Mark Twain was one of the greatest writers in American history. Many consider Twain to be the father of American literature as his timeless novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are still among the most widely read books today. Twain's writing is well known for both its humor and its social criticism.
The Gilded Age is a novel that is set in America after the Civil War. The book, which centers around a rural Tennessee family's attempt to become wealthy, is known for satirizing the greed and political corruption of the time. This edition includes a table of contents.