Name: Following the Equator (en Inglés)
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Author: Mark Twain
ISBN: 9781484002933

portada Following the Equator (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Mark Twain

Editorial

Createspace

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

504

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

24.6 x 18.9 x 2.6 cm

Peso

0.89 kg.

ISBN13

9781484002933

Categorías

Textos antiguos, clásicos y medievales
Biografía: aventureros y exploradores
Literatura de viajes

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When Mark Twain took off by ship for a round-the-world lecture tour, he took along a sharp eye, a notebook, and his renowned wit. The book is full of everything from onboard whist games to tiger hunting. Twain's opinions are many, often mercilessly funny, and frequently ahead of their time--except when he is suddenly of his time. The result is a fully developed self-portrait, nineteenth-century mores and all. Mark Twain (1835 -1910) was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which proved to be very popular and brought him nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well-received. Twain had found his calling. He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. However, he lacked financial acumen. Though he made a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he squandered it on various ventures, in particular the Paige Compositor, and was forced to declare bankruptcy. With the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers, however, he eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain worked hard to ensure that all of his creditors were paid in full, even though his bankruptcy had relieved him of the legal responsibility. Born during a visit by Halley's Comet, he died on its return. He was lauded as the greatest American humorist of his age, and William Faulkner called Twain the father of American literature.

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Mark Twain, seudónimo de Samuel Langhorne Clemens, nació en 1835 en Misuri y es considerado uno de los grandes genios de la literatura estadounidense. Autor de clásicos como “Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer” y “Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn”, Twain revolucionó la narrativa con su humor, crítica social y estilo cercano. Sus obras, ambientadas en el río Misisipi, exploran temas como la libertad, la infancia y la justicia. Reconocido mundialmente, Twain recibió numerosos premios y su legado sigue inspirando a lectores de todas las edades, conectando generaciones a través de historias inolvidables.

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