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This audiobook is a collection of Mark Twain's anti-imperialist writings (newspaper articles, interviews, speeches, letters, essays and pamphlets).

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.

Mark Twain, a celebrated American author, was not only known for his wit but also for his outspoken anti-imperialist views. His writings, including "Anti-Imperialist Essays," reflect a critical perspective on American expansionism, particularly during the late 19th century when the United States acquired overseas territories. Twain's essays delve into the ethical dilemmas and adverse consequences of imperialism, offering a dissenting voice against imperial ambitions. Through his sharp and incisive prose, Twain challenges the prevailing notions of manifest destiny and advocates for a more ...

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a timeless classic written by Mark Twain, originally published in 1876. It follows the mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, along the Mississippi River. The novel chronicles Tom's escapades, from his adventures with his best friend Huckleberry Finn to his romantic interest in Becky Thatcher. Set in the pre-Civil War era, the story captures the essence of childhood, friendship, and the thrill of exploring the world around you. With its vivid characters, humorous anecdotes, and vivid portrayal of life ...

Moins connu que Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer, Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn est souvent considéré comme le chef-d'œuvre de Twain, et comme le livre fondateur de la littérature américaine moderne. Il est raconté à la première personne par Huckleberry "Huck" Finn. La Vie et Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé, l'un des romans les plus publiés de l'histoire, raconte l'histoire d'un jeune Anglais naufragé dans une tempête et contraint de se débrouiller seul sur une île isolée... du moins le croit-il.

Explore the wild world of the southern United States in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. These books are known for their adventurous spirit and their portrayal of the southern reaches of America.

Familiarize-se com os mais importantes escritos americanos, através de uma cuidadosa selecção de 300 citações, introduzindo as suas principais ideias e delineando com clareza a estrutura do seu trabalho. Descubra novos aspectos ou aprofunde-se nos pensamentos de Mark Twain, Henry-David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, para expandir a sua mente e conhecimento sobre a nossa cultura.

Mark Twain é um dos escritores mais espirituosos e prolíficos de todos os tempos. É conhecido principalmente por "As Aventuras de Tom Sawyer" e a sua sequela, "As Aventuras de Huckleberry Finn", que é muitas vezes chamado o Grande Romance Americano. Ele foi elogiado como "o maior humorista que este país produziu" e William Faulkner chamou-lhe "o pai da literatura americana".

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, más conocido como Mark Twain. Nació el 30 de noviembre de 1835 en Florida, Missouri, Estados Unidos. Sus mejores obras se caracterizan por un franco y a veces irreverente sentido del humor; por un acentuado realismo, y por un profundo odio a la hipocresía y a la opresión.

Saladin Foster and his wife, Electra, are jolted out of their tranquility by the stunning news that a distant relative has left them $30,000. The one condition is that the couple must be able to prove "that they had taken no notice of the gift by spoken word or by letter, had made no inquiries concerning the [ship] Moribund's progress toward the everlasting tropics, and had not attended the funeral." This condition leads to some major difficulties.

Told in the unmistakable voice of America’s immortal storyteller, this chronicle of a vanishing past is a tale of two journeys. The first is that of Samuel Clemens, young antebellum-era steamboat pilot who navigates wide-eyed passengers on the Mississippi. And the second tells of a reflective Mark Twain. He’d return, years later, to observe the inevitable and dismaying post-Civil War developments along the currents of the ever-changing Great River.

Twain es uno de los grandes autores norteamericanos cuyas obras deberían ser de lectura más que recomendada para la gente joven de hoy en día. Además de una cantidad increíble de artículos, ensayos, cuentos y novelas para el público adulto, Twain escribió algunos de los relatos que más se han adaptado para el cine y la televisión y que han dado muchísimo que hablar a lo largo de estos cien años transcurridos sin el genial autor estadounidense.

Two wealthy gentlemen decide to give a poor stranger a million-pound bank note to see what he will do with it. The results are very unexpected.

This collecton features some of Twain's best known stories as well as some lesser-known gems, such as "A Mysterious Visit", "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut", and "The Loves Of Alonzo Fitz-Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton".

In this hilarious spoof of the detective story, a team of detectives try unsuccessfully to capture an stolen white elephant. This dramatized version features a full cast of characters.

A town that prides itself on its honesty finds itself severely tested. One of the demons Mark Twain always set out to slay was the myth that the citizens of the American republic are inherently more virtuous than others. By the invention of an elaborate hoax, a kind of giant practical joke, Twain has his hero turn the town of Hadleyburg inside out and, in the process, teach the hypocrites who dwell there a lesson in humility and moral realism.

This tale, one of Twain's most anthologized, tells the story of a practical joke and its very unexpected consequences.

Mark Twain composed this short essay on the "art of lying" in 1885 for a meeting of the Historical and Antiquarian Club of Hartford, Connecticut. In the essay, Twain laments the four ways in which men of America's Gilded Age employ man's "most faithful friend". The essay, Twain notes, was "offered for the thirty-dollar prize," but it "did not take the prize."

American writer Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain has given us some literary gems with Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and his travel adventures in 19th-century Europe and to Australia and New Zealand. In How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, Twain discusses the telling of stories, rather than providing more stories.

After Hank Morgan of Hartford, Connecticut, takes a blow to the head, he inexplicably awakens in sixth-century Camelot. At first lost and confused, the time traveler soon realizes that he can use modern knowledge and his ability to foretell the future to his advantage. Consequently, he is granted a place in the king’s court as Arthur’s right-hand man. When the Catholic Church grows fearful of his power, the Connecticut Yankee aims higher and concocts a grandiose plan to bring American ideals to sixth-century England to change the future.