Title:
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THE GILDED AGE
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By: |
Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (Editor), Louis J. Budd |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£15.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
014043920X |
ISBN 13: |
9780140439205 |
Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 September, 2001 |
Series: |
Penguin Classics S. |
Pages: |
512 |
Description: |
First published in 1873, this work is both a satire and a 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 peace-time optimism. |
Synopsis: |
First 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 peace-time 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. |
Illustrations: |
notes |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |