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I Mark Twains satiriske noveller kan man blandt andet læse om englændernes halsbrækkende bjergbestigningsekspeditioner, amerikanernes ihærdige indsats for at løse gåden om den stjålne hvide elefant og lære mere om gådefulde, kultiverede kannibaler. "I en tid, hvor grinet sådan ligesom er blevet borte igen, er det en fortjenstfuld gerning at starte en genudsendelse af Mark Twains snurrige og satiriske historier. Selv hundrede år efter virker hans bedste historier så friske, som om de var skrevet i dag.

"Fornøjelige fortællinger" er en samling af den amerikanske forfatter Mark Twains mest berømte og humoristiske fortællinger samt mange mindre kendte, men ikke mindre morsomme historier. Titler som "Niagara", "Blandt mormoner", "Mit ur", "Springfrøen" og andre vil vække genkendelsens glæde hos mange, og de, der for første gang stifter bekendtskab med Mark Twain, vil klukke af latter. Man må simpelthen overgive sig! Mark Twain er en af verdenslitteraturens største humorister.

När Huckleberry Finn och Jim träffas för första gången är de båda på flykt. Huckleberry Finn har rymt från sin våldsamma och elaka pappa. Jim är en slav som anklagats för mord och måste hålla sig gömd från polisen. De blir snabbt vänner och bestämmer sig för att ta sig längs floden till en delstat där slaveri är förbjudet.

"In dieser Autobiographie werde ich stets im Hinterkopf behalten, dass ich aus dem Grab spreche. Ich spreche buchstäblich aus dem Grab, denn wenn das Buch aus der Druckerpresse kommt, werde ich tot sein." Mark Twain, der weltberühmte Autor der Abenteuer von Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn, hatte in seiner Kindheit nicht viel zu lachen. Aufgewachsen in ärmlichen Verhältnissen fing er schon früh an zu schreiben und zu reisen und wurde mit der Zeit zu einem der beliebtesten amerikanischen Schriftsteller. Einfühlsam führt Martin Held durch das aufregende Leben des unsterblichen Mark Twain.

Hadleyburg is a decent American town where all the people are honest, selfless and honorable. At least, that is how they see themselves. One day a stranger arrives in town and somehow the locals manage to offend him so badly that he is determined to get his revenge on them by exposing their true nature, which according to him is far from "incorruptible". How will he tempt the people that are so well trained to avoid temptation? Are they really as honest as they claim to be? B. J.

Tom Sawyer is an orphaned boy who lives together with his kindhearted aunt Polly. Although his poor aunt takes good care of him, Tom grows up to be rebellious who comes up with a new plan for troublemaking every day. He steals snacks, comes home late, lies to his friends, tricks them into giving him various things and each time he manages to get away with it. But when he falls in love with a girl and tries to win her heart, he gets into even bigger trouble.

Can you imagine that a big white elephant could disappeared into thin air? It may sound impossible or ridiculous but it actually happened. An elephant got sent to Great Britain as a gift to the Queen but it was lost on the way and nobody seems to have a clue how it came to happen. Can chief inspector Blunt solve the case? Find out in Mark Twain’s short story "The Stolen White Elephant". B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories.

Have you been caught in a long and meaningless conversation of which you want to sneak out but somehow find it difficult to do so? Simon Wheeler was sitting quietly in a tavern in a small mining town when an unknown man approached him. The man was actually sent there with a mission: he had to ask Wheeler if he knew another man called Leonidas Smiley. And there the big misunderstanding occurred, because the stranger began rambling about another Smiley he knew. He kept telling funny stories about tricky situations Smiley had gotten himself into.

Henry Adams is a poor American who ends up penniless in London after a boating accident swept him out to sea. One day he stumbles upon two brothers who hand him a suspicious envelope. What Henry does not know is that it contains a million pound bank note and that he is the subject of a bet. One of the brothers thinks that the bank note is completely useless since it cannot be exchanged for cash. The other brother has the opposite opinion. They are giving Henry one month to prove them right or wrong.

