Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Presents Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the story of a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, and includes explanatory notes, an overview of themes, critical analysis, and other resources.

Contains 66 of Mark Twain's short pieces from the frontier sketch The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County to the fable Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven.

Hoping to ensure a better life for her child, a young slave woman exchanges her light-skinned baby for her master's.

Presents four of the author's novels, including a brief section of sketches and an autobiographical piece.

Mark Twain's classic 1869 chronicle of his travels with a group of fellow "pilgrims" through Europe and the Holy Land, in which he makes fun of both European snobbery and American coarseness. Includes explanatory notes.

An account of life on the Mississippi in the old steamboat days and Twain's experiences as a pilot.

A simple retelling of five stories by Mark Twain, in which he pokes fun at newspapers, Victorian manners, obedience to one's parents, the British, and perceptions of reality.