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Satirist, novelist, and keen observer of the American scene, Mark Twain remains one of the world's best-loved writers. This delightful collection of Twain's favorite and most memorable writings includes selected tales and sketches such as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, How I Edited an Agricultural Journal Once, Jim Baker's Blue-Jay Yarn, " and "A True Story." It also features excerpts from his novels and travel books (including "Roughing It, The Innocents Abroad," and "Life on the Mississippi," among others; autobiographical and polemical writings; as well as selected letters and speeches. The collection also reprints the complete text of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including the often omitted "raftsmen" passage.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Anthologies (non-poetry)

• Full title: The Portable Mark Twain
• Author: Mark Twain, Tom Quirk
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640
• EAN: 9780142437759
• ISBN: 0142437751
• ID: 11343014
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Weight: 510 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 129 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. November 2004

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