The Gilded Age

A Tale of Today

Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner, Louis J. Budd

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Penguin Classics
22 November 2001

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. 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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: Mark Twain
Introduction by: Louis J. Budd
Edited by: Charles Dudley Warner
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780140439205
ISBN 10: 014043920X
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 22 November 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Twain (1835-1910), satirist, novelist and keen observer of the American scene, is one of America's best-loved writers. Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) was the author of many essays, including the collection My Summer Garden (1871). Louis J Budd is James B. Duke Professor of English (emeritus) at Duke University and founding president of the Mark Twain Circle of America. He has written several studies of Mark Twain and American literature.