Complete Works of Mark Twain. Illustrated

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 NovelsTHE GILDED AGE: A TALE OF TODAYTHE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYERTHE PRINCE AND THE PAUPERADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINNA CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURTTHE AMERICAN CLAIMANTTOM SAWYER ABROADPUDD'NHEAD WILSONTOM SAWYER, DETECTIVEPERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARCA HORSE'S TALETHE MYSTERIOUS STRANGERThe Short StoriesMARK TWAIN'S LIBRARY OF HUMORSKETCHES OF THE SIXTIESThe Essays and SatiresHOW TO TELL A STORYTHE WOUNDED SOLDIER.THE GOLDEN ARM.MENTAL TELEGRAPHY AGAINTHE INVALID'S STORYand moreThe Travel WritingTHE INNOCENTS ABROADROUGHING ITA TRAMP ABROADFOLLOWING THE EQUATORSOME RAMBLING NOTES OF AN IDLE EXCURSIONThe Non-FictionOLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPILIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPICHRISTIAN SCIENCEQUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEEMY PLATONIC SWEETHEARTEDITORIAL WILD OATSThe SpeechesINTRODUCTIONPREFACETHE STORY OF A SPEECHPLYMOUTH ROCK AND THE PILGRIMSCOMPLIMENTS AND DEGREESBOOKS, AUTHORS, AND HATSDEDICATION SPEECHGERMAN FOR THE HUNGARIANSA NEW GERMAN WORDUNCONSCIOUS PLAGIARISMTHE WEATHERTHE BABIESand more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 ¿ April 21, 1910),  known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.