Mark Twain Books
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark TwainWhen Henry Miller was asked if there could be a sequel to Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, he replied "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." His seemingly odd response suggests the pure American-ness of Twa..
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark TwainThis is the classic tale of Boy meets Girl, Boy loses Girl, Boy runs off with Huckleberry Finn. The characters in Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer are composites of his actual childhood friends, throw..
The Innocents Abroad
Mark TwainMark Twain's 1869 book The Innocents Abroad; or, The New Pilgrims' Progress is a humorous travelogue of a voyage Twain undertook two years earlier. He'd sent letters to the newspapers about his steams..
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Mark Twain"Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" is a short story written by American writer Mark Twain. It first appeared in print in Harper's Magazine in December 1907 and January 1908, and was published in b..
Curious Republic of Gondour
Mark TwainThe Curious Republic of Gondour is a short story by Mark Twain. Twain proposed a state in which all citizens have at least one vote, but where further votes (up to a dozen) could be acquired through e..
Defence of Harriet Shelley
Mark Twain"In Defense of Harriet Shelley" is an excellent literary classic for all ages. Twain took much of his ideas and inspiration for his stories and tall tales from real experiences as a river boat pilot, ..
Essays on Paul Bourget
Mark TwainThe wit and wisdom of Mr Twain are evident in this book. The reader may derive more pleasure from it by first dabbling in the works of Bourget. The pretense of the book is that it is a dialogue with B..
Christian Science
Mark TwainChristian Science is a set of beliefs and practices belonging to the metaphysical family of new religious movements. It was developed in 19th-century New England by Mary Baker Eddy, who argued in her ..