Le cochon dans les trèfles : roman by Mark Twain
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"Le cochon dans les trèfles" by Mark Twain is a novel written in the late 19th century. It is a satirical transatlantic comedy about aristocratic titles, American democracy, and imposture, following the principled English heir Lord Berkeley and the irrepressible American dreamer Colonel Mulberry Sellers, with Washington Hawkins and Sally (styled Lady Gwendolen) at the center of the schemes. The opening of Le cochon dans les trèfles sets up a clash of
claims to the ancient Rossmore title: in England, stern Lord Rossmore quarrels with his idealistic son Berkeley, who wants to cross the Atlantic and yield the family honors to an American claimant if the case is just. A flamboyant letter from Mulberry Sellers in Washington announces the death of the prior pretender and his own succession, prompting scorn abroad while, at home, we meet Sellers in his shabby “manor,” his loyal wife, and their friend Washington Hawkins. Between get-rich notions—a “Pig in the Clover” puzzle and a grandiose plan to “materialize” the dead—Sellers and Hawkins also plot to nab a one-armed bank robber for a reward, arranging a coded rendezvous. Sally returns from finishing school, earning by day as a gifted dress designer and playing the titled daughter by night as her father festoons the house with mock heraldry; meanwhile Berkeley sails for America, and upon arriving in Washington resolves to shed his rank—just as a hotel fire abruptly ends the scene. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Voirol, Sébastien, 1870-1930 |
| Title | Le cochon dans les trèfles : roman |
| Original Publication | Paris: La renaissance du livre, 1911. |
| Series Title | In extenso. sér. 2, no. 18 |
| Note | Abridged translation of: The American claimant. |
| Credits | Véronique Le Bris, Gata Negra, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mistaken identity -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78786 |
| Release Date | May 30, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 361 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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