Twain's abundant humor waxes as freely as ever; this time, however, his amusement bears a more cynical cast, as he regards the grand tourist sights of 'Innocents' through older and more experienced eyes.

Un vagabond à l'étranger

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...

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer

Des diamants disparus, des voleurs volés, un fantôme à lunettes, un pasteur devenu fou... Tom et son fidèle ami Huck vont avoir du pain sur la planche pour résoudre tous les mystères de cette nouvelle aventure, qui les mènera de Saint-Louis, dans le Missouri, à la ferme de l'oncle Silas en Arkansas. Mais pour commencer, embarquement immédiat en bateau à aube, sur le Mississipi !

Tom Sawyer détective

Mark Twain considérait le conte humoristique comme un genre authentiquement américain, le distinguant aussi bien du conte comique anglais que du conte spirituel français. A la différence des deux autres, le conte américain recherchait l'humour non pas dans le sujet, mais dans la manière de raconter l'histoire avec une gravité et une indifférence feintes, sans jamais user d'effets comiques. En ce sens, La Célébre Grenouille sauteuse du comté de Calaveras est une œuvre exemplaire, tout comme les autres nouvelles incluses dans ce volume. On découvre en Twain un astucieux conteur d'histoires, adepte du langage familier et de l'ineffable innocence de l'humour américain.

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Short Stories / La Célèbre gernouille sauteuse du comté de Calaveras et autres histoires

Lakeside was a pleasant little town of five or six thousand inhabitants, and a rather pretty one, too, as towns go in the Far West. It had church accommodations for thirty-five thousand, which is the way of the Far West and the South, where everybody is religious, and where each of the Protestant sects is represented and has a plant of its own. Rank was unknown in Lakeside-unconfessed, anyway; everybody knew everybody and his dog, and a sociable friendliness was the prevailing atmosphere.

Saladin Foster was book-keeper in the principal store, and the only high-salaried man of his profession in Lakeside. He was thirty-five years old, now; he had served that store for fourteen years; he had begun in his marriage-week at four hundred dollars a year, and had climbed steadily up, a hundred dollars a year, for four years; from that time forth his wage had remained eight hundred-a handsome figure indeed, and everybody conceded that he was worth it.

The $30,000 Bequest

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.

It is set in the 1840s in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy.

In the novel Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend, Huckleberry Finn.

Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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

Un Pari de milliardaires et autres nouvelles

Le Journal d'Eve et d'Adam est une œuvre singulière, débordante d'humanité ; d'une humanité qui se construit, de celle définie par le regard croisé d'une Femme et d'un Homme, prototypes incarnés des sentiments les plus communs, vierges de toutes malignités et d'une naïveté touchante.L'élégance de style et l'humour tranche sur l'absence d'atavisme, le primitivisme originel des deux personnages et leur soif irrépressible de découverte du Monde et de l'Autre. En quelques pages, l'auteur restitue deux psychologies contradictoires, sexuées, qui pourtant, au terme d'errements et de doutes partagés, triomphent de leurs natures et se révèlent être définitivement complémentaires.

Journal d'Adam et journal d'Eve

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.

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