Books by Mark Twain

Portrait of Mark Twain

Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, remains one of America's most distinctive literary voices. His sharp wit, keen observation of human nature, and gift for storytelling created works that continue to captivate readers across generations. Twain's writing blends humour and realism, capturing both the charm and contradictions of life along the Mississippi and beyond.

From timeless adventures to incisive social commentary, Twain's books reveal a world of restless curiosity and moral questioning. His characters, often young dreamers or wry observers, navigate a landscape of discovery and self‑reflection that feels as relevant today as when first written. A cornerstone of classic literature, Twain's work endures for its honesty, warmth and unmistakable voice.

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  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Vintage Publishing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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    Book SynopsisRead this 19th-century childhood adventure story that confronts the reality of racism in America. ''There comes a time in every boy''s life when when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure''Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is a hero to his friends and a torment to his relations. For wherever there is mischief or adventure, Tom is at the heart of it. During one hot summer, Tom witnesses a murder, runs away to be a pirate, attends his own funeral, rescues an innocent man from the gallows, searches for treasure in a haunted house, foils a devilish plot and discovers a box of gold. But can he escape his nemesis, the villainous Injun Joe?BACKSTORY: Find out some fascinating facts about the author and have a go at a game of marbles!Trade ReviewThis classic story will stay with you through life, and always remind you of the things that you knew were important when you first read it * Independent *Whet juvenile appetites with Tom, his entrepreneurial spirit and his taste for treasure-hunting adventure. A paean to true boyhood * Guardian *The language is hard to begin with but the hero is one of the most endearing in literature -- Michael Morpurgo * Daily Telegraph *Twain had a gift for reliving the innermost feelings of growing up, the insecurity, fears and hopes that lie beneath the swagger that young boys maintain. He turned them into literature * Daily Mail *Tom and Huck Finn are as immortal as their swashbuckling friendship * Daily Mail *

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    £6.93

  • The Prince and the Pauper Puffin Classics

    Penguin Random House Children's UK The Prince and the Pauper Puffin Classics

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisTom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays and their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince, heir to King Henry VIII of England, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes, and their identities become confused. Soon the prince is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince.Trade Review“Twain was . . . enough of a genius to build his morality into his books, with humor and wit and—in the case of The Prince and the Pauper—wonderful plotting.” —E. L. Doctorow

    15 in stock

    £9.54

  • Roughing It

    Penguin Books Ltd Roughing It

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisA fascinating picture of the American frontier emerges from Twain''s fictionalized recollections of his experiences prospecting for gold, speculating in timber, and writing for a succession of small Western newspapers during the 1860s.

    2 in stock

    £13.49

  • Puddnhead Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins

    Penguin Books Ltd Puddnhead Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisAt the beginning of Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's.  From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels.  On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery:  reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution.  Yet it is not a mystery novel.  Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes.  Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, with suspense, and with pointed irony:  a gem among the author's later works.

    5 in stock

    £9.49

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court

    Penguin Books Ltd A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisWhen Connecticut mechanic and foreman Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious, he wakes not to the familiar scenes of nineteenth-century America but to the bewildering sights and sounds of sixth-century Camelot. This is a darkly comic consideration of the nature of human nature and society.Trade Review"Twain is the funniest literary American writer. . . . [I]t must have been a great pleasure to be him."--George Saunders

    2 in stock

    £8.99

  • A Tramp Abroad Penguin Classics

    Penguin Books Ltd A Tramp Abroad Penguin Classics

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisTwain's account of travelling in Europe, A TRAMP ABROAD (1880), sparkles with the author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture, and showcases his unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy, A TRAMP ABROAD includes among its adventures a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mount Blanc by telescope, as well as the author's attempts to study art - a wholly imagined activity Twain 'authenticated' with his own wonderfully primitive pictures included in this volume.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series Trade Review“[A Tramp Abroad] is delicious, whether you open it at the sojourn in Heidelberg, or the voyage down the Neckar on a raft, or mountaineering in Switzerland, or the excursion beyond the Alps into Italy.” —William Dean Howells

    3 in stock

    £11.69

  • The Gilded Age A Tale of ToDay Penguin Classics

    Penguin Publishing Group The Gilded Age A Tale of ToDay Penguin Classics

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisFirst published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America-an age of corruption when crooked land speculators, ruthless bankers, and dishonest politicians voraciously took advantage of the nation's peacetime optimism. With his characteristic wit and perception, Mark Twain and his collaborator, Charles Dudley Warner, attack the greed, lust, and naivete of their own time in a work which endures as a valuable social document and one of America's most important satirical novels.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by

