Project Gutenberg 2015-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 80 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Life on the Mississippi. Finnish Luotsina Mississippi-joella: Humoristinen kertomus Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Mississippi Produced by Juha Kiuru "Luotsina Mississippi-joella: Humoristinen kertomus" by Mark Twain is a humorous narrative written in the early 20th century. The book explores the fascinating character of the Mississippi River, detailing its unique and quirky nature while setting the stage for tales of life on this iconic waterway, particularly focused on the experiences of river pilots and the thrilling world of steamboat travel." "The opening of the narrative introduces the Mississippi River as an extraordinary and incomparable entity, emphasizing its extensive length, volume, and distinctive winding nature. Twain shares anecdotes that highlight the river’s behavior, such as unexpected shifts in its course that can dramatically affect the surrounding landscape and settlements. He paints a vivid picture of life along the Mississippi, reminiscing about his aspirations as a boy to work on a steamboat, reflecting on the allure and excitement of river life, and setting the tone for the humorous and reflective tales that are to follow regarding the adventures of the river pilots in this remarkable setting." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 38.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Mississippi River -- Description and travel Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Pilots and pilotage -- Mississippi River Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- Mississippi River PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 215647 2025-07-19T11:28:39.124187 text/html 215454 215397 2024-10-20T08:39:49.197640 2023-09-21T05:28:55.197743 text/html text/html 164778 2025-07-19T11:28:45.700154 application/epub+zip 167550 2025-07-19T11:28:42.570193 application/epub+zip 142226 2025-07-19T11:28:41.367181 application/epub+zip 363631 2025-07-19T11:28:47.986162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349330 2025-07-19T11:28:44.901175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280164 2022-09-22T04:08:13.646406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197814 2025-07-19T11:28:38.854206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177975 2024-10-24T17:05:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19531 2025-07-19T11:28:48.110131 application/rdf+xml 18401 2025-07-19T11:28:41.865172 image/jpeg 3816 2025-07-19T11:28:41.616190 image/jpeg 165443 2025-07-19T11:28:39.142202 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia