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Twain's scathing satire exposes the corruption underneath America's gilded surface, following con artists and schemers with such dark humor that the social commentary feels devastatingly current. No author has captured capitalist absurdity so entertainingly.
About this book
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is an ebook by Mark Twain (1835–1910). It dates from 1873. This edition runs to roughly 505 pages, about 10 hours of reading at a typical pace.
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BusinessmenLegislatorsPolitical corruptionPolitical fictionSatireSpeculationWashington (D.C.)
About the Author
Mark Twain (1835–1910) has 12 books in the BigBookHub catalogue: Mark Twain's Speeches, The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories, What Is Man? and Other Essays, The Innocents Abroad, Roughing It and 7 more. These titles date from between 1869 and 1897.
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FormatEbook
File TypeEPUB
Pages505
LanguageEnglish
Published1873
