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Publication
Philadelphia : Running Press, c1976-c1979.
Description
These elegant volumes are bound in simulated leather with titles stamped in gold and gilt-edged pages.This volume offers original, unaltered versions of Twain's work in chronological order, including The Undertaker's Chat, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Prince and the Pauper.
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LibraryThing member myzenart
There's something about the comforting feel of this cinderblock of a book in the hand - and something serendipitously wonderful about dipping in at random intervals throughout its 1300 pages. When I found this one today for $3 at the Brattle, I told myself I'd KEEP it this time - and find all the
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other three as well! Show Less
LibraryThing member aulsmith
If all you've ever read of Mark Twain is Huckleberry Finn in high school, and all you remember is arguing about whether Twain is a racist or not, I highly recommend this collection, which includes several of his novels and a number of short stories. Before the brouhaha about Finn, Twain was
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considered one of the finest humorists in the United States, and we read him because he was funny. This anthology is ample evidence of why. Show Less
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1289 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
9780914294542
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| Fic Gen Twain |