Ascensions en télescope (A tramp abroad)

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Literary studies: 19th century/Novels, other prose & writers/General & literary fiction/Classic fiction

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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

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

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Au cours d'une bagarre dans une de ses usines, un Yankee, self-made man audacieux, Hank Morgan, se retrouve subitement projeté treize cents ans en arrière, à la cour du roi Arthur. « Que peut faire un homme entreprenant, opportuniste et inventif, au milieu d'individus comme sire Galaad, sire Lancelot ou Merlin l'Enchanteur, ce magicien de pacotille ? » Telle est la question qui se pose à lui dès son arrivée. Immédiatement, la réponse lui apparaît : « Devenir le Sire Le Boss ! » Il n'aura de cesse, dès lors, de reconstruire son paradis perdu, et de faire de cette Grande-Bretagne, médiévale et confite en religion, une Amérique laïque des débuts de l'ère industrielle. Roman satirique et humoristique, grand précurseur de la Science-Fiction moderne, et en même temps, à la lisière de l'uchronie et du steampunk. Réédité ici avec les illustrations de la première édition américaine de 1889, voici un livre qu'il faut lire ou relire, jubilatoire et prémonitoire aussi d'un certain antagonisme culturel (voire plus...) entre une certaine vieille Europe et un certain nouveau Monde...

Mark Twain (1835-1910) écrivain nord-américain. Après une carrière de militaire, il devient imprimeur puis journaliste. Son roman publié en 1876, Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer, le rend immédiatement célèbre. On lui doit de nombreux romans (Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn, etc.) et contes ainsi que quelques essais dont un curieux Mémoires de Jeanne d'Arc ainsi que des récits de voyage (La vie sur le Mississippi, etc.).

Un Yankee à la cour du roi Arthur

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

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer + The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" contains 4 books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
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 St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published in 1884, is taken as a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, best friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels. 
Tom Sawyer Abroad, published in 1894, features Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a parody ofJules Verne-esque adventure stories. In the story, Tom, Huck, and Jim set sail to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon, where they survive encounters with lions, robbers, and fleas to see some of the world's greatest wonders. 
Tom Sawyer, Detective was published in 1896. In the novel Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder. Like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the story is told using the first-person narrative voice of Huck Finn.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

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