Roughing It
Author | : Twain M. |
Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
Total Pages | : 567 |
Release | : |
ISBN-10 | : 9785521078097 |
ISBN-13 | : 5521078096 |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Mark Twain (1835–1910) was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are “The Adven-tures of Tom Sawyer” and its sequel, “The Adventures of Huckle-berry Finn.” Most of his ? nest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical ?ction. “Roughing It” is a semiautobiographical work that describes the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during 1861–1867 along with his brother Orion Clemens. The book contains many adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and his beginnings as a writer. All with Twain’s excellent sense of humor, which later would become one of the key features of his writing.