William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter of which has often been called the "Great American Novel".
Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced".
A complete bibliography of Twain's works is nearly impossible to compile because of the vast number of pieces he wrote (often in obscure newspapers) and his use of several different pen names. Additionally, a large portion of his speeches and lectures have been lost or were not recorded; thus, the compilation of Twain's works is an ongoing process. Researchers rediscovered published material as recently as 1995 and 2015.
A gifted raconteur, distinctive humorist, and irascible moralist, he transcended the apparent limitations of his origins to become a popular public figure and one of America's best and most beloved writers.
Contents:
The Novels
THE GILDED AGE: A TALE OF TODAY
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT
TOM SAWYER ABROAD
PUDD'NHEAD WILSON
TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC
A HORSE'S TALE
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
The Short Stories
MARK TWAIN'S LIBRARY OF HUMOR
SKETCHES OF THE SIXTIES
The Essays and Satires
HOW TO TELL A STORY
THE WOUNDED SOLDIER.
THE GOLDEN ARM.
MENTAL TELEGRAPHY AGAIN
THE INVALID'S STORY
and more
The Travel Writing
THE INNOCENTS ABROAD
ROUGHING IT
A TRAMP ABROAD
FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR
SOME RAMBLING NOTES OF AN IDLE EXCURSION
The Non-Fiction
OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEE
MY PLATONIC SWEETHEART
EDITORIAL WILD OATS
The Speeches
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
THE STORY OF A SPEECH
PLYMOUTH ROCK AND THE PILGRIMS
COMPLIMENTS AND DEGREES
BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND HATS
DEDICATION SPEECH
GERMAN FOR THE HUNGARIANS
A NEW GERMAN WORD
UNCONSCIOUS PLAGIARISM
THE WEATHER
THE BABIES
and more