Bøger af Mark Twain

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One of the best-known classics of American literature, Mark Twain's indelible novel of boyhood, friendship, and adventure. Few works of fiction are more known and beloved for keenly documenting the triumphs, trials, exultations, and despairs of boyhood than The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Set in 1840s Missouri, Mark Twain's picaresque novel follows a rambunctious, rebellious rascal whose exploits are the delight of the town boys and the bane of the adults trying to "civilize" them at home, in school, and at church. Tom and his friends, including Huck Finn (the son of the town drunk and star of Twain's subsequent masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), skip school and run away, play pirates and robbers, go hunting in caves, fake their own deaths, poke around haunted houses, frolic along the river banks, and triumphantly interrupt their own funeral sermons. They believe in magic and superstitions, witness body snatchers and murder, and search for-and find-buried treasure. Twain's mastery of satire and droll humor, his unparalleled narrative skill in capturing the incomparable fierce joys of childhood, and his piercing attentiveness to the ever-present tension between the freedom of adolescence and the confining expectations of social propriety have made this timeless tale of Americana a revered classic for generations that continues to enthrall readers today. This deluxe edition features French flaps, a deckle edge, and a stunning cover designed using authentic printers and metal/wood type manufactured in the 1840s.

Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 captivating illustrationsSummary: Comprehensive overview of the storyCharacters List: Detailed descriptions of key charactersAuthor Biography: Insightful look into Mark Twain's lifeDive into the timeless adventures of Tom Sawyer with this beautifully illustrated edition of Mark Twain's classic novel. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" takes readers on a journey through the mischievous and imaginative world of a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.Witness the challenges of first love and the bonds of friendship as you follow Tom Sawyer and his pals on adventurous adventures like treasure hunts and pirate exploits. This book, which is set in the charming Missouri town of St. Petersburg, perfectly portrays the spirit of childhood with its comedy, innocence, and examination of social conventions.This special edition enhances the reading experience with 20 vivid illustrations that bring key scenes to life, making it perfect for readers of all ages. Additionally, it includes a comprehensive summary, a detailed characters list, and an insightful biography of Mark Twain, providing deeper context and appreciation for the story and its creator.Whether you are revisiting a beloved classic or discovering it for the first time, this edition of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" promises an engaging and enriching experience. Get ready to relive the adventures of Tom, Huck, and Becky as they navigate the joys and challenges of growing up in one of America's most cherished tales.

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH MARK TWAIN'S CLASSIC NOVELWritten by Mark Twain in 1889, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court tells the story of Hank Morgan, the quintessential self-reliant New Englander, a 19th-century engineer from Connecticut.After a severe blow to the head, Hank awakens to find himself inexplicably transported back in time and space to early medieval England during the reign of King Arthur. After a bit of confusion and his capture by one of King Arthur's knights, Hank realizes where he is and uses his technological knowledge to fool people into believing that he is a powerful magician. He becomes a rival of Merlin, who appears to be a fraud next to him, and gains the trust of King Arthur.Hank tries to make people's lives better by attempting to modernize the past. He is disgusted at the way the Barons treat the common people and tries to implement democratic ideas and reforms but is unable to change things and prevent the death of King Arthur.Twain wrote the book as a caricature of the romantic notions of chivalry and a satire of servitude and sovereignty. He celebrates plain and simple ingenuity as well as democratic values. Through this story where the past and present collide, Twain exposes the fragility of both utopias, destroying the myth of the romantic ideal as well as his own era's faith in scientific and social progress."You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus"

”Jeg sagde til mig selv, at de ville følge sporet af den sækfuld sten ned til flodbredden og så ville de trække vod i floden efter mig. Og de ville følge melsporet til søen og følge afløbet fra den for at finde røverne der slog mig ihjel og tog stenene. De ville aldrig søge i floden efter andet end mit lig. Og det ville de snart blive træt af og ikke tænke mere på mig.”Drengen Huckleberry Finn vokser op i de amerikanske sydstater hos sin fordrukne far. På et tidspunkt bliver han så træt af at få tæv af sin far og alle de andre, der ser sig sure på ham, at han beslutter sig for at få folk til at tro, han er død, så han kan stikke af uden at have nogen i hælene. Nu tager Huck os med på et virvar af sjove eventyr og roder sig ind og ud af de mærkeligste kattepiner.”Huckleberry Finn” udkom første gang i 1884 er en af de absolutte klassikere inden for amerikansk litteratur. Denne oversættelse er fra 1962.Mark Twain er pseudonym for den amerikanske forfatter Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), som blandt andet står bag klassikerne ”Tom Sawyer” og ”Huckleberry Finn”. Mark Twain debuterede med ”The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” og skrev sidenhen et væld af romaner, essays og faglitterære bøger. Kort før sin død skrev Mark Twain sin selvbiografi med instrukser om, at den først skulle udgives 100 år efter hans død, sandsynligvis på grund af hans meget åbenhjertige udtalelser i bogen.

