Five Novels

Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Clemens, was admired in his own time both as a humorist and as a sharp satirist of society. Today he is remembered chiefly as a novelist, whose clear, exact prose and vivid characters raise questions about personal liberty and our obligations to one another.

This volume gathers five of his novels: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and Pudd'nhead Wilson. Set mostly in the nineteenth century, they show American life of that era through humor and close observation, and they still hold a modern readership for their wit and insight.

The book is part of Barnes & Noble's Library of Essential Writers, which offers complete, unabridged texts of major authors in hardbound editions. Each volume includes an original introduction that explains the writer's life and work.