** "The American Claimant" by Mark Twain is a late 19th-century story that follows the twisting paths of identity and social standing through the lives of individuals connected to an English earldom. At the heart of the story is Simon Lathers, an American staking his claim to nobility, and the eccentric Colonel Mulberry Sellers, a figure of wealth with grand, yet unfulfilled dreams. The book opens with the Earl of Rossmore facing Simon Lathers's challenge, while the Earl's son, Viscount Berkeley, is conflicted between traditional duty and modern ideals, creating tension within the family. With humor and a keen eye for society's quirks, Twain uses these characters to examine inherited titles and social hierarchies. Through comical misadventures and insightful social commentary, the story questions the meaning of nobility and the clash between old-world traditions and new-world dreams. **
The American Claimant
By Mark Twain
** When an audacious American lays claim to an English earldom, a whirlwind of social clashes and comical schemes erupts, turning tradition upside down.
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About the AuthorSamuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
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