A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.

Les aventures d'Huckleberry Finn

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

A la dure Tome 2

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.

The Complete Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - Two Novels in One Volume

Le prA(c)tendant amA(c)ricain: roman (2e A(c)dition) / Mark Twain; traduit par FranAois de GailDate de l'A(c)dition originale: 1906Collection: Collection d'auteurs A(c)trangersCe livre est la reproduction fidA]le d'une oeuvre publiA(c)e avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres rA(c)imprimA(c)s A la demande A(c)ditA(c)e par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la BibliothA]que nationale de France, offrant l'opportunitA(c) d'accA(c)der A des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont A(c)tA(c) numA(c)risA(c)es par la BnF et sont prA(c)sentes sur Gallica, sa bibliothA]que numA(c)rique.En entreprenant de redonner vie A ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres rA(c)imprimA(c)s A la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilitA(c) de rencontrer un public A(c)largi et participons A la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherchA(c) A concilier la reproduction fidA]le d'un livre ancien A partir de sa version numA(c)risA(c)e avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous espA(c)rons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiA]re satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Le prétendant américain

Taken from the episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe, this book is redolent of life in the Mississippi River towns. It shows that beneath the innocence of childhood lies the inequities of adult reality - base emotions and superstitions, murder and revenge, and more.

The adventures of tom sawyer n/e (oxford world's classics)

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

Mark Twain nous décrit, avec beaucoup de talent, 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... Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer est un des chefs-d'ouvre de la littérature américaine. Chacun y trouvera certainement des réminiscences de sa propre enfance et prendra un bain de jouvence à la description des exploits de ce petit diable qui a malgré tout un bon fond.

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer

Sur les rives du Mississippi, Tom Sawyer et ses amis se lancent dans l'aventure.Puis une nuit fatidique dans le cimeti�re, ils sont t�moins d'un meurtre. Les gar�ons font un serment de sang pour ne jamais r�v�ler le secret, et ils s'enfuient pour devenir des pirates � la recherche d'un tr�sor cach�. Mais quand Tom est pi�g� dans une grotte, peut-il s'en sortir indemne?

Un Yankee du Connecticut à la cour du roi Arthur, publié en 1889, est l'un des textes fondateurs du burlesque américain. Il conte les aventures d'un Américain du XIXe siècle qui se réveille au VIe siècle, en Angleterre. Devenant le conseiller du roi Arthur, il réforme le royaume selon une rationalité toute capitaliste. Au final, Mark Twain réalise ici l'une des premières histoires de voyage temporel, une satire des récits de la Table ronde, une critique radicale de la modernité et... le scénario du Sacré Graal des Monty Python... Ce roman, présenté pour la première fois dans une traduction intégrale de Freddy Michalski, est accompagné de 15 gravures de Sarah d'Haeyer. Cet ouvrage est publié avec le concours de la Région Île-de-France.

Les aventures d'Huckleberry Finn

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