Mark Twain: Five Novels (Library of Essential Writers Series) - formato ePub

Mientras residía en Londres, inicia Twain en el otoño de 1894 un viaje en barco de vapor desde Vancouver hasta Ciudad del Cabo, siguiendo la imaginaria línea del Ecuador, viaje que en 1897 publicará como...

La Colección de Mark Twain es una recopilación de las obras más destacadas del renombrado autor Mark Twain, conocido por su estilo satírico y su crítica social en la literatura del siglo XIX. Este libro...

Esta pequeña historia humorística, que oyó Mark Twain en un campamento minero, fue parte de sus primeras conferencias, y más tarde se convertiría en su primera publicación en un diario.

Esta es la continuación de la novela Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer. Huck Finn, íntimo amigo de Tom, huye hacia Ohio junto a su amigo y esclavo Jim, ya que en ese lugar está abolida la esclavitud. Viven...

En esta novela, dos niños, un príncipe y un mendigo, intercambian sus papeles, dejando al descubierto las enormes diferencias e injusticias sociales que existían en el reinado de Enrique VIII de Inglaterra....

Con Un yanquien la corte del rey Arturo, nos trasladamos de repente, y por obra de un extraño fenómeno, de la América colonizadora a la Inglaterra de los reyes legendarios. De la época del autor a los...

Huckleberry Finn, el mejor amigo de Tom Sawyer, recibe los cuidados y la protección de la viuda de Douglas, pero al mismo tiempo se dedica a sus juegos de siempre ayudando a Tom en su banda de ladrones....

Mark Twain crea una bella ficción en la que, por un exacto y casual parecido físico, un futuro rey conoce amargamente la situación desdichada de su pueblo, mientras que el hijo de una familia pobre y...

La presente novela de Mark Twain es considerada, en la actualidad, como obra maestra de la literatura universal. A través de Tom Sawyer, el autor representa la imaginación juvenil y sus ansias de aventuras....

Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn, obra de Mark Twain, considerado el Dickens norteamericano, representa una de las primeras grandes novelas estadounidenses.

Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer es una novela del autor estadounidense Mark Twain publicada en 1876, actualmente considerada una obra maestra de la literatura.

Dos niños nacen el mismo día en la misma casa en una pequeña población del viejo Sur: Chambers, hijo de la esclava Roxy, y Tom, hijo del amo Driscoll. Los dos son en apariencia blancos y casi idénticos....

Aunque menos conocida que su hermana mayor Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer, esta novela corta es una muestra perfecta del relampagueante talento narrativo de Mark Twain.

Las relaciones entre sexo femenino y masculino ¿han sido las mismas? Responde a esta pregunta presentándonos a Adán importunado por la curiosidad de su compañera que, con naturaleza inquisitiva, practicidad...

Considerada obscena y tachada de pornográfica, Año 1601 es un cuento breve e irreverente, una «obra maestra casi desconocida» del genial Mark Twain.

Mark Twain - Aunque mi aspecto es el de un hombre de sesenta años, y casado, no es verdad; débese ello a mi condición y sufrimientos, pues soy soltero y solo tengo cuarenta y un años.

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