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Is there any danger that a majority of the race will become insane? Liber Scriptorum. First edition, number 32 of only numbered copies signed by each of the contributors, the most prominent being Mark Twain "The Californian's Tale," page —the first appearance of this story , Theodore Roosevelt "A Shot at a Bull Elk," page and Andrew Carnegie "Genius Illustrated from Burns," page An altogether impressive collection of the works and signatures of leading lateth century literary figures, a beautiful copy in original publisher's morocco-gilt binding.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Photograph signed. Looking for something new to read? Trust real people, not robots, to give you book recommendations. Or sign up with an email address. Many of his later hallmarks are evident here, from his witty observations about otherwise trivial moments to the presence of a galloping, entertaining plot.
You probably already recognize that the Gilded Age refers to the three decades that followed the Civil War, but what you might not know is that t his is the book that coined the term. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. A coming-of-age novel for the ages, this is the story of Tom Sawyer: an aspiring troublemaker, idyllic romantic, devilish orphan, and young dreamer.
He carries out his antics under the weary eye of his Aunt Polly, all the while endeavoring to romance Becky Thatcher, the new girl in town and daughter of the local judge. But even a murder and a funeral — his own, by the way — cannot curb his mischief-making. Though it might be eclipsed these days by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , this unrepentantly cracking book is still an American classic. In many ways, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is even more wry than the former in part due to the creative license that its third-person point of view affords Twain.
Imbued with such exuberance, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer perfectly captures both the innocence and irreverence of youth, seen through the eyes of a boy who embodies boyhood best of all. In and , Twain embarked on a second month trip through Central Europe and the Alps.
As discerning readers might be able to tell, Twain was once an innocent, now a tramp. However, he is one of the most endearing tramps in this uproariously epic book, which serves up an entertaining travelogue and social critique of the world all in one.
But it is still a triumph in the realm of travel writing, and a formative piece of commentary in its own right. For a book that needs no introduction, many people rush to regard it.
Most critics call it the Great American Novel. Huckleberry Finn, a thirteen-year-old boy, is kidnapped from town by the local drunkard — his own father. He ends up escaping with a runaway slave, Jim.
As the odd pair drifts southward along the great Mississippi River on a rickety raft, they encounter and become embroiled in episodic comic hijinks, from con men and fake deaths to a raging family feud nineteenth-century style.
Their struggle to defy society results in a gloriously rich narrative of boyhood adventure. No pockets in the armor. No way to manage certain requirements of nature. Maria says:. April 11, at am. Leave a Reply Name required Email required Message. Wordpress Hashcash needs javascript to work, but your browser has javascript disabled. Your comment will be queued in Akismet!
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