Cover of The Gilded Age, Part 2.

The Gilded Age, Part 2.

by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner

"The Gilded Age, Part 2." by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner is a satirical novel published in 1873. The story follows a poor rural family's attempts to sell their vast Tennessee landholdings, focusing on their adopted daughter Laura, who becomes a Washington lobbyist seeking congressional support. Meanwhile, two young men pursue land speculation fortunes. This collaboration between Twain and Warner satirizes the greed, political corruption, and social pretensions of post-Civil War America, giving an entire era its enduring name.

Summary written by Project Gutenberg, by machine.

Language
English
On Project Gutenberg since
20 June 2004
Read in the last 30 days
620 times at Project Gutenberg

More by Mark Twain

See all: More by Mark Twain

Subjects and shelves