The story takes place in Victorian London, where two very rich, eccentric brothers give the penniless story protagonist, Henry Adams, one million pounds of money in the form of a single peerless bank note. Henry would not be easily able to exchange that note in the bank without being questioned about how he had come to it, charged with theft and arrested. He would also not be able to spend it since no ordinary person would be able to change it.

The Million Pound Bank Note

Huckleberry, Huck pour les amis, est un jeune vagabond livré à lui-même, son père, alcoolique et violent, ne faisant que de brèves apparitions dans sa vie. Au début de l'histoire, on le retrouve adopté par une veuve riche et charitable, qui tâche de faire de lui un gentleman. Un véritable défi pour qui connaît Huckleberry. Pourtant, le sauvageon se civilise, apprend à lire... mais son père réapparaît, et Huck prend la fuite, en compagnie d'un esclave noir. C'est le début d'une série d'aventures au fil des eaux tumultueuses du Mississippi, au cours desquelles on rencontrera une foule de personnages pittoresques, et bien sûr l'ami Tom Sawyer...Extrait : L’ami de Tom, c’est moi, Huckleberry Finn. Si vous n’avez pas lu les Aventures de Tom Sawyer, vous ne me connaissez pas. Cela ne fait rien : nous aurons vite lié connaissance. M. Mark Twain vous a raconté l’histoire de Tom, et il y a mis un peu du sien, même en parlant de moi. Cela ne fait rien non plus, puisqu’on m’assure qu’il n’a ennuyé personne. La tante Polly, Mary Sawyer et la veuve Douglas ne disaient jamais que la vérité, et elles n’étaient pas toujours amusantes. Je parle de la tante de Tom, de sa cousine, et de la veuve qui m’avait adopté...

Les aventures de Huckleberry Finn

Garnement espiègle, Tom Sawyer n'a rien contre l'école, surtout quand on y croise de jolies filles comme Becky Thatcher. Seulement, à choisir, il préfère de loin faire les 400 coups et partir à l'aventure avec son ami Huck le vagabond pour jouer aux pirates ou aux bandits. Mais un soir, dans un cimetière désert, les deux compères sont les témoins d'un crime bien réel ! Cette expérience va bouleverser leur quotidien, car le terrible Joe l'Indien, avide de vengeance, court toujours...

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain a écrit plusieurs récits qui ont l'argent pour thème.
Dans son récit le plus célèbre, l'homme qui corrompit Hadleyburg (1899), le mirage d'un sac de pièces d'or entraîne la déchéance morale d'une austère ville de province.
Dans ce récit les instruments de la farce sont un sac, une lettre dans une enveloppe à ouvrir tout de suite, une lettre dans une enveloppe à ouvrir plus tard, dix-neuf lettres identiques envoyées par la poste, diverses missives et apostilles qui tournent toutes autour d'une phrase mystérieuse, authentique formule magique: à celui qui la connaît reviendra le sac d'or.
Dans les romans du XIXème siècle, l'argent occupait une place importante : force motrice de l'histoire chez Balzac, pierre de touche des sentiments chez Dickens; chez Mark Twain, l'argent est jeux de miroirs, vertiges du vide.

L'homme qui corrompit Hadleyburg

La vie sur le mississipi 1

Beloved for more than a century, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and continues the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Jim as they travel the Mississippi river valley. Criticized for its colloquial language and use of racial stereotypes and slurs, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn exposes and challenges racist attitudes in the Southern United States at the close of the 19th century. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

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If ever there was a story written based unabashedly on adventure and trouble, this is it.

There are treasure hunts and murderers on the run in this book that will keep you spellbound. Tom and his half-brother, Sid, lived with their aunt, Polly. Tom was a boisterous young fellow who constantly found himself in rather awkward situations that landed him into trouble. These situations were however exceedingly hilarious.

On one occasion, Tom dirtied his clothes in a fight and his punishment was to whitewash the fence the following day. He cunningly got his friends to not only beg to do the work for him but also to pay him for the privilege!

Tom and his friend, Huckleberry Finn visited the graveyard one night and witnessed the murder of Dr. Robinson. In fear they ran away to an island but soon came back home when they learned that their parents thought they were dead. But what became of the murderer on the run?

Tom Sawyer is a story told in such an engaging manner that you'll want to read it all in one sitting. The characters are vibrant and alive and the language simple, fun and engaging. If you have the stomach for such a story full of humor and horror, this book will not disappoint. If ever there was a story written based unabashedly on adventure and trouble, this is it.

There are treasure hunts and murderers on the run in this book that will keep you spellbound. Tom and his half-brother, Sid, lived with their aunt, Polly. Tom was a boisterous young fellow who constantly found himself in rather awkward situations that landed him into trouble. These situations were however exceedingly hilarious.

On one occasion, Tom dirtied his clothes in a fight and his punishment was to whitewash the fence the following day. He cunningly got his friends to not only beg to do the work for him but also to pay him for the privilege!

Tom and his friend, Huckleberry Finn visited the graveyard one night and witnessed the murder of Dr. Robinson. In fear they ran away to an island but soon came back home when they learned that their parents thought they were dead. But what became of the murderer on the run?

Tom Sawyer is a story told in such an engaging manner that you'll want to read it all in one sitting. The characters are vibrant and alive and the language simple, fun and engaging. If you have the stomach for such a story full of humor and horror, this book will not disappoint.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

This   carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Travel Writings of Mark Twain" is   formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of   contents.
It is a complete collection of Mark Twain's travel writings - including   `The Innocents Abroad', `Roughing It', `A Tramp Abroad', `Following the   Equator' and  `Some Rambling Notes of   an Idle Excursion`  - presented in a   single volume. 
Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe for San Francisco   and New York newspapers as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad,   published in 1869, is a caricature of the sentimental travel books popular in   the mid-nineteenth century. Mark Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on   hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past, and was as mocking   about American manners as it was about European attitudes.
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), the American   author whose classic works of fiction are notable for their narrative voice,   humour and social criticism.

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