This is the famous story of a young boy's voyage down the great Mississippi River. A story of adventure, of rich imagination and the strong desire for freedom. Huck meets Jim, a runaway slave, and they begin their exciting river voyage. Along the way the two boys meet all kinds of people...

"En begravelse i Nevada – og andre fortællinger" indeholder 15 af Mark Twains bedste, mest muntre og humoristiske noveller. Fælles for novellerne er, at de alle rummer en snert af den samfundskritiske og –satiriske tone, som den store, amerikanske forfatter er så kendt for.Mark Twain er pseudonym for den amerikanske forfatter Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), som blandt andet står bag klassikerne "Tom Sawyer" og "Huckleberry Finn". Mark Twain debuterede med "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" og skrev sidenhen et væld af romaner, essays og faglitterære bøger. Kort før sin død skrev Mark Twain sin selvbiografi med instrukser om, at den først skulle udgives 100 år efter hans død, sandsynligvis på grund af hans meget åbenhjertige udtalelser i bogen.

Tom Sawyer og hans kammerater roder sig altid ud i spændende situationer, og nogle gange er det ved at gå galt. For det meste er det deres egen skyld. For Tom ved selvfølgelig godt, at hans tante vil jagte ham med spanskrøret, når hun opdager, at han har stjålet syltetøj i spisekammeret. Alligevel kan han ikke dy sig. Mark Twains klassiske fortællinger om Tom Sawyer, hans venner og deres liv ved Mississippifloden i 1800-tallet er her genfortalt for børn. Bogen er fyldt med sjove historier og er perfekt til højtlæsning.Mark Twain er pseudonym for den amerikanske forfatter Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), som blandt andet står bag klassikerne "Tom Sawyer" og "Huckleberry Finn". Mark Twain debuterede med "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" og skrev sidenhen et væld af romaner, essays og faglitterære bøger. Kort før sin død skrev Mark Twain sin selvbiografi med instrukser om, at den først skulle udgives 100 år efter hans død, sandsynligvis på grund af hans meget åbenhjertige udtalelser i bogen.

"Hvem stjal elefanten?" indeholder ti humoristiske noveller af den amerikanske forfatter Mark Twain, der på underfundig og indigneret vis kritiserer det amerikanske samfund omkring år 1900.Mark Twain er pseudonym for den amerikanske forfatter Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), som blandt andet står bag klassikerne "Tom Sawyer" og "Huckleberry Finn". Mark Twain debuterede med "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" og skrev sidenhen et væld af romaner, essays og faglitterære bøger. Kort før sin død skrev Mark Twain sin selvbiografi med instrukser om, at den først skulle udgives 100 år efter hans død, sandsynligvis på grund af hans meget åbenhjertige udtalelser i bogen.

"Fornøjelige fortællinger" er en samling af den amerikanske forfatter Mark Twains mest berømte og humoristiske fortællinger samt mange mindre kendte, men ikke mindre morsomme historier. Titler som "Niagara", "Blandt mormoner", "Mit ur", "Springfrøen" og andre vil vække genkendelsens glæde hos mange, og de, der for første gang stifter bekendtskab med Mark Twain, vil klukke af latter. Man må simpelthen overgive sig!Mark Twain er en af verdenslitteraturens største humorister. Hans humor bliver aldrig forældet, den er almenmenneskelig og virker lige frisk og fornøjelig i dag, som da han selv levede.Mark Twain er pseudonym for den amerikanske forfatter Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), som blandt andet står bag klassikerne "Tom Sawyer" og "Huckleberry Finn". Mark Twain debuterede med "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" og skrev sidenhen et væld af romaner, essays og faglitterære bøger. Kort før sin død skrev Mark Twain sin selvbiografi med instrukser om, at den først skulle udgives 100 år efter hans død, sandsynligvis på grund af hans meget åbenhjertige udtalelser i bogen.

