christmas Child

Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows

Robert Louis Stevenson
Christmas at Sea

Walter Scott
Christmas In The Olden Time

Alfred Tennyson
Ring out, wild bells

Abbie Farwell Brown
The Christmas Angel

Anthony Trollope
Christmas at Thompson Hall

Thomas Hardy
The Oxen

William Butler Yeats
The Magi

William Makepeace Thackeray
The Mahogany Tree

Charles Kingsley
Christmas Day

Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Christmas Fancies

C. W. Stubbs
Twas Jolly, Jolly Wat

Eugene Field
Jest 'Fore Christmas

Paul Laurence Dunbar
A Christmas Folksong

William Topaz McGonagall
A Tale of Christmas Eve

Emily Dickinson
The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman

50+ Masterpieces you have to read before you die. Christmas Stories and Poems

L'insolence de Mark Twain (1835-1910) c'est celle de la jeunesse. Jeunesse d'une nation, jeunesse d'une langue qu'il aide à forger, jeunesse d'une culture qui conquiert son indépendance. Ce recueil, composé des textes « Comment raconter une histoire drôle », « Le moment crucial de ma vie », les « Journaux d'Adam » et « d'Ève », témoigne de l'expérience d'écriture de Twain avec toute son intelligence et son humour si caractéristique. L'auteur y dépeint ce monde de l'enfance où la langue s'invente et où Twain devient Twain. Ces textes courts, d'un humour mordant, forment une introduction originale à l'ouvre de Mark Twain et tracent le portrait d'une Amérique en train de naître où tout est encore possible.

Comment raconter une histoire

Date de l'édition originale: 1905Collection: Collection d'auteurs étrangers

Un Pari de milliardaires et autres nouvelles

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

Les aventures de Tom Sawyer

Escrita por Mark Twain en 1876, "Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer" es considerada una de las obras maestras de la literatura. Twain narra en ella las venturas y desventuras del pequeño huérfano Tom Sawyer, en una apacible pueblo a orillas del río Mississippi. Una historia imprescindible para jóvenes y no tan jóvenes que transportará al lector al ambiente estadounidense de mediados del siglo XIX.

Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain nous décrit les frasques et mésaventures de Tom Sawyer, jeune garçon à l'esprit vif et débordant d'imagination, élevé par sa tante, au bord du Mississipi. Tom ne loupe pas une occasion de se distinguer pour plaire à la jolie Becky, et il est toujours prêt pour vivre des aventures en compagnie de son inséparable ami Huckleberry Finn, fils de l'ivrogne du village. Un soir dans un cimetière, Tom et Huck sont témoins d'un meurtre. Muff Potter est accusé du crime, mais Tom et Huck savent que le véritable assassin est Joe l'Indien...

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