Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 71 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Roughing It, Part 6. Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Roughing It, Part 6" by Mark Twain is a humorous semi-autobiographical narrative written during the late 19th century. The book recounts Twain's adventures and experiences as he travels through the American West during the era of the silver rush. This portion opens with vivid depictions of the social fabric of mining towns, illustrating the chaos and vice that flourished during prosperous times, while also spotlighting a literary attempt that spirals humorously out of control due to drunkenness and exaggerated creativity. The opening of "Roughing It, Part 6" introduces a lively mining community in Virginia, plagued by vice yet buzzing with activity. It begins with the establishment of a literary paper, the Weekly Occidental, and the expectations surrounding it. Various characters attempt to contribute to an original novel, but amid their convoluted plots, a drunken newcomer wreaks havoc, intertwining characters' fates in absurd ways. As the narrative unfolds, the amusing chaos leads to a disastrous publication that reflects the larger themes of ambition, folly, and the unpredictable nature of life in the mining towns of the West. This blend of satire and keen observation sets the tone for Twain's exploration of human behavior amidst the backdrop of rapid change and opportunity in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Hawaii -- Description and travel Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography 187330 175038 2024-10-04T08:02:17.332978 2023-10-04T07:37:15.288992 text/html text/html 165588 2020-12-26T19:48:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3706984 2020-12-26T19:48:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3784731 2024-10-04T08:02:21.451960 application/epub+zip 3786502 2024-10-04T08:02:18.238950 application/epub+zip 117735 2024-10-04T08:02:17.697959 application/epub+zip 3847583 2024-10-04T08:02:23.917985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3821303 2024-10-04T08:02:20.998008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155331 2022-09-04T11:09:46.643776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146920 146909 2024-10-04T08:02:16.713966 2023-10-04T07:37:14.781001 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 146830 2020-12-26T19:48:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59557 2020-12-26T19:48:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21061 2024-10-04T08:02:24.046109 application/rdf+xml 11952 2024-10-04T08:02:17.792967 image/jpeg 1993 2024-10-04T08:02:17.743959 image/jpeg 3707904 2024-10-04T08:02:17.491971 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia