Merry Tales [Paperback]

Mark Twain (Author), Samuel Clemens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1598188615 | ISBN-13: 978-1598188615

"A little volume in the Fiction, Fact, and Fancy Series. One of the attractions in reading Mark Twain is that one never knows when he may be coming upon something serious. Though laughter rules, for the most part, now and then the jester puts aside his bells, and the tragic passage comes upon one with striking force. There are seven stories in the book, and the fun is at times stupendous. We recommend that it be read at seven sittings." -- Atlantic Monthly, Oct., 1892

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About the Author

Mark Twain began his career in letters as a printer's apprentice at the age of 12. He worked as a typesetter and hack writer until a trip down the Mississippi inspired him to become a steamboat pilot. Twain was a popular humorist, a failed silver miner, an inventor, a pacifist anti-imperialist, and a vegetarian. He had a strong interest in the paranormal. Twain's novel Huckleberry Finn has profoundly influenced the development of American storytelling. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Aegypan (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598188615
• ISBN-13: 978-1598188615
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,958,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American humorist, satirist, social critic, lecturer and novelist. He is mostly remembered for his classic novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.