【正文】 yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself. （ 4） Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. 。 Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual—he is a bination of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the posite order of architecture. The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the west at the period of this story—that is to say, thirty or forty years ago. Although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged AUTHORHARTFORD, 1876 The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Edward Tudor and Tom Canty are the same age and share the same features only one of them is a pauper’s child and the other is the heir to the throne of England. When chance brings the boys together, they decide for fun to switch clothes, but fate suddenly casts them into each other’s worlds. Tom learns what is to be caught in the pomp and folly of the royal court and the young prince learns what it is to survive in the lower depths of 16th century English society. Through the switched identities Mark Twain has fashioned both a scathing attack on social hypocrisy and injustice, and an irresistible edy imbued with the sense of spirited play that belongs to this creative period. The delightful fable of The Prince and the Pauper has delighted readers young and old for over 100 years. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) Mark Twain’s classic novel, Adventures of Huckle berry Finn, tells the story of a teenage misfit who finds himself floating on a raft down the Mississippi River with an escaping slave, Jim. In the course of their perilous journey, Huck and Jim meet with adventure, danger, and a cast of characters who are sometimes menacing and often hilarious. Although the story was mostly written in the 1880’s it is set in the time of slavery prior to the Civil War. Twain uses Huck’s predicaments to illustrate the failure of reconstruction in the postCivil War South. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is held to be one of the word’s first stories about time travel. The main character, Hank Man, superintendent at the Colt Firearms Factory in Hartford, Connecticut, is hit on the head in a fight, knocking him unconscious. He wakes up in the time of King Arthur and uses his 19th century sensibilities and know how to gain power over the people. Hank introduces conveniences and structures familiar to 1880’s Hartford such as schools, factories, bicycles, and gunpowder. At first, Hank is convinced that his ideas will do the citizens of Arthur’s court good, but as he takes mand he turns more and more to violence and loses control of his circumstances. Connecticut Yankee was one of the last largescale novels Mark Twain produced and its dark, cynical themes foreshadow ideas he would delve into more deeply in much of his later work. 5. Know some sayings of Mark Twain and have a better understanding of his works. （ 1） The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can’t read them. （ 2） Always tell the truth。 Brother B said he wouldn’t. Brother A said he couldn’t offer it at a bank or anywhere else, because he would be arrested on the spot. So they went on disputing till Brother B said he would bet twenty thousand pounds that the man would live thirty days. They thought “ me” to be the right person, a poor, honest and intelligent stranger. They handed “ me” an envelope that contained ￡ 1,000,000 banknote. “ I” , dressed in rag, with nothing but a banknote, got into a restaurant. “ I” took the banknote to pay for the bill and asked for changes. The boss who looked down upon me at first changed his attitude pletely. He flattered me that I could have anything I wanted, any time I chose, and let the account run as long as I pleased. They all treated me as an honored guest. Then “ I” got into a tailor’s shop, the same thing happened. “ I” drifted naturally into buying whatever I wanted, and asking for change. “ I” owned the respect and fell in love with a girl, Portia. Everything went well having ￡ 1,000,000 banknote on “ me” . After a month