Когда английская армия овладела уже почти всей Францией, неграмотная девочка явилась перед своим обессилевшим королем и подняла знамя, которое оказалось знаменем победы.

Description: The irrepressible Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, always looking for trouble, find it again in Tom Sawyer Abroad, Twain’s once-celebrated but now little-known sequel to his classics The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Tom and Huck have both ranged the length of the Mississippi, but, as Huck declares, “Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?….No, he wasn't. It only just pisoned him for more.” So the two boys head off to see the unveiling of a futuristic airship—only to be kidnapped by its mad inventor! But when the inventor goes overboard in a storm, it’s up to Tom and Huck to take control of the airship as it heads out over the seething ocean toward the unknown. Yonder they will encounter robbers, lions, Bedouins, and the perils of the Sahara in their very own Arabian adventure.

Description: Just like the rest of us, Mark Twain fell in love with Hawaii. His expected stay of one week expanded to four months, and he sent delightful missives back to the Sacramento Union newspaper, painting a vivid portrait of the islands. Afascinating history of an exotic place. "Gives one the invigorating sense of visiting an exotic locale as well as a different era... Layne reads the letters as Twain might have... a reminder of why Twain's legacy has endured."—Publishers Weekly

Description: Fusioni di musica e letteratura, narrazioni parallele offerte da grandi talenti, capaci di restituire non solo il senso e il significato, ma anche l'anima dei racconti più belli. Un cammino, il percorso di una donna. Della donna. Eva. Dal Paradiso alle scelte, dall'incanto al dolore. Dall'amore per tutto alla vita di coppia, e con che uomo. Adamo. L'Eden, visto con l'ironia e la saggezza di Mark Twain, interpretato con l''ironia e la saggezza di Angela Finocchiaro. Le musiche originali di Bebo Ferra accompagnano delicatamente Eva nel suo viaggio dall'Eden alla Terra.

Description: "Fahr'n Se Bahn - da könn' Se was erleben!" Der Zug nach Chicago gerät in einen wilden Schneesturm, der schließlich die Fahrt zum Stillstand bringt. Nach vielen Tagen ohne Nahrung abseits aller Zivilisation stellen die Reisenden eine außergewöhnliche Kandidatenliste auf: Der Sieger der anschließenden Wahl wird genüsslich zum Frühstück zubereitet. Doch dabei bleibt es nicht. Mark Twain schreibt, wie man es von ihm erwartet: skurril, sarkastisch und äußerst humorvoll!

Description: Huckleberry Finnin seikkailut kertoo 14 - vuotiaasta Huck Finnistä, joka kirjan alussa asuu erään lesken luona, joka aikoo sivistää Huckia. Huck on kuitenkin tottunut seikkailuihin ja nukkumaan metsässä, joten lesken yritykset ovat tuhoon tuomittuja. Pian Huckin juoppo ja ilkeä isä tulee kuvioihin, jolloin Huck päättää lavastaa oman murhansa ja karata. Seuraan liittyy myöskin karannut Jim -neekeri, joka on Huckin ystävä, vaikka Jimiä onkin pidetty orjana. Kaksiko lähtee matkustamaan lautalla Missisipi jokea eteenpäin tavaten mitä eriskummallisimpia ihmisiä ja joutuen ihmeellisiin seikkailuihin.

Description: The year 2010 marks the one hundredth anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone, here, finally, is Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography, only now free to be published in its entirety. After dozens of false starts, at last ... Show More Publisher Marketing: The year 2010 marks the one hundredth anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone, here, finally, is Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography, only now free to be published in its entirety. After dozens of false starts, at last Twain embarked on his final plan for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion -- to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment" -- meant his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for one hundred years meant that when they came out, he would be "dead, and unaware, and indifferent," and that he was therefore free to speak frankly. This volume presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave, as he intended.

Description: Two half brothers look so similar as infants that no one can tell them apart. One, the legitimate son of a rich man, is destined for a life of comfort; the other is condemned to be a slave, as he is part black. The mother of the would-be slave is also the nurse of the other boy, and to give her son the best life possible, she switches the two. Soon, the boy who is given every advantage becomes spoiled and cruel. He takes sadistic pleasure in tormenting his half brother. As they grow older, the townspeople no longer notice that the boys look similar, and they readily accept that each is born to his station. A local lawyer, David Wilson, has had a similar experience. On his first day in the village, he made an odd remark about a dog, and the townspeople gave him the condescending name of "Pudd'nhead". Although he was a young, intelligent lawyer, he is unable to live down this name and toils in obscurity for over 20 years. Finally, he is presented with a complex murder trial and is given the chance to prove himself to the townspeople and shake his unjust label. This complex murder mystery is a psychological study that explores how perceptions shape character. Twain combines biting satire with his trademark scenes of farce and levity.

Description: 1Im zweiten Teil unserer Edition geht die Reise durch die Schweiz. Zwar liegt das, was Mark Twain dort beschreibt, gut 120 Jahre zurück, aber manches von dem oft willkürlich Überzeichneten hat durchaus Wiedererkennungswert: So nimmt er die Irrungen und Wirrungen einer Gletscherwanderung, exzessiv jodelnde Helvetier und verlauste Pensionsbetten aufs Korn. Twain spart nicht an grotesken Szenen, an münchhausenschen Bravourstücken und Eulenspiegeleien. Twain hat diese Reisen auch tatsächlich unternommen - zwar nicht mit seinem Buch-Begleiter Harries, sondern mit seiner Familie.Die Reisebeschreibungen zu Italien folgen dann in der dritten und letzten Staffel im nächsten Programm.