The Mark Twain Complete Collection: All 12 Novels; The Complete Short Stories; Travel Writing; Essays; and Chapters from My Autobiography

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."

The Mark Twain Complete Collection comprises unabridged recordings of Twain's greatest works: twelve novels, 120 short stories, his celebrated travelogues and pieces of journalism and non-fiction.

From the mischievous adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to the sharp satire of The Innocents Abroad, and his autobiographical tales of life on the Mississippi, Twain's keen, satirical eye remains as fresh, bold and bitingly funny as ever as he guides his audience from gilded-age parlours to far-flung corners of the world in this celebration of the enduring power of a well-told story.

The titles included in this collection are: Novels

- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Coat - The Gilded Age - Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - A Prince and the Pauper - The American Claimant - Tom Sawyer Abroad - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Pudd'nhead Wilson - A Horse's Tale - The Mysterious Stranger Short Stories

Over 120 of Twain's inventive, humorous, and most-loved short stories. Travel Writing and Journalism

- Old Times on the Mississippi - Life on the Mississippi - Chapters From My Autobiography - The Innocents Abroad - Roughing It - A Tramp Abroad - Following the Equator - Some Rambling Notes of An Idle Excursion - Christian Science - Queen Victoria's Jubilee - My Platonic Sweetheart - Editorial Wild Oats

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain (1835–1910), grew up along the banks of the Mississippi River, and his early experiences inspired many of his most famous works, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Widely celebrated as America's greatest humorist, Twain captured the spirit of a rapidly changing nation, and his sharp wit, keen eye for human nature, and gift for storytelling made him not only a beloved novelist but also a popular lecturer and essayist.

Twain's innovative style, character-driven storytelling and ability to interweave humour with profound social critique laid the groundwork for modern American literature and has inspired countless authors, including Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Indeed, Hemingway famously declared that "all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." This audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual section.

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Lydbog: 29. juli 2024