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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not Twain at his bestBy JudithThe premise is long ago the eldest son of a British Earl went to America, and his family never heard from him again. So, the title passed down the line of a younger son. However, it turns out the son who went to America has descendants, and they are laying claim to the title. It sounds like a great plot. Unfortunately, Twain revived characters from his Gilded Age . I didn't like the Sellers character in the Gilded Age, and I don't like him any better in this book. The other main character of this book is the son of the current Earl, who comes to America to meet the American Claimant. He has ideas of social reform and equality, but he begins to question his ideals when life as an ordinary Joe turns out to be more difficult than he expected. The book is good when the focus is this young aristocrats attempts to live like a common man. It's not so good when it focuses on the schemes, scams, and delusions of Sellers. I have read all of Twain's books, and most of his essays and short stories. This is one of the things he wrote that I didn't like. Note, this free Kindle version has the text centered, rather than justified to the left, or blocked to have even margins on both sides. That feels odd at first, but I did get used to it.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Quirky FunBy Meks LibrarianLike most children, for a long time the only books I knew by Mark Twain were the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn books, largely made popular by television during my childhood in the 1970s. Only a lot later I learned more about the author, whose real name (and I am sure everybody knows that) was Samuel Clemens. He lived from 1835 to 1910, and the book that became my 41st read of this year was published in 1892: The American Claimant.It shows Twain's humour very well, and although I must admit I skipped some of the lengthy speeches made in the book, and some bits were rather predictable (especially the way the love story goes), I much enjoyed it.Just by the way it starts, you can see what I mean: "No weather will be found in this book. [...] Many a reader who wanted to read a tale through was not able to do it because of delays on account of the weather. [...] Of course weather is necessary to a narrative of human experience. That is conceded. But it ought to be put where it will not be in the way [...]. And it ought to be the ablest weather that can be had, not ignorant, poor-quality, amateur weather. [...] The present author can do only a few trifling ordinary kinds of weather, and he cannot do these very good. So it has seemed wisest to borrow such weather as is necessary for the book from qualified and recognized experts - giving credit, of course. This weather will be found over in the back part the book, out of the way. The reader is requested to turn over and help himself from time to time as he goes along."The story begins with the introduction of an elderly English Earl and his son. The family have been receiving letters from American relatives claiming the Earldom for many years; now one of the last remaining relatives has died, and the claim has moved to the hands of one Colonel Sellers, who sends a most extraordinary letter.The Earl's son, with a strong sense of justice, wants to put things right (because, actually, the claim is apparently justified) and decides to travel to America and renounce his own claim to the title, to become a man just like everbody else, to make a living by honest work.Does he succeed? Yes and no.Colonel Sellers, who comes up with all sorts of quirky ideas to make money and better his and his family's position, does not know of the Earl's son's plans. At the moment of the son's arrival in his town, he is trying to capture a bank robber to earn the reward. A fire at a hotel leads to the Earl's son being taken for the "resurrected" criminal (who really died in the fire), and a chain of all sorts of events, some funny and some less so, is set in motion.All ends well, though, and everything in between is interesting and fun to read: from the political and humanistic ideals of the Earl's son to the inventions and schemes of Colonel Sellers to the thoroughly described living conditions at a humble boarding house for working class men in those days.Read it, if you want something truly different; amusing, but not without some deep thoughts, presented in humoristic disguise.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Among Twain's BestBy eric3742I read Twain primarily for his humor. This book is one of his better efforts in that genre. His droll, tongue-in-cheek humor wasn't as prevalent as in his short story, "The Diary of Adam and Eve", but there was still plenty of it, as was some of his off the wall sarcastic wit.The plot line is full of mistaken identities, misunderstood efforts, and general confusion; it was somewhat reminiscent of R.L. Stevenson's "The Wrong Box".I found myself grinning on occasion, while reading this book, and even chuckled a time or two. It was an entertaining, fun read, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a light, pleasant evening.

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About the AuthorAmerican author and lecturer, Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, wrote unique mocking humour and . His judiciousness and logic are evident in his works. The hallmark of his writings is his eloquence against oppression.

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