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  • Pudd’nhead Wilson
    Mark Twain
    Two men switched at birth discover the truth about their heritage and neither will ever be the same. A novel about fate and racism, this was Twain’s late important novel. There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. ...
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    22,94 €

  • A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
    Mark Twain
    After a blow to the head, American, Hank Morgan wakes up in England. Specifically King Arthur’s England of 528. With no other options Morgan uses his knowledge of science to pass himself off as a great wizard. This earns him the enmity of Merlin. Biting social commentary and laugh out loud humor make this book a classic. ...
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    27,58 €

  • Sherlock Holmes
    Mark Twain
    A Double Barreled Detective Story by Mark Twain features Sherlock Holmes in the American west. Twain uses Sherlock Holmes to brilliantly parody the entire mystery genre. Holmes slavishly employs the scientific method to a ridiculous degree and to a widely incorrect conclusion while attempting to solve a crime. Holmes nephew, Fetlock Jones, provides us with Twain’s opinion of Ho...
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    14,18 €

  • Joan of Arc (Annotated)
    Mark Twain
    This publication of Mark Twain’s book is packaged with Joan of Arc’s trial transcripts. Joan of Arc’s fascinating life ended when she was 19 years old—burned at the stake after leading thousands of men in military battles that were decisive in ending the Hundred Years War. She was officially appointed as commander-in-chief of the French army by King Charles VII, but he later ab...
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    26,61 €

  • TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE
    Mark Twain
    Here is the fourth book in the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn series. Tom and Huck are once again in the thick of things. This time investigating an unlikely murder case.Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts-even to the public confession of the accused. I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer...
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    18,04 €

  • ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
    Mark Twain
    You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. That is nothing. I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or mayb...
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    36,84 €

  • Contes choisis
    Mark Twain
    Contes choisis, un livre classique, a été considéré comme important tout au long de l’histoire de l’humanité, et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oublié, chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts pour sa préservation en rééditant ce livre dans un format moderne pour les générations présentes et futures. Tout ce livre a été reformaté, retapé et conçu. Ces livres ne son...
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    24,76 €

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Mark Twain
    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (or, in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, charac...
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    28,98 €

  • The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Pudd’nhead Wilson is a novel by American writer Mark Twain. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys-one, born into slavery, with 1/32 black ancestry; the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look similar, are switched at infancy. Each grows into the other’s social role. The story was serialized in The Century Magazine (1893-4), before being ...
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    21,39 €

  • Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain that recounts the life of Joan of Arc. It is Twain’s last completed novel, published when he was 61 years old. The novel is presented as a translation (by 'Jean Francois Alden') of memoirs by Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Louis de Contes, Joan of Arc’s page. The novel is divided into three section...
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    31,22 €

  • Following the Equator, Part 2 (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2,975,000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the B...
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    15,94 €

  • Following the Equator, Part 4 (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2,975,000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the B...
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    17,50 €

  • Following the Equator, Part 5 (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2,975,000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the B...
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    19,90 €

  • Following the Equator, Part 7 (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2,975,000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the B...
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    18,73 €

  • A Tramp Abroad, Part 5 (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. While the stated goal of the journey...
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    17,57 €

  • A Tramp Abroad (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. While the stated goal of the journey...
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    29,57 €

  • Christian Science (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Christian Science is a 1907 book by the American writer Mark Twain (1835-1910). The book is a collection of essays Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in Cosmopolitan in 1899. Although Twain was interested in mental healing and the ideas behind Christian Science, he was hostile towards its founder, Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910). Twain...
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    22,11 €

  • The American Claimant (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Twain wrote the novel with the help of phonographic dictation, the first author (according to Twain himself) to do so. This was also (according to Twain) an attempt to write a book without mention of the weather, the first of its kind in fictitious literature (although the first sentence of the s...
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    22,86 €

  • A Double Barrelled Detective Story (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    A Double Barreled Detective Story is a short story/novelette by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), in which Sherlock Holmes finds himself in the American west. The story contains two arcs of revenges. In the primary arc, a rich young woman is abused, humiliated and abandoned by her new husband, Jacob Fuller, whom she married against the wishes of her father. In the second arc, at a m...
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    17,47 €

  • Editorial Wild Oats (Esprios Classics)
    MARK TWAIN
    Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the 'greatest humorist the United States has produced,' and William Faulkner called him 'the father of American literature'. His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its seque...
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    18,44 €

  • Tom Sawyer’s Luck
    Lee Fanning / Wilson Toney / Mark Twain
    Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn are in Arkansas when they learn of a local legend-a mythical wild pig that’s the size of a calf known as 'Haggard Hoofs.' Tom brashly claims he and Huck can catch this legendary swine and makes a large bet with a local townsman. But Huck knows it’s a bad bet-because he knows 'Haggard Hoofs' doesn’t actually exist! Has Tom Sawyer finally bet off mor...
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    8,99 €

  • Those Extraordinary Twins
    Mark Twain
    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 a...
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    19,68 €

  • The Prince and the Pauper
    Mark Twain
    This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that briefly, ...
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    12,60 €

  • The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories
    Mark Twain
    In this representative volume, 'The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories' the reader will find twenty-four of Mark Twain’s best shorter works. Classic and unforgettable tales that span the author’s career are included, such as 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County', which is Twain’s most famous short story and was his first great success as an author. It is the unfo...
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    12,43 €

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Mark Twain
    Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a quintessential American novel, chronicling Huck and Jim’s journey down the Mississippi River. Twain’s vivid prose explores themes of freedom, friendship and the moral conscience against the backdrop of pre-Civil War America. A timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers worldwide. ...
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    17,09 €

  • The Curious Republic Of Gondour And Other Whimsical Sketches
    Mark Twain
    Mark Twain 'The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches' is a compilation of brief memories and essays that feature his trademark wit and humor. Twain’s writing skills emerges in this compilation, when you consider that he is recognised for his astute insights on society and human nature. The title article, 'The Curious Republic of Gondour,' is anticipated to b...
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    10,59 €

  • Following the Equator A Journey Around the World
    Mark Twain
    '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 li...
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    23,21 €

  • Christian Science
    Mark Twain
    Christian Science is a 1907 book by the American writer Mark Twain (1835–1910). The book is a collection of essays Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in Cosmopolitan in 1899. Although Twain was interested in mental healing and the ideas behind Christian Science, he was hostile towards its founder, Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910). Book ...
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    14,31 €

  • 1601
    Mark Twain
    [Date: 1601.] Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a short risqué squib by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906.Written as an extract from the diary of an 'old man', Queen Elizabeth I’s 'cup-bearer', the pamphlet purports to record a conversation betwe...
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    11,22 €

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    Mark Twain
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy.[2] In the novel Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend, Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ende...
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    10,85 €


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