Huck is a young boy who embarks on a long and adventurous journey along the Mississippi River together with the runaway slave Jim. Their trip is marked by many obstacles, the different people they meet from various social classes, and the beautifully idyllic scenary of the riverfront and the surrounding forest. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" will take you on a journey that will grab your attention and keep you entertained until the very last page. B. J.

मार्क ट्वेन का प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास 'तोम सॉयर'।

Após a morte de seus pais, Tom vive com sua tia perto do Mississippi. Garoto inteligente e sapeca, ele está sempre envolvido em diversas travessuras com seus camaradas. Venha batalhar, soltar pipa e correr com Tom e seus amigos nesse clássico infantil! Personagem icônico da literatura americana, as aventuras de Tom foram adaptadas inúmeras vezes, como no filme "Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn" (2014) e na série de animação "As aventuras de Tom Sawyer" (1980). Este audiolivro é narrado em português brasileiro.

Once there was a bad little boy whose name was Jim - though, if you will notice, you will find that bad little boys are nearly always called James in your Sunday-school books. It was strange, but still it was true that this one was called Jim. He didn't have any sick mother either - a sick mother who was pious and had the consumption, and would be glad to lie down in the grave and be at rest but for the strong love she bore her boy, and the anxiety she felt that the world might be harsh and cold towards him when she was gone.

"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper & Brothers in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches (1900). Some see this story "as a replay of the Garden of Eden story", and associate the corrupter of the town with Satan. Hadleyburg enjoys the reputation of being an "incorruptible" town known for its responsible, honest people that are trained to avoid temptation.

Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was very enamored with his daughter, Susi, and remained so up to her untimely death at age 24 in 1896. In 1875, at the age of 3, she had written her first letter to Santa Claus. As a writer and loving father, Twain, couldn't stand for his young daughter to feel like her work went unheard, so he penned the following letter to "My Dear Susie Clemens" from "The Man in the Moon" himself.

Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was very enamored with his daughter, Susi, and remained so up to her untimely death at age 24 in 1896. In 1875, at the age of 3, she had written her first letter to Santa Claus. As a writer and loving father, Twain, couldn't stand for his young daughter to feel like her work went unheard, so he penned the following letter to "My Dear Susie Clemens" from "The Man in the Moon" himself.

"A Dog's Tale" is a short story written by Mark Twain. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's Magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection Society. Still later in 1904 it was expanded into a book published by Harper & Brothers.

The Mysterious Stranger is a novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it intermittently from 1897 through 1908. Twain wrote multiple versions of the story; each involves a supernatural character called "Satan" or "No. 44". All the versions remained unfinished (with the debatable exception of the last one, No. 44, the Mysterious Stranger). In 1590, three boys, Theodor, Seppi, and Nikolaus, live relatively happy simple lives in a remote Austrian village called Eseldorf (German for "Assville" or "Donkeytown").

Querkopf Wilson (Originaltitel: Pudd'nhead Wilson. Those Extraordinary Twins.) ist ein Roman von Mark Twain. Er wurde 1894 veröffentlicht und erschien auf Deutsch auch unter den Titeln Knallkopf Wilson und Wilson, der Spinner. Schauplatz der Geschichte ist die heimelige, etwas verschlafene Kleinstadt Dawson's Landing am Mississippi, die wie Deer Lick (in Eine Bluttat, ein Betrug und ein Bund fürs Leben) und auch wie St. Petersburg (in Tom Sawyer) an Mark Twains Heimatstadt Hannibal in Missouri erinnert.

Die exzentrischen Millionäre Oliver und Roderick Montpelier wetten um den Einfluss einer einzigartigen Geldnote über eine Millionen britische Pfund auf das Leben eines mittellosen Menschen. Ihre Versuchsperson ist Henry Adams. Für einen Monat darf er den Geldschein weder ausgeben noch wechseln. Doch allein durch das Vorzeigen der Geldnote bekommt Adams den Ruf eines bedeutenden amerikanischen Millionärs. Ihm öffnen sich alle Türen. Im Hinblick auf künftige Geschäfte sind alle Geschäftsleute gerne bereit, ihm großzügig Kredit einzuräumen...