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The Gilded Age: A Tale of TodayMark Twain

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today

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Original author: Mark Twain

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"The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner is a satirical novel published in 1873. It follows a poor rural family's attempts to strike it rich by selling their vast Tennessee land, while their adopted daughter Laura becomes a Washington lobbyist seeking congressional support. Meanwhile, two young men pursue fortune through land speculation. The novel skewers the greed, materialism, and political corruption of post-Civil War America—so effectively that it named an entire era of American history.

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, by Mark Twain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3178.

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73 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I3,435 words
  2. 2.Chapter II1,258 words
  3. 3.Chapter III1,387 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV3,202 words
  5. 5.Chapter V2,837 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI3,501 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII2,404 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII2,894 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX1,879 words
  10. 10.Part 2: Contents147 words
  11. 11.Letter 47: Caring for the Poor 48. Anatomical Investigations 49. Ruth72 words
  12. 12.Chapter X2,709 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI1,947 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII1,104 words
  15. 15.Chapter XII: D.W1,456 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIII2,799 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIV2,030 words
  18. 18.Chapter XV2,939 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVI2,834 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVII2,304 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVIII2,664 words
  22. 22.Part 3: Contents231 words
  23. 23.Chapter XIX2,750 words
  24. 24.Chapter XX2,220 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXI2,297 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXII3,019 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXIII911 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXIV2,912 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXV1,845 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVI2,700 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXVII1,721 words
  32. 32.Part 4: Contents93 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXVI: An Hour in a Book Store166 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXVIII3,226 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXIX2,726 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXX1,024 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXI2,996 words
  1. 38.Chapter XXXII1,966 words
  2. 39.Chapter XXXIII5,481 words
  3. 40.Chapter XXXIV1,771 words
  4. 41.Chapter XXXV2,190 words
  5. 42.Chapter XXXVI1,639 words
  6. 43.Part 5: Contents214 words
  7. 44.Chapter XXXVII1,280 words
  8. 45.Chapter XXXVIII2,224 words
  9. 46.Chapter XXXIX1,631 words
  10. 47.Chapter XL1,955 words
  11. 48.Chapter XLI2,600 words
  12. 49.Chapter XLII5,033 words
  13. 50.Chapter XLIII1,549 words
  14. 51.Chapter XLIV2,249 words
  15. 52.Chapter XLV3,462 words
  16. 53.Part 6: Contents240 words
  17. 54.Chapter XLVI2,909 words
  18. 55.Chapter XLVII2,313 words
  19. 56.Chapter XLVIII2,379 words
  20. 57.Chapter XLIX: “We've struck it!”2,592 words
  21. 58.Chapter L2,918 words
  22. 59.Chapter LI2,280 words
  23. 60.Chapter LII638 words
  24. 61.Chapter LIII2,237 words
  25. 62.Chapter LIV2,370 words
  26. 63.Part 7: Contents224 words
  27. 64.Chapter LV2,635 words
  28. 65.Chapter LVI2,825 words
  29. 66.Chapter LVII2,034 words
  30. 67.Chapter LVIII2,456 words
  31. 68.Chapter LIX3,747 words
  32. 69.Chapter LX2,445 words
  33. 70.Chapter LXI2,045 words
  34. 71.Chapter LXII1,845 words
  35. 72.Chapter LXIII2,115 words
  36. 73.Appendix93 words