    15 in stock

    £14.14

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Penguin Random House Children's UK The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisPuffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this 140th anniversary edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, complete with a special introduction by Darren Shan.Huckleberry Finn''s childhood wasn''t exactly smooth sailing but everything changed when he met Tom Sawyer.''Now we'll start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyer's Gang!'' The Gang embark on an adventure down the long Mississippi river, bound by an oath to make trouble at every turn, until they meet Jim. . .Will the Gang work together to help him?Trade Review"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It's the best book we've had." --Ernest Hemingway

    2 in stock

    £8.54

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Penguin Random House Children's UK The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisOn the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with the murderer, can he escape unharmed?Trade Review“A sacred text within the body of American literature.”—Frank Conroy

    1 in stock

    £7.99

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Penguin Random House Children's UK The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith an inspirational introduction by Darren Shan, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2008.Trade Review"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It's the best book we've had." --Ernest Hemingway

    1 in stock

    £11.69

  • Portable Mark Twain Penguin Classics

    Penguin Publishing Group Portable Mark Twain Penguin Classics

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisSatirist, novelist, and keen observer of the American scene, Mark Twain remains one of the world's best-loved writers. This delightful collection of Twain's favorite and most memorable writings includes selected tales and sketches such as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, How I Edited an Agricultural Journal Once, Jim Baker's Blue-Jay Yarn, and A True Story. It also features excerpts from his novels and travel books (including Roughing It, The Innocents Abroad, and Life on the Mississippi, among others; autobiographical and polemical writings; as well as selected letters and speeches. The collection also reprints the complete text of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including the often omitted raftsmen passage.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works

    15 in stock

    £17.91

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Penguin

    Penguin Books Ltd The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Penguin

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    Book SynopsisThe classic boyhood adventure tale in a beautiful Deluxe Edition illustrated by Lilli CarreMark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Beneath the exploits, however, are more serious undercurrents - of slavery, adult control and, above all, of Huck's struggle between his instinctive goodness and the corrupt values of society, which threaten his deep and enduring friendship with Jim.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout hisTrade Review"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It's the best book we've had." --Ernest Hemingway

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    £12.34

  • Oxford Childrens Classics The Adventures of

    Oxford University Press Oxford Childrens Classics The Adventures of

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis Oxford Children''s Classic features an introduction by Candy Gourlay and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death to escape from his cruel father and meets Jim, who is escaping slavery. Together they travel along the Mississippi River in search of a new life. Navigating a world of robbers, slave hunters, and con men, Huck and Jim form a friendship, but will they find the freedom that they both desire?

    1 in stock

    £7.59

  • Oxford Childrens Classics The Adventures of Tom

    Oxford University Press Oxford Childrens Classics The Adventures of Tom

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis Oxford Children''s Classic features an introduction by Candy Gourlay and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .Tom Sawyer is energetic, imaginative, and full of playful mischief. He creates quite a stir when he moves to a small village on the Mississippi River to stay with his Aunt Polly. But when Tom witnesses a murder, he finds himself in serious trouble.

    4 in stock

    £7.59

  • Oxford Bookworms Library Level 2 The Prince and

    Oxford University Press Oxford Bookworms Library Level 2 The Prince and

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisPerfect for use in and out of class the Oxford Bookworms Library gives you: Choice - Students can choose from over 270 books, across a wide range of genres from crime, fantasy and thrillers, to classics, plays and non-fiction. There's something for everyone! Comfort and Consistency - Bookworms are written to a carefully designed language syllabus, judged to be the most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story by David R. Hill (ELT journal review). The reliable grading and variety of books available means students practise and improve their English by reading at a comfortable level, with books that really interest them. Extra Teacher Support - Free editable tests for every book makes it easy to use readers with your class, test your students' knowledge, and check their comprehension. For more ways of using Bookworms in and out of class watch the Oxford Big Read step-by-step video tips with downloadable worksheets.

    1 in stock

    £17.22

  • Oxford Bookworms Library Level 1 The Adventures

    Oxford University Press Oxford Bookworms Library Level 1 The Adventures

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisWord count 5,825 CD: American English Suitable for young learners Bestseller

    3 in stock

    £13.32

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Oxford University Press Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisEnormously influential in the development of American literature, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains a controversial novel at the centre of impassioned critical debate. This edition discusses all the current issues and the evolution of Mark Twain's penetrating genius.

    15 in stock

    £7.44

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Oxford University Press The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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    Book SynopsisIn this enduring and internationally popular novel, Mark Twain combines social satire and dime-novel sensation with a rhapsody on boyhood and on America's pre-industrial past. Tom Sawyer, resilient, enterprising, and vainglorious, has long been a defining figure in the American cultural imagination.

