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

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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

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer est le premier roman que Mark Twain écrit seul. Il est publié en 1876, d'abord en Angleterre en juin, puis aux États-Unis en décembre.

Tom Sawyer est un orphelin d'une dizaine d'années qui vit sur les bords du Mississipi et cause bien des soucis à sa tante Molly. Pour les yeux de la jolie Becky, il fait les 400 coups et se retrouve plus souvent à vagabonder avec son ami Huckleberry que sur les bancs de l'école.

Les aventures de Tom Sawyer

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Based on Mark Twain's 1872 autobiographical novel, Roughing It follows the   travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861-1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his   brother Orion Clemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada   Territory, on a stagecoach journey west. Twain consulted his brother's diary   to refresh his memory and borrowed heavily from his active imagination for   many stories in the novel. Roughing It illustrates many of Twain's early   adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting,   real-estate speculation, a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and his   beginnings as a writer.
Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910),   quintessential American humorist, lecturer, essayist, and author wrote The   Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Roughing It

Mark Twain nous décrit les frasques et mésaventures de Tom Sawyer, un petit garçon d'une dizaine d'années à l'esprit vif et débordant d'imagination. La ville de Saint Petersburg, sur le Mississippi, est le théâtre de ces aventures. Tom et son demi-frère Sidsont élevé par sa tante Polly à la suite de la mort de ses parents. 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...

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

Un détective amateur, Archy Stillmann, possède l'incroyable don de détecter les objets grâce à un flair hors norme. À bien des égards, il surpasse Sherlock Holmes : alors que tout deux sont impliqués dans la résolution d'un crime, Archy contredit l'enquêteur britannique sur ses démonstrations et conclusions... (« Plus fort que Sherlock Holmes »)

Un train se retrouve coincé en pleine tempête de neige et au beau milieu de nulle part. Les voyageurs, glacés jusqu'aux os et peu à peu affamés, décident de goûter à la chair humaine... (« Cannibalisme en voyage »)

Voici là un recueil de sept nouvelles policières dans lesquelles Mark Twain s'amuse à dépoussiérer les clichés des romans populaires, et à rendre le genre plus vivant qu'il ne l'a jamais été.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) est le nom de plume de Samuel Langhorne Clemens, écrivain, essayiste et humoriste américain. Il devient imprimeur suite au décès de son père puis exerce le métier de journaliste, qui le mène à voyager en Europe en tant que correspondant de presse. Son enfance au Missouri a grandement influencé ses ouvres, des classiques de la littérature de jeunesse. Ses histoires ont été adaptées de nombreuses fois, avec par exemple le film « Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn » (1994), avec Elijah Wood, et l'animation Disney « Le Prince et le Pauvre » (1990).

Plus fort que Sherlock Holmes

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

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