Mark Twain

Mark Twain's darkly comic short classic set in the antebellum South stands as a literary condemnation of slavery and racial inequality. Each enriched classic edition includes: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information. A chronology of the author's life and work. A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context. An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations....

This lighthearted farce features an American under the spell of Britain's aristocracy and an English earl equally intrigued by American democracy. While eccentric inventor Colonel Mulberry Sellers attempts to pursue his claim to the earldom of Rossmore, the rightful heir determines to renounce his title and find a place in American society. When the young lord's identity is wiped out in a hotel fire, he's free to assume a new name and realize his...

A stranger who feels mistreated by a supposedly incorruptible town concocts a vengeful scheme to test the honesty of its leading citizens.

Tom and his friend Huck witness a midnight killing which leads to all kinds of difficulties when they swear not to reveal what they saw.

Film adaptation of Mark Twain's unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave on a wild expedition to freedom. As the pair take the ride of their lives down the treacherous Mississippi River, they run into an entertaining assortment of offbeat characters and face one challenging adventure after another.

Mistaken identities lead to adventure when poor Tom Canty swaps places with royal Prince Edward in this new animated version of the beloved classic. Includes two new original songs.

Huckleberry Finn : The well-known tale of the carefree Huck Finn and his adventures on his raft with the runaway slave, Jim, as they sail down the Mississippi. Adventures of Tom Sawyer : Tom tricks the neighborhood kids into whitewashing the fence for him, later, he runs away on a raft to become a pirate. Hen then attends his own funeral. Lassie: the painted hills : Jonathan Harvey strikes gold and returns home to learn that his former partner has...

Juan Lopez struggles to make an honest living and raise his son in the Los Angeles barrio. Threatened with deportation, dumped by his girlfriend and faced with losing his home, Juan seems unable to get a break when, suddenly, a mysterious stranger hands him a million-dollar check to keep but not spend with the promise of a special gift in one month's time.

Tells Mark Twain's classic tale of two young boys, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, in the 1840's.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court: a singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain. The emperor's waltz: a brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria.