The American Claimant

by Mark Twain

Overview

Though he is best known as a humorist, famed American author Mark Twain also tried his hand at social satires, to much critical and popular acclaim. In The American Claimant, Twain provides a thematic follow-up to his previous novel, The Prince and the Pauper, with a tale of an American con artist and a British aristocrat who essentially switch places and reveal the unsavory aspects of each lifestyle and social milieu.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781775418894
Publisher:	The Floating Press
Publication date:	09/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	296 KB

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut

Editorial Reviews

This 1892 novel is one of Twain's least-read works for a reason: a chaotic farce resurrected from a failed play, it simply doesn't read well in print. This first-ever audio recording of the title, however, is a revelation, showing the degree of difference a good audio production can make. Robustly narrated by veteran actor/Twain interpreter Richard Henzel (the radio DJ of Groundhog Day), its dialog-heavy pages spring to life, transforming hesitant chuckles to belly laughs as the irrepressible "Colonel" Sellers presses his claims to an English earldom. A real enhancement to Henzel's growing library of Twain recordings (www.richardhenzel.com/marktwain.html); an essential acquisition.—R. Kent Rasmussen, Thousand Oaks, CA

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