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Tom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays match, their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is a prince, heir to King Henry VIII, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But when fate intervenes, Edward is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince. Even those who have never read the novel will be familiar with Twain's classic tale of mistaken identity: at once an adventure story and a fantasy of...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2019 |
"Who knows, he may grow up to be President some day, unless they hang him first!" Aunt Polly's assessment of Tom's character conveys the tone of Twain's wonderfully droll and idyllic picture of smalltown life in rural Missouri before the American Civil War. Living with his respectable but gullible aunt and dogged by his nemesis the villainous Injun Joe, loveable rascal Tom embarks on a series of boyhood adventures, which include witnessing a murder in a graveyard at dead of night,...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2018 |
"All American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since." Ernest Hemingway To escape from his violent, drunken father, Huckleberry Finn, a thirteen-year-old boy from the wrong side of the tracks, fakes his own death and floats away on a raft down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. In a series of unforgettable adventures narrated by Huck, they encounter a cross-section of characters from...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2017 |
'Who could read the programme for the excursion without longing to make one of the party?' So Mark Twain acclaims his voyage from New York City to Europe and the Ilolv Land in June 1S67. His adventures produced The Innocents Abroad, a book so funny and provocative it made him an international star for the rest of his life. lie was making his first responses to the Old World - to Paris, Milan, Florence, Venice, Pompeii. Constantinople. Sebastopol, Balaklava, Damascus, Jerusalem....
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2010 |
Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death and so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking independence and freedom. On his travels, Huck meets an escaped slave, Jim, who is a wanted man, and together they journey down the Mississippi River. Raising the timeless and universal issues of prejudice, bravery and hope, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was and still is considered the great American novel.
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2013 |
Twian's popular novel chronicles the adventures of two young boys, a Prince and a Pauper, who exchange roles and stations in life. Each boy has strong misconceptions of what the other boys life is like and series of educational and entertaining adventures play out as the boys grow more comfortable in both their real and assumed roles in life. Mark Twain's Prince and the Pauper is a popular story and a classic from American Literature.
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.' Miserable and down on his luck, young Huck Finn escapes his drunken father by faking his own death - and so begins his life-changing journey through the Deep South. On his travels Huck meets Jim, a runaway slave, and...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2022 |
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 'I'm unfavorable to killin' a man as long as you can git around it; it ain't good sense, it ain't good morals. Ain't I right?' The original Great American Novel, an incomparable adventure story and a classic of anarchic humour, Twain's masterpiece sees Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
Determined that her baby son Tom shall not share her fate and remain in slavery, Roxy secretly exchanges him with his playmate Chambers, the son of her master. The two boys' lives in the quiet Missouri town of Dawson's Landing remain entwined even though they take very different directions. The indulged Tom (now heir to a fortune rightfully that of Chambers) goes to Yale, where he learns how to drink and gamble, while Chambers looks set to remain a subservient drudge. But then a...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2004 |
When Connecticut mechanic and foreman Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious, he wakes not to the familiar scenes of nineteenth-century America but to the bewildering sights and sounds of sixth-century Camelot. Although confused at first and quickly imprisoned, he soon realises that his knowledge of the future can transform his fate. Correctly predicting a solar eclipse from inside his prison cell, Morgan terrifies the people of England into releasing him and swiftly establishes himself as the most...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 1986 |
Mark Twain's witty, satirical tale of childhood rebellion against hypocritical adult authority, the Penguin Classics edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is edited with a critical introduction by Peter Coveney. Mark Twain's story of a boy's journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken, abusive 'Pap' and the 'sivilizing' Widow...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2003 |
From the grit of a frontier man’s dog, from pampered lapdog to wayward mongrel, from faithful guard dog to strong willed pet they’re all here in Classic Dog Stories – the perfect gift for dog lovers everywhere. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning pocket size classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by anthologist Ned Halley. In this entertaining collection, dogs of all kinds are brought to life. Working...
| Автор | Вирджиния Вулф, Twain Mark, Wolf Brown |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escpe down the Mississippi river with runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law. Through it all the friends stick together - but can Huck and Tom free Jim from slavery once and for all? With an inspirational introduction by Darren Shan, The...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2015 |
'The perfect novel' Kate Atkinson, #1 bestselling author of Big Sky
Huck is a young, naive white boy fleeing from his drunken, dangerous Pap, and Jim is a runaway slave longing to be reunited with his family. Flung together by circumstance, they journey down the Mississippi together on a log raft, each in search of his own definition of freedom. Their daring adventures along the way provide both entertainment and a satirical look at the moral values of the Deep South of the 1800s.
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2007 |
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2020 |
Puffin Classics - everyone's favourite stories. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, 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? The Introduction is written by Richard Peck, an American novelist known for his young adult books. He was...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2015 |
To escape from his violent, drunken father, Huckleberry Finn, a thirteen-year-old boy from the wrong side of the tracks, fakes his own death and floats away on a raft down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. In a series of unforgettable adventures narrated by Huck, they encounter a cross- section of characters from slave-hunters, thieves and conmen to feuding aristocrats. The first major American novel to be written in the vernacular, this dark, funny satire exposes the bigotry and...
| Автор | Twain Mark |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2018 |