Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches
Title | Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Twain |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 1994-09-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0140434178 |
These short fiction and prose pieces display the variety of Twain's imaginative invention, his diverse talents, and his extraordinary emotional range. Twain was a master of virtually every prose genre; in fables and stories, speeches and essays, he skilfully adapted, extended or satirized literary conventions, guided only by his unruly imagination. From the comic wit that sparkles in maxims from 'Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar,' to the parodic perfection of 'An Awful - Terrible Medieval Romance,' to the satirical delights of The Innocents Abroad and Roughing It; from the warm nostalgia of 'Early Days' to the bitter, brooding tone of 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg' to the anti-imperial vehemence of 'To the Person Sitting in the Darkness' and the poignant grief expressed in 'Death of Jean', Twain emerges in this volume in many guises, all touched by genius. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches
Title | Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Twain |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1994-09-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780140434170 |
These short fiction and prose pieces display the variety of Twain's imaginative invention, his diverse talents, and his extraordinary emotional range. Twain was a master of virtually every prose genre; in fables and stories, speeches and essays, he skilfully adapted, extended or satirized literary conventions, guided only by his unruly imagination. From the comic wit that sparkles in maxims from 'Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar,' to the parodic perfection of 'An Awful - Terrible Medieval Romance,' to the satirical delights of The Innocents Abroad and Roughing It; from the warm nostalgia of 'Early Days' to the bitter, brooding tone of 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg' to the anti-imperial vehemence of 'To the Person Sitting in the Darkness' and the poignant grief expressed in 'Death of Jean', Twain emerges in this volume in many guises, all touched by genius. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches & Essays: 1891-1910
Title | Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches & Essays: 1891-1910 PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Twain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1096 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Celebrities |
ISBN |
A two-volume set that contains more than 270 speeches, sketches, short stories, maxims, and other writings by Mark Twain.
Collected tales, sketches, speeches, and essays. 2 vol
Title | Collected tales, sketches, speeches, and essays. 2 vol PDF eBook |
Author | Mark TWAIN |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Mark Twain
Title | Mark Twain PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Twain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1076 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays
Title | Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Twain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1148 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | American essays |
ISBN |
Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches & Essays: 1852-1890
Title | Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches & Essays: 1852-1890 PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Twain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Humorous stories, American |
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