The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is widely considered one of the hundred greatest books of all time and is here to attract a whole new generation of readers, for the themes of this classic work are still relevant to our nation today.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the collaborative work of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirized the era that followed the Civil War. This period is often referred to as ''The Gilded Age'' because of this book. The corruption and greed that was typical of the time is exemplified through two fictional narratives: one, of the Hawkins, a poor family from Tennessee that tries to persuade the government to purchase their seventy-five thousand acres of unimproved land; and second, of Philip Sterling and Henry Brierly, two young upper-class men who seek their fortune in land as well.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the collaborative work of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirized the era that followed the Civil War. This period is often referred to as ''The Gilded Age'' because of this book. The corruption and greed that was typical of the time is exemplified through two fictional narratives: one, of the Hawkins, a poor family from Tennessee that tries to persuade the government to purchase their seventy-five thousand acres of unimproved land; and second, of Philip Sterling and Henry Brierly, two young upper-class men who seek their fortune in land as well.
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About the Author:
MARK TWAIN (1835-1910) was born Samuel L. Clemens in the town of Florida, Missouri. One of the most popular and influential authors our nation has ever produced, his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. He has been called not only the greatest humorist of his age but the father of American literature.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) first attracted attention by the reflective sketches entitled My Summer in a Garden, popular for their humor, mellow personal charm, wholesome love of outdoor things, comments on life and affairs, and delicately finished style, qualities that suggest the work of Washington Irving.
Review:
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) first attracted attention by the reflective sketches entitled My Summer in a Garden, popular for their humor, mellow personal charm, wholesome love of outdoor things, comments on life and affairs, and delicately finished style, qualities that suggest the work of Washington Irving.
Praise for the work of Mark Twain:
''All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.'' -- Ernest Hemingway
''Unsurpassed American prose.'' -- New York Herald Tribune Book Review
''Mark Twain was the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs.'' --William Faulkner
''All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.'' -- Ernest Hemingway
''Unsurpassed American prose.'' -- New York Herald Tribune Book Review
''Mark Twain was the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs.'' --William Faulkner
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- PublisherBlackstone Audiobooks
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1441782001
- ISBN 13 9781441782007
- BindingMP3 CD
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