From the inscription in this copy of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," the book appears to have been a Christmas gift from Twain to his daughter Clara Clemens in 1886. The inscription is signed "From Papa." ...
Marianna Mayer, Adapted by, Mark Twain, Author, Marianna Mayer, Author Dial Books $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-8037-2099-2 Made less satirical than Mark Twain's classic and simplified for younger ...
From the Adventures of Tom and Huck to The Mysterious Stranger, these seven books showcase Mark Twain, a classic genius as a fearless literary icon and social critic. Mark Twain's works embody the ...
This book has not the fresh frolicsomeness of the ... The method is that discursive method which Mark Twain has led us to expect of him. The story of a man who had a claim against the United ...
Mark Twain is famous for writing countless books that changed the face of American literature — whether fiction or nonfiction. (See also: the number of acclaimed writers who have revisited his ...
Mark Twain, Introductory Note to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ernest Hemingway declared that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." ...
Mark Twain's books are considered less for their own sake than for the light they throw on their author -which, in a way, is too bad, since Mr. Kaplan's literary comments are always perceptive and ...
"James" by Percival EverettIt was a big year for the writer whose publisher used to be Minnesota-based Graywolf Press.
Move over, Mark Twain: Percival Everett's novel "James" is a revolutionary ... "I Heard Her Call My Name" is a brave and timely book that describes Lucy Sante's life and her struggle to be true to ...
These books have provoked thought ... the first autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, Willa Cather's My Ántonia, Free to Choose by Milton and Rose Friedman and ...