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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner first published in 1873. It satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America. Although not one of Twain's best-known works, it has appeared in more than 100 editions since its original publication.
1 de sept. de 2001 · 4.2 191 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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 peacetime optimism.
12 de jul. de 2009 · A satirical novel about post-Civil War America, co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. It depicts the corruption, greed, and naivete of the era, and became a synonym for graft and materialism.
Praised by historian Gary Wills as "our best political novel," The Gilded Age was among the first major American books to satirize the graft, materialism, and breakdown of public life. The...
1 de sept. de 2001 · The Gilded Age. : Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner. Penguin, Sep 1, 2001 - Fiction - 512 pages. First published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait...
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner. Penguin, Sep 1, 2001 - Fiction - 512 pages. Introduction by Ron Powers. Includes Newly Commissioned Endnotes.
21 de jun. de 2004 · Jun 21, 2004. Most Recently Updated. Jan 27, 2021. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 1047 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
