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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today

Published: 2025-05-08. 159,822 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » History

Boomtown dreams and Washington graft collide in a satire of post–Civil War America. A Missouri family bets everything on a dubious land claim while a relentless promoter chases riches with schemes that sparkle like fool’s gold. Speculators, lobbyists, and love-struck innocents swarm the capital, exposing how optimism, greed, and politics inflate fortunes—and ruin lives.

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Eve's Diary

Published: 2024-05-21. 6,854 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

A whimsical retelling of the Garden of Eden through Eve’s curious eyes, as she explores a vibrant new world of animals, stars, and emotions. With humor and heart, she discovers love and companionship with Adam, despite their quirky differences. This charming tale, set in a lush paradise, celebrates innocence, wonder, and the tender bonds that define humanity’s first days.

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Published: 2022-03-05. 114,748 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel

A rebellious boy and a runaway slave forge an unlikely bond, drifting down the Mississippi River on a rickety raft. Through wild escapades and encounters with swindlers, feuds, and kind-hearted strangers, they confront the hypocrisy and cruelty of a divided society, finding freedom and humanity in their shared journey. A vibrant tale of friendship and moral awakening

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The Innocents Abroad

Published: 2022-03-05. 191,111 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel

A band of American sightseers sails across the Atlantic and Mediterranean, charging into Old World ruins, relics, and rituals with loud curiosity and sharper jokes. Letters home skewer guides, monarchs, and holy souvenirs, while wonder keeps breaking through the satire. A comic travelogue where naiveté and nerve meet history—and every landmark earns a punchline.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Published: 2022-03-04. 72,304 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Adventure

A spirited boy navigates the thrills and mischief of life along the Mississippi River. From daring adventures to heartfelt friendships, his escapades capture the humor, courage, and charm of youth in a vividly drawn world.

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A Tramp Abroad

Published: 2021-05-14. 159,682 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel

A roguish American traveler wanders through Europe’s heart, from the Alps to Italy, with a sharp eye and sharper wit. His misadventures—climbing peaks, dodging scams, and mocking cultural quirks—paint a hilarious portrait of 19th-century travel. Blending satire and vivid sketches, this journey celebrates the absurdities of human nature and the charm of a world seen through a skeptic’s lens.

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Published: 2020-05-07. 116,383 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Historical

A 19th-century engineer is knocked unconscious and awakens in 6th-century Camelot. Using modern knowledge, he dazzles King Arthur’s court with inventions and ideas, challenging medieval traditions. His adventures blend humor, satire, and clashes of old and new, exposing human folly and the power of progress in a fantastical time-travel tale

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Following the Equator

Published: 2020-05-07. 185,408 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel

A vivid travel narrative chronicling a journey around the world, blending adventure, humor, and keen social observation. Through encounters with diverse cultures, landscapes, and people, it offers sharp insights into humanity, society, and the quirks of life across the globe.

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Life on the Mississippi

Published: 2020-05-06. 92,090 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » History

A vivid memoir of adventure, work, and observation along the mighty Mississippi River. Blending humor, history, and personal experience, it captures the river’s beauty, the challenges of steamboat life, and the colorful characters who navigate its waters.

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Roughing It

Published: 2020-05-06. 159,909 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel

A young greenhorn heads West and tumbles into stagecoach jolts, desert mirages, silver-mine stampedes, and newspaper shenanigans. From rough camps and vigilantes to Mormon parlors and the Sandwich Islands’ surf, mishaps pile into tall tales and hard-earned truths, charting how a carefree drifter is forged—by hunger, luck, and laughter—into a storyteller of the frontier.

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