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  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court

    Oxford University Press A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe story of Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is accidentally returned to sixth-century England, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism. Yet it is also one of Twain's finest comic novels, still fresh and funny after more than 100 years. This edition reproduces more than 40 of Dan Beard's original drawings.Trade Reviewone of Mark Twain's best comic novels and is still funny more than a century after it first appeared * Oxford Times *

    1 in stock

    £8.54

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    Penguin Random House Children's UK The Prince and the Pauper

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisRediscover Puffin Classics - timeless stories for each new generation.Tom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays and their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince, heir to King Henry VIII of England, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes, and their identities become confused. Soon the prince is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince.Lightly abridged for Puffin Classics.

    2 in stock

    £7.59

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Penguin Random House Children's UK The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisPuffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with the murderer, can he escape unharmed?Richard Peck is an American novelist known for his young adult books. He was awarded American''s highly prestigious Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder.

    2 in stock

    £7.99

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    Penguin Random House Children's UK The Prince and the Pauper

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £7.59

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Random House USA Inc The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £7.59

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Random House USA Inc The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    4 in stock

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    4 in stock

    £8.54

  • The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain

    Random House USA Inc The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £25.50

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Random House USA Inc The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £7.59

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Random House USA Inc Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisIntroduction by George Saunders Commentary by Thomas Perry Sergeant, Bernard DeVoto, Clifton Fadiman, T. S. Eliot, and Leo Marx   “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” Ernest Hemingway wrote. “It’s the best book we’ve had.” A complex masterpiece that spawned controversy right from the start (it was banished from the Concord library shelves in 1885), it is at heart a compelling adventure story. Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft through treacherous waters, surviving a crash with a steamboat and betrayal by rogues. As Norman Mailer has said, “The mark of how good Huckleberry Finn has to be is that one can compare it to a number of our best modern American novels and it stands up page for page.”

    10 in stock

    £6.99

  • The Annotated Huckleberry Finn

    WW Norton & Co The Annotated Huckleberry Finn

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisA sumptuous annotated edition of the great American novel.

    2 in stock

    £32.39

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    WW Norton & Co Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    7 in stock

    Book Synopsis“I LOVE this book, as a reader, and I always enjoy teaching it. In the midst of current conversations and conflicts (Black Lives Matter and the responses to it, for example), its importance as a truly ‘American’ novel only grows.”—Anita Guynn, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

    7 in stock

    £11.99

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court

    WW Norton & Co A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court

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    £18.51

  • Puddnhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins

    WW Norton & Co Puddnhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisPudd’nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins contain Twain’s most overt treatment of the moral and societal implications of slavery in America.

    10 in stock

    £16.70

  • The the Adventures of Tom Sawyer Scholastic

    Scholastic Australia The the Adventures of Tom Sawyer Scholastic

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    £7.41

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Random House Publishing Group The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    10 in stock

    10 in stock

    £13.46

  • A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthurs Court

    Penguin Putnam Inc A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthurs Court

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £7.70

  • The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twains Short

    Penguin Putnam Inc The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twains Short

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £7.99

  • The Innocents Abroad

    Penguin Putnam Inc The Innocents Abroad

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £7.55

  • Four Classic American Novels

    Penguin Putnam Inc Four Classic American Novels

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £7.99

  • The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

    Penguin Putnam Inc The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.95

  • Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

    Penguin Putnam Inc Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.95

  • Roughing It

    Penguin Putnam Inc Roughing It

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £6.95

  • Life On The Mississippi

    Penguin Putnam Inc Life On The Mississippi

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £7.17

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of

    Penguin Putnam Inc The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisTwo of Mark Twain's great American novels—together in one volume.THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYERTake a lighthearted, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, seen through the eyes of a very special boy named Tom Sawyer. It is a dreamlike summertime world of hooky and adventure, pranks and punishment, villains and first love, filled with memorable characters. Adults and young readers alike continue to enjoy this delightful classic of the promise and dreams of youth from one of America’s most beloved authors.  ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINNHe has no mother, his father is a brutal drunkard, and he sleeps in a barrel. He’s Huck Finn—liar, sometime thief, and rebel against respectability. But when Huck meets a runaway slave named Jim, his life changes forever. On their exciting flight down the Mississippi aboard a raft, the boy nobody wanted matures into a young man of courage and conviction. As Ernest Hemingway said of

    2 in stock

    £8.33

  • The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories

    Penguin Publishing Group The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories

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    £7.02

  • Moments With Mark Twain Classic Reprint

    Forgotten Books Moments With Mark Twain Classic Reprint

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £18.74

  • The Mysterious Stranger

    Dover Publications Inc. The Mysterious Stranger

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    £5.74

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Dover Publications Inc. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £6.19

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Dover Publications The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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    £6.40

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    Dover Publications Inc. The Prince and the Pauper

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    £8.48

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