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Mark Twain's Hawaii
A Humorous Romp Through History
Mark Twain's Hawaii: A Humorous Romp through Paradise, combines Twain's own writings on Hawaii with personal reminiscences by others who met him at that time, and traces Twain's journey through the region just as he experienced it in 1866.
ISBN-13: 9781493053124 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: TWODOT
John Richard Stephens, Mark Twain
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AUD $54.99
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Local release date: 01/05/2022
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Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County & Other Stories
Seeking someone named Smiley, a man comes to a mining camp and meets a fellow who tells him of another Smiley, who was given to betting on everything from dogfights to people's health. One day, this Smiley caught a frog, and trained it to out-jump any other frogs set to the task;
ISBN-13: 9781911475231 (Paperback)
Publisher: PEN PLUS INK
Imprint: PEN INK
Mark Twain
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AUD $8.99
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Local release date: 18/09/2018
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Categories: Classic fiction (pre c 1945) [FC]

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Following the Equator
Following the Equator is the fifth and most interesting of Twain's travel narratives, and the one that most bears out the declaration that he once wrote to his mother: "I am wild with impatience to move - move -Move!"
ISBN-13: 9781912081721 (Paperback)
Publisher: JOHN BEAUFOY PUBLISH
Imprint: JOHN BEAUFOY PUBLISH
Mark Twain
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AUD $34.99
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Local release date: 14/09/2017
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Categories: Classic travel writing [WTLC]

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Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Published at the beginning of the twentieth century, Mark Twain's humorous vision of the afterlife reflects the new scientific awareness of the awesome cosmos that confronts us and the feelings of insignificance this discovery produced.
ISBN-13: 9781591020240 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Mark Twain
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AUD $26.99
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Local release date: 01/11/2002
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Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) [DQ]Literary studies: general [DSB]Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) [FA]Classic fiction (pre c 1945) [FC]

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The Diaries of Adam & Eve
Features diaries which are at bottom both an argument for women's equality and a look at conventional religion.
ISBN-13: 9781573928274 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Mark Twain
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AUD $30.99
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Local release date: 30/07/2000
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Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) [DQ]Classic fiction (pre c 1945) [FC]

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The Mysterious Stranger
In his last years, Mark Twain had become a respected literary figure whose opinions were widely sought by the press. He had also suffered a series of painful physical, economic, and emotional losses. This book denies the existence of a benign Providence, a soul, an afterlife, and even reality itself.
ISBN-13: 9781573920391 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Mark Twain
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AUD $24.99
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Local release date: 01/09/1995
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Categories: Literary essays [DNF]Classic fiction (pre c 1945) [FC]Short stories [FYB]

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Christian Science
Presents Mark Twain's extended attack on Christian Science and its founder, Mary Baker Eddy, who he once described as the "queen of frauds and hypocrites". This offensive against Mrs Eddy analyses her greed, her lust for power, her self-dedication, and her incoherent writing. It also examines the rules and by-laws of the church.
ISBN-13: 9780879758257 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Mark Twain
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AUD $52.99
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Local release date: 30/06/1993
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Categories: Literary essays [DNF]Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF]Christianity [HRC]USA [1KBB]