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The Unabridged Mark Twain

by Mark Twain · 1976

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America's master of satiric observation wrote some of the wittiest and sharpest prose of the century, enjoyed by both children and adults. Two volumes offer the original, unaltered versions of Twain's work in chronological order. In Volume #2 selections range from THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON to "Curing a Cold". 1120 pp.

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Also includes ROUGHING IT and LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

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epic · 1292 pages
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