Begleiten Sie Twains Helden Henry Adams, den ärmsten Milionär der Welt, auf seinen abenteuerlichen Wegen durch die Weltmetropole London im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert...

Tom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays and their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince, heir to King Henry VIII of England, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes, and their identities become confused. Soon the prince is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince.

Mark Twains famous story of a very mischevious boy, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, are brought to life on this abridged, downloadable audiobook edition by the American voice actor, William Dufris. On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with the murderer, can he escape unharmed?

Huckleberry Finn gongur fyri vág og vind í heimbýnum. Ein hjartagóð einkja roynir at fáa eitt hampafólk burtur úr honum, men hann orkar ikki fyri henni og rýmir út á eina sandoyggj úti í Mississippi. Har hittir hann Jim, nekaratrælin, sum er rýmdur. Teir gera ein flaka, og saman sigla teir oman eftir ánni og vóna at finna frælsi og sømilig kor.Bókin er ein klassikari og ógvuliga stuttlig. Hon lýsir væl viðurskiftini hjá svørtum fyri mongum árum síðani í amerikansku suðurstatunum.

"Following the Equator" is an ancient humor adventure story book written by Mark Twain. Twain describes his adventures on a global tour in this literary masterwork, which mixtures elements of memoir, humor, and social satire. With this genre-defying work, Twain gives his studies, ideas, and reflections about many civilizations, landscapes, and peoples he encounters along the line of the equator. Through the bustling marketplace of Bombay to the appropriate majesty of the Hawaiian Islands, Twain's narrative is filled with wit, expertise, and his signature satirical aptitude. "Following the Equator" offers a particular opinion into the overdue nineteenth century international tapestry, delving into issue depend of colonialism, imperialism, and interplay among cultures with both humor and poignancy. Twain's recognition invites viewers to consider the complexity of human nature and the importance of the world's interconnection. Using its rich prose and effective imagery, "Following the Equator" goes past conventional travel literature, acting as a timeless reflection on the human circumstance's emotions of curiosity, discovery, and wanderlust. Mark Twain's wit and intelligence show through on this excellent account of his global tour.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The changes, deletions, and additions that Mark Twain made in the first half of the original manuscript (changes that are larger and more numerous and significant than those he made in the second half) indicate that he frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational work than the book he finally published. He deleted an episode in which whites at a religious camp meeting try to avoid the embraces of a black slave woman - a woman who may think, mistakenly, that she has just been freed. And even in its smallest variations - such as the consistent alteration of vicious rawhide whippings to ordinary cowhide whippings - the original manuscript demonstrates the skill, the restraint, and the constraints that affected Mark Twain's creative process.

Those Extraordinary Twins, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable book falls within the genres of Language and Literatures, American and Canadian literature

Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the Worlds finest literature.Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before: the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these books feel extra special and look striking on any shelf.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is 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 lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid. Tom dirties his clothes in a fight and is made to whitewash the fence the next day as a punishment. He cleverly persuades his friends to trade him small treasures for the privilege of doing his work.

Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by American writer Mark Twain, first published in 1894. The story revolves around two boys, one born into slavery, and the other, born to the white master. A young slave woman wanting to protect her son from the horrors of slavery, switched at birth her light-skinned infant with the master's white son. This rather simple plot is a most compelling drama that bristles with suspense as it contains all the elements of a classic 19th-century mystery including, reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, and a tense courtroom scene. Set in the fictional frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century, the book turned from a farce to a tragedy in the course of Twain's writing and the result was a profound meditation on race and identity in America. His female character, Roxana, the light skinned slave, is a compelling tragic heroine. David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson is a wise yet unorthodox lawyer who collects fingerprints as a hobby. Considered to be quite eccentric, people do not frequent his law practice until he solves a local murder in which two foreigners are falsely accused. Murder and mayhem precede a courtroom scene that ranks as one of the most memorable in American literature. Witty, absorbing, and widely acknowledged as the greatest of his later works, this was Twain's last novel about the antebellum South, His most searing ironic vision of race in America, his satire humorously and pointedly lambastes everything from small-town politics and religious beliefs to slavery and racism.