The Stolen White Elephant - Couverture souple

Twain, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1589639081 ISBN 13 : 9781589639089

Editeur : Fredonia Books (NL), 2002

Synopsis

L'un des chefs-d'œuvre les plus hilarants, mais négligés, de Twain pour tout enfant ou adulte qui peut lire ou écouter. Laissé de côté de « A Tramp Abroad », car on craignait que certains des détails aient été exagérés ou non vrais - les soupçons se sont finalement avérés sans fondement. Écrit d'une manière que seul l'auteur a pu faire, il est à la fois divertissant et précieux de la littérature américaine. L'éléphant a été volé à Jersey City, ce qui en fait probablement la seule histoire de Twain située dans la région métropolitaine de New York.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance. He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips. He said: You know in what reverence the royal white elephant of Siam is held by the people of that country. You know it is sacred to kings, only kings may possess it, and that it is, indeed, in a measure even superior to kings, since it receives not merely honor but worship. Very well; five years ago, when the troubles concerning the frontier line arose between Great Britain and Siam, it was presently manifest that Siam had been in the wrong. Therefore every reparation was quickly made, and the British representative stated that he was satisfied and the past should be forgotten. This greatly relieved the King of Siam, and partly as a token of gratitude, but partly also, perhaps, to wipe out any little remaining vestige of unpleasantness which England might feel toward him, he wished to send the Queen a present—the sole sure way of propitiating an enemy, according to Oriental ideas. This present ought not only to be a royal one, but transcendently royal. Wherefore, what offering could be so meet as that of a white elephant? My position in the Indian civil service was such that I was deemed peculiarly worthy of the honor of conveying the present to her Majesty. A ship was fitted out for me and my servants and the officers and attendants of the elephant, and in due time I arrived in New York harbor and placed my royal charge in admirable quarters in Jersey City. It was necessary to remain awhile in order to recruit the animal's health before resuming the voyage.

Présentation de l'éditeur

"The Stolen White Elephant" is a short story written by Mark Twain. In this detective mystery, a Siamese white elephant, en route from Siam to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the mystery but it all comes to a tragic end.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fredonia Books (NL)
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1589639081
• ISBN 13: 9781589639089
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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