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Format: XI, 500 S.

Series Statement: The Mark Twain papers

Language: English

Author information: Twain, Mark 1835-1910

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Format: XI, 500 S. , Ill. , 24 cm

Edition: 3. printing

ISBN: 0520015010

Series Statement: The Mark Twain papers / ed. board: Walter Blair ...

Language: English

Author information: Twain, Mark 1835-1910

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Edition: Unabridged

ISBN: 9781483089638

Series Statement: Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

Content: " Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the enjoyment never ends. Just what did boys do in a small town during the mid-1800s, a time when there were no televisions, no arcades, and no videos? They whitewashed fences, floated down rivers, traded marbles, formed secret societies, smoked pipes, and, on occasion, managed to attend their own funerals. Yes, they may have been a bit mischievous, but as Aunt Polly said of Tom when she believed him to be dead, He was the best-hearted boy that ever was. Aunt Polly's sentiments reveal one of Mark Twain's cardinal philosophies: In this deceitful and infirm world, innocence can be found only in the heart of a boy. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a humorous and nostalgic book depicting the carefree days of boyhood in a small Midwestern town. The characters are based on Twain's schoolmates and the town, Hannibal, Missouri, is where Twain grew up. "

Content: Biographisches: " Mark Twain (1835–" Rezension(2): " AudioFile :Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are delightful companions for any audiobook listenerAdventure, humor, social commentary and superstition are skillfully blended through picaresque language in a work that is naturally suited to the audio format. " Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com target=_blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/audiofile_logo.jpg alt=AudioFile Magazine border=0 /〉〈/a〉:Grover Gardner slips inside the humor and drama of this classic, casting a spell that vividly creates Twain's nineteenth-century setting for listeners. Whether dramatizing the exchange between two boys about to fight or that of clever Tom outwitting goodhearted Aunt Polly, Gardner highlights all the virtues of Twain's prose: that sly sense of humor, those deep insights into the human heart, whether glimpsed at a church funeral, a schoolyard, or a picnic gone wrong. As narrator, Gardner excels at pacing Twain's story to deliver maximum drama, while creating memorable characters through accent and tone. Gardner's ability to capture a specific sense of time and place while also conveying Twain's timeless insights about human nature make this production one the author himself could happily approve. J.C.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine" Rezension(4): "〈a href=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com target=_blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/audiofile_logo.jpg alt=AudioFile Magazine border=0 /〉〈/a〉:Jim Weiss is a wonderful storyteller, expansive and droll, with a gentle, ironic voice and a fine sense of timing. He also excels at character sketches, and listeners will be amused by his Tom, Aunt Polly, Becky, and Huck, among others. This production is a storyteller's version of the children's classic, though, so listeners should expect to move quickly from whitewashing the fence, to meeting Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, to the graveyard scene. Weiss chooses only the highlights in this hour-long version. Though such brevity could distress loyal readers of the original, in the capable hands of Weiss, it may be a good way to tempt young listeners to read the book on their own. J.C.G. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine"

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (395 p.)

Edition: [2nd ed.].

ISBN: 1-283-27863-4 , 9786613278630 , 0-520-95060-7

Series Statement: Mark Twain library

Uniform Title: Short stories. Selections

Content: o Includes the authoritative texts for eleven pieces written between 1868 and 1902o Publishes, for the first time, the complete text of "Villagers of 1840-3," Mark Twain's astounding feat of memoryo Features a biographical directory and notes that reflect extensive new research on Mark Twain's early life in MissouriThroughout his career, Mark Twain frequently turned for inspiration to memories of his youth in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. What has come to be known as the Matter of Hannibal inspired two of his most famous books, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and provided the basis for the eleven pieces reprinted here. Most of these selections (eight of them fiction and three of them autobiographical) were never completed, and all were left unpublished. Written between 1868 and 1902, they include a diverse assortment of adventures, satires, and reminiscences in which the characters of his own childhood and of his best-loved fiction, particularly Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, come alive again. The autobiographical recollections culminate in an astounding feat of memory titled "Villagers of 1840-3" in which the author, writing for himself alone at the age of sixty-one, recalls with humor and pathos the characters of some one hundred and fifty people from his childhood. Accompanied by notes that reflect extensive new research on Mark Twain's early life in Missouri, the selections in this volume offer a revealing view of Mark Twain's varied and repeated attempts to give literary expression to the Matter of Hannibal.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , FOREWORD -- , Boy's Manuscript -- , Letter to William Bowen -- , Tuppervilh-Dolobsville -- , Clairvoyant -- , Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer among the Indians -- , Jane Lampton Clemens -- , Villagers of 1840-3 -- , Hellfire Hotchkiss -- , Tom Sawyers Conspiracy -- , Schoolhouse Hill -- , HuckFinn -- , Explanatory Notes -- , Biographical Directory -- , References -- , Note on the Text , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-27150-5

Language: English

DOI: 10.1525/9780520950603

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Format: 504 S.

ISBN: 9788026873808

Content: This carefully crafted ebook: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived. Tom Sawyer's best friends include Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn, who will get him into troubles, but also accompany him in glorious adventures... "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - Huckleberry "Huck" Finn and his friend, Tom Sawyer, have each come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adventures. Huck is placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who, together with her stringent sister, Miss Watson, are attempting to "civilize" him and teach him religion. Finding civilized life confining, his spirits are raised somewhat when Tom Sawyer helps him to escape one night past Miss Watson's slave Jim, to meet up with Tom's gang of self-proclaimed "robbers."

Language: German

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Format: xviii, 346 Seiten.

ISBN: 978-1-009-30129-9

Content: Having a phrenological 'head reading' was one of the most significant fads of the nineteenth century - a means for better knowing oneself and a guide for self-improvement. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) had a lifelong yet long overlooked interest in phrenology, the pseudoscience claiming to correlate skull features with specialized brain areas and higher mental traits. Twain's books are laced with phrenological terms and concepts, and he lampooned the head readers in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He was influenced by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who also used his humor to assail head readers and educate the public. Finger shows that both humorists accepted certain features of phrenology, but not their skull-based ideas. By examining a fascinating topic at the intersection of literature and the history of neuroscience, this engaging study will appeal to readers interested in phrenology, science, medicine, American history, and the lives and works of Twain and Holmes

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Apr 2023). - The birth of a controversial doctrine -- Coming to America -- Skeptical in Hannibal -- The river, the West, and phrenology abroad -- Mark Twain's "small test" -- Tom, Huck, and the head readers -- More head readings and a phrenological farewell -- Young Holmes and phrenology in Boston -- An American in Paris -- Quackery and Holmes's head reading -- Holmes's professor on "bumpology" -- Holmes's "medicated novels" -- Mr. Clemens and Dr. Holmes -- Phrenology assessed

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-00-930125-1

Language: English

Subjects: American Studies