Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The book that made Mark Twain famous and introduced the world to that obnoxious and ubiquitous character: the American tourist Based on a series of letters first published in American newspapers, The Innocents Abroad is Mark Twain's hilarious and insightful account of an organized tour of Europe and the Holy Land undertaken in 1867. With his trademark blend of skepticism and sincerity, Twain casts New World eyes on the people and places of the...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher stow away with Mark Twain on his magical airship and take an incredible journey through time in search of Halley's Comet. Along the way they encounter a variety of Twain's storybook characters.
3) Mark Twain
Series
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Samuel Langhorne Clements was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. By the time of his death in 1910, he was known as Mark Twain, "the first truly American writer" and the country's greatest humorist. Through interviews with Mark Twain impersonator John Pogson, vintage film and photos, viewers can examine the life of the man who became an American icon. Includes the only existing footage of Mark Twain himself!
7) Roughing it
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mark Twain's semi-autobiographical travel memoir, "Roughing It" was written between 1870-1871 and subsequently published in 1872. Billed as a prequel to "Innocents Abroad", in which Twain details his travels aboard a pleasure cruise through Europe and the Holy Land in 1867, "Roughing It" conversely documents Twain's early days in the old wild west between the years 1861-1867. Employing his characteristically humoristic wit and flare for regional dialect,...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"From Richard Zacks, bestselling author of The Pirate Hunter and Island of Vice, a rich and lively account of Mark Twain's late-life adventures abroad In 1895, at age sixty, Mark Twain was dead broke and miserable--his recent novels had been critical and commercial failures, and he was bankrupted by his inexplicable decision to run a publishing company. His wife made him promise to pay every debt back in full, so Twain embarked on an around-the-world...
Author
Series
Publisher
Altea
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
Description
Biografía de Mark Twain, autor, aventurero, piloto de barco de vapor en el río Mississippi, minero de oro, escritor de periódicos y viajero incansable.
An introduction to the life, times, and works of the celebrated 19th-century American author.
11) Tom and Huck
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
Tom and his friend Huck witness a midnight killing which leads to all kinds of difficulties when they swear not to reveal what they saw.
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Traces the birth of modern America as reflected by the writings of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles Warrant Stoddard and Ina Coolbrith, placing their achievements and personal lives against a backdrop of the post-Gold Rush era in California.
Author
Series
Book scavenger volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Could the Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger contain clues about the string of recent arson fires plaguing the city? And will Emily and James uncover the mystery before the arsonist comes after them?"--
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Based on the classic novel "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" comes the newest adaptation of this timeless tale. Tom Sawyer has nothing but pranks and mischief on his mind, but luckily his fearless friend Huck Finn loves adventure as much as he does. When the daring duo witness trouble in a graveyard, Tom and Huck are thrown head-first into adventure, putting their courage to the test!
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
The unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave on a wild expedition to freedom. As the pair take the ride of their lives down the treacherous Mississippi River, they run into an entertaining assortment of off-beat characters and face one challenging adventure after another.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request