A Double Barrelled Detective Story [Paperback]

Mark Twain (Author)

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Publication Date: November 3, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1406951722 | ISBN-13: 978-1406951721

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). He is also known for his quotations. His first important work, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, was published in 1865. His next publication was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which drew on his youth in Hannibal. The character of Tom Sawyer was modeled on twain as a child, with traces of two schoolmates, John Briggs and Will Bowen. His next major published work, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, solidified him as a noteworthy American writer. Some have called it the first Great American Novel. Finn was an offshoot from Tom Sawyer and proved to have a more serious tone than its predecessor. The main premise behind Huckleberry Finn is the young boy's belief in the right thing to do even though the majority of society believes that it was wrong.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 54 pages
• Publisher: Hard Press (November 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1406951722
• ISBN-13: 978-1406951721
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,333,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good read. Entertaining and amusing., September 18, 2011

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This review is from: A Double Barrelled Detective Story (Kindle Edition)

Twain is one of my favorite authors. He usually adds some turns that I don't expect, and this is no exception. It's a fun read, and is as entertaining and amusing as I would expect.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From One Master to Another, January 11, 2012

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As a fan of the mystery genre, I'm always glad when someone turns me on to something new. Here's a brilliant marketing scheme: What if Mark Twain writes a Sherlock Holmes detective story? I can't say that it's a classic, but it is one highly entertaining book.

"We ought never to do wrong when people are looking." These are the very first words spoken in this clever and demented little story. Archy Stillman may have been born out-of-wedlock, but he was blessed with incredible olfactory senses -- like a bloodhound. When he's sixteen, Archie's mother convinces him to find his biological father and ruin his reputation, extracting a little payback. Five years later, the nephew of Sherlock Holmes kills someone by blowing up his cabin. Holmes uses all of his preposterous scientific methods to reach his brilliant conclusion, only to be disproved by Archy's amazing sense of smell.

This is Mark Twain having a little fun with the mystery genre. If you're a fan of either, I think you'll find this to be an enjoyable read.