Roughing It pdf Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature by Mark Twain. It was written in 1870–71 and published in 1872, as a prequel to his first travel book The Innocents Abroad. The book follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867. Roughing It Summary…
A Tramp Abroad pdf A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris, through central and southern Europe. A Tramp Abroad Summary A Tramp Abroad is a…
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc pdf Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain that recounts the life of Joan of Arc. It is Twain’s last completed novel, published when he was 61 years old. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Summary Book…
The Diaries of Adam and Eve pdf EXTRACTS FROM ADAM’S DIARY (1904) and EVE’S DIARY (1906) are essentially send-ups of the scripture, in which Twain parodied Genesis, the parables of creation and original sin, and Eve’s role in the fall of humankind. The Diaries of Adam and Eve Summary EVE’S DIARY, accompanied by the stunning…
Mark Twain Sketches pdf Sketches New and Old is a collection of short stories by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875. Summary of Mark Twain Sketches All the stories are fictional except for “The Case of George Fisher.” It includes the short story “A Ghost Story”, among others. Details Of Mark Twain Sketches pdf Book Name…
The American Claimant pdf The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Twain wrote the novel with the help of phonographic dictation, the first author to do so. This was also an attempt to write a book without mention of the weather, the first of its kind in fictitious…
The Stolen White Elephant pdf “The Stolen White Elephant” is a short story written by Mark Twain and published in 1882 by James R. Osgood. In this detective mystery, a Siamese white elephant, en route from Siam to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The Stolen White Elephant Summary “The…
Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses pdf “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses” is an 1895 essay by Mark Twain, written as a satire and criticism of the writings of James Fenimore Cooper. Drawing on examples from The Deerslayer and The Pathfinder from Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, the essay claims Cooper is guilty of verbose writing, poor plotting, glaring inconsistencies, overused clichés, cardboard characterizations, and a host…
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County pdf “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. The story has also been published as “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” and “The Notorious Jumping Frog…
Mark Twain Letters pdf Letters from the Earth is a posthumously published work of celebrated American author Mark Twain (1835–1910) collated by Bernard DeVoto. It comprises essays written during a difficult time in Twain’s life (1904–09), when he was deeply in debt and had recently lost his wife and one of his daughters. Summary of Mark Twain Letters Clara…
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today pdf The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner first published in 1873. It satirizes greed and political corruption in post–Civil War America. Although not one of Twain’s best-known works, it has appeared in more than one hundred editions…
Extracts from Adam’s Diary pdf “Extracts from Adam’s Diary: Translated from the Original Ms.” is a comic short story by the American humorist and writer Mark Twain. It was first published as a book in 1904, by Harper & Bros. with numerous illustrations by Frederick Strothmann. The story was first published in 1893, The Niagara Book,…