Gilded Age, A Tale of Today, The

By Twain, Mark

Book Id: WPLBN0002951385
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File Size: 465.44 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Gilded Age, A Tale of Today, The
Author:	Twain, Mark
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Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Fiction, Politics
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Gilded Age, A Tale of Today, The
Historic Publication Date:	1873
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Twain, B. M., & Warner, C. D. (1873). Gilded Age, A Tale of Today, The. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Originally published in 1873, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the only novel Twain co-wrote (C.D. Warner was a good friend and neighbor of the Clemens family in Hartford, and the collaboration sprang from their wive's challenge and encouragement). The title, The Gilded Age became synonymous with graft, materialism and corruption in public life, which are well represented in this work. Like others of his works, this one reflects truths about American Society that remain pertinent today. Many of the characters and incidents that occur in the Gilded Age had their real-life origins in Clemens relatives and history, a fact which he revealed in his newly published (2011) Autobiography. (Introduction by John Greenman & Wikipedia)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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Fiction, Politics, Satire