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Ein Nordamerikaner entdeckt das alte Europa! 1878 unternahm Mark Twain eine Reise durch Europa, die ihn nach Deutschland, in die Schweiz, nach Frankreich und Italien führte...

In this classic Twain tale, a poor commoner and a young prince each find out how the other half lives. Tom Canty is a young man from a laboring family who bears a striking resemblance to Prince Edward, the son of King Henry VIII and heir to his throne. Tom and Edward meet by chance, and they decide to exchange places briefly as a lark; Edward will get to live as an ordinary boy, and Tom will enjoy the perks of royalty. But the two are separated before they can let everyone in on the joke....

Even if the act of travel has been transformed beyond recognition in a mere decade or two, how much has actually changed in our favorite destinations in the past two hundred years? Listeners are invited to compare their impressions with those of veteran travelers and literary legends: Charles Dickens on Rome; Mark Twain on Paris and Versailles; and Washington Irving on Stratford On Avon. Added to this mix is elegiac verse by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti.

This humorous travel book, based on Twain's stagecoach journey through the American West and his adventures in the Pacific islands, is full of colorful caricatures of outlandish locals and detailed sketches of frontier life. Roughing It describes how the narrator, a polite greenhorn from the East, is initiated into the rough-and-tumble society of the frontier.

Cracked on the head by a crowbar in nineteenth-century Connecticut, Hank Morgan wakes to find himself in King Arthur's England. Branded by Twain's aptitude for broad comedy and biting social satire, the grim truths of Twain's Camelot, fear, injustice, ignorance, resound as clearly now as when it was written.

Mark Twain's classic tale recounts the adventures of the ever resourceful Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn in the little town of St Petersburg, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi. A story of robbers, graveyards at midnight, buried treasure, and a deep and mysterious cave, Tom Sawyer has lost none of its power to enthral and delight since it was first published in 1876.

The Diaries of Adam and Eve is Twain's humorous take on the myth of the Garden of Eden, as told by the participants. The joys and conflicts described will be familiar to all who labor with and love the opposite sex.

At some point in our lives we believe that creak, that low moan, that whisper is something unnatural, beyond our comprehension. And in these stories our instincts are right. We are afraid. And we should be. Perhaps even terrified. In this volume our classic authors take different approaches, but the result is inevitably the same. We are hooked by these unknowable forces, our emotions heightened and rattled by the expectation - or shock - of the next few words.

Wenn ein Mark Twain auf Reisen geht, dann ist nicht jedem vergönnt, dabei sein zu dürfen – uns schon! Ernest Hemingways berühmtes Zitat „Es gibt eine amerikanische Literatur vor Mark Twain und eine danach, denn nichts was davor da war noch etwas was danach kommt ist damit vergleichbar“ wird durch die Unterwegs und Daheim-Reihe wunderbar bestätigt.

Relive the adventures and societal critiques of "The Prince and the Pauper" podcast, based on Mark Twain's beloved novel. This podcast delves into the themes of identity, social inequality, and adventure, making it a perfect listen for fans of classic literature and historical fiction.

The Ultimate Essays Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 24 classic essays analysing everything from war to love, journalism to race, travel to nature, and much more, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are essays by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Thomas Paine; Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Henry David Thoreau; Virigina Woolf; Sigmund Freud; Zora Neale Hurston; Langston Hughes; Jack London, and more.

Life on the Mississippi expresses the full range of Twain's literary personality. It remains the most vivid, boisterous, and provocative account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from 'the golden age' of steamboating to the violence wrought by the Civil War.

Enjoy the detective adventures of "Tom Sawyer, Detective" by Mark Twain. Follow Tom and Huck as they solve mysteries and uncover secrets in this entertaining and lesser-known sequel to Twain's beloved classics.

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation. From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own. Within this melting pot of styles, genres and wordplay one fact stands out: In the American short story, literary tradition has a strong, vibrant and almost inclusive history, if you know where to look.

Actor and comedian Kevin O'Brien performs Mark Twain's classic—and delivers four lectures analyzing the brilliance of this great American novel.

I Mark Twains satiriske noveller kan man blandt andet læse om englændernes halsbrækkende bjergbestigningsekspeditioner, amerikanernes ihærdige indsats for at løse gåden om den stjålne hvide elefant og lære mere om gådefulde, kultiverede kannibaler. "I en tid, hvor grinet sådan ligesom er blevet borte igen, er det en fortjenstfuld gerning at starte en genudsendelse af Mark Twains snurrige og satiriske historier. Selv hundrede år efter virker hans bedste historier så friske, som om de var skrevet i dag.

"Fornøjelige fortællinger" er en samling af den amerikanske forfatter Mark Twains mest berømte og humoristiske fortællinger samt mange mindre kendte, men ikke mindre morsomme historier. Titler som "Niagara", "Blandt mormoner", "Mit ur", "Springfrøen" og andre vil vække genkendelsens glæde hos mange, og de, der for første gang stifter bekendtskab med Mark Twain, vil klukke af latter. Man må simpelthen overgive sig! Mark Twain er en af verdenslitteraturens største humorister.

När Huckleberry Finn och Jim träffas för första gången är de båda på flykt. Huckleberry Finn har rymt från sin våldsamma och elaka pappa. Jim är en slav som anklagats för mord och måste hålla sig gömd från polisen. De blir snabbt vänner och bestämmer sig för att ta sig längs floden till en delstat där slaveri är förbjudet.

"In dieser Autobiographie werde ich stets im Hinterkopf behalten, dass ich aus dem Grab spreche. Ich spreche buchstäblich aus dem Grab, denn wenn das Buch aus der Druckerpresse kommt, werde ich tot sein." Mark Twain, der weltberühmte Autor der Abenteuer von Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn, hatte in seiner Kindheit nicht viel zu lachen. Aufgewachsen in ärmlichen Verhältnissen fing er schon früh an zu schreiben und zu reisen und wurde mit der Zeit zu einem der beliebtesten amerikanischen Schriftsteller. Einfühlsam führt Martin Held durch das aufregende Leben des unsterblichen Mark Twain.

Tom Sawyer is an orphaned boy who lives together with his kindhearted aunt Polly. Although his poor aunt takes good care of him, Tom grows up to be rebellious who comes up with a new plan for troublemaking every day. He steals snacks, comes home late, lies to his friends, tricks them into giving him various things and each time he manages to get away with it. But when he falls in love with a girl and tries to win her heart, he gets into even bigger trouble.