
The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day
a tale of today
$33.81
- Paperback
475 pages
- Release Date
21 November 2001
Summary
The Gilded Age: A Satire of Post-Civil War America
With The Gilded Age, Mark Twain not only began an illustrious literary career – he also coined a phrase to describe an era. First published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America – an age of corruption, of national optimism, and of crooked land speculators, ruthless bankers, and dishonest politicians voraciously taking advantage of that new optimism.
…Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780140439205 |
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ISBN-10: | 014043920X |
Series: | Penguin Classics |
Author: | Mark Twain |
Publisher: | Penguin Books |
Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 475 |
Edition: | 1st |
Release Date: | 21 November 2001 |
Weight: | 386g |
Dimensions: | 30mm x 127mm x 193mm |
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About The Author
Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s real name was Sam Clemens, and he was born in 1835 in a small town on the Mississippi, one of seven children. He smoked cigars at the age of eight, and aged nine he stowed away on a steamboat. He left school at 11 and worked at a grocery store, a bookstore, a blacksmith’s and a newspaper, where he was allowed to write his own stories (not all of them true). He then worked on a steamboat, where he got the name ‘Mark Twain’ (from the call given by the boat’s pilot when their boat is in safe waters). Eventually he turned to journalism again, travelled round the world, and began writing books which became very popular. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are his most famous novels. He poured the money he earned from writing into new business ventures and crazy inventions, such as a clamp to stop babies throwing off their bed covers, a new boardgame, and a hand grenade full of extinguishing liquid to throw on a fire. With his shock of white hair and trademark white suit Mark Twain became the most famous American writer in the world. He died in 1910.
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