Explore Mark Twain's greatest books, from timeless adventures to sharp wit and humor. Discover the classics that shaped ...

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 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." ...

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." ...

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 ...

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 ...

After the discussion, have students compose a culminating writing, using one of the quotes below as a starting point: He (Mark Twain) was curiously and intimately American. No other author had ...

Four new graphic novels showcase a range of approaches and ... like other enslaved people, only spoke in Mark Twain’s minstrel dialect to hide his true self from white people.

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 ...

A person who has an absurd love of Kentucky might well say that author and humorist Mark Twain — birth name Samuel Clemens — ...

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 ...