Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

The adventures of a boy growing up in a nineteenth-century Mississippi River town as he plays hookey on an island, witnesses a crime, hunts for the pirates' treasure, and becomes lost in a cave.

The complete and unabridged story of a 19th-century boy, floating down the Mississippi River on a raft with a runaway slave.

An antiwar parable written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War, telling of a stranger who enters a patriotic church service and points out that by praying for victory, the congregation is advocating the destruction of human life.

Presents a critical edition of Mark Twain's classic novel, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," and includes textual and explanatory notes, background information, profile of the author, and seven critical essays.

Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom.

Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom.

Young Prince Edward and Tom Canty, a pauper boy who looks just like the royal youth, both learn something about "pleasures and palaces" when they accidentally switch places in sixteenth-century England.

Contains the 1855 text of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including several of its illustrations, and presents twenty critical essays as examples of the controversy the novel has generated.

Examines Mark Twain's forays into the world of science fiction through fifteen short stories and novel excerpts.

Presents a collection of short stories by Mark Twain along with background information, chronology of Twain's life and work, timeline of significant events, outline of themes and plots, explanatory notes, critical analysis, and discussion questions.