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""The first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs."" - William Faulkner on Mark Twain This beautiful hardcover collection brings together Mark Twain's formative and most celebrated novels, presented with luxurious gold cover embossing and illustrated page edges. Mark Twain's novels are filled with humor, wit, and astounding insight into the world of the 19th-century United States. Written entirely in the vernacular, these. classic satirical tales exposed the bigotry and hypocrisy of American life. The cheerful Tom Sawyer, the good natured Huck Finn, the independent Hank Morgan, and the well-meaning Tom Canty are quintessential Twain characters, full of life, verve, and a sense of justice they often felt was missing from the world around them. Includes: - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper ABOUT THE SERIES: The World Classics Library series brings together stunning ornate hardback editions of world-renown literature across fiction and philosophy, featuring luxurious gold cover embossing and striking, full-color fore-edge designs.

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, where he apprenticed with a printer. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before becoming a writer.

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