Can you guess the title and author of the novel depicted in the picture?
DIFFICULTY : Easy
CLUE : This timeless and "a-little-something-for-every-age-reader" tale really discussed the "big" and "little" things in life.
Besides Mark Twain this author is probably my favorite satirist due to his two most famous works: the one mentioned in the game above and a short essay about how he would have solved the impoverished Irish's economic troubles in 1729. It's obvious people can spend an entire lifetime studying Mark Twain's large library of works or William's Shakespeare's extensive play catalog, but I also believe someone could do the same with just the novel above. The novel explores so many aspects of the human condition within its four parts, I do not believe it is possible to uncover every thought provoking morsel within its pages in a single lifetime.
If you are ever looking for a film version of this novel, once you've discovered the answer to the game above, search out the version with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment. Yes, Hallmark. It is a mini-series, and although it does add a few elements and an alternate ending to the story that are not in the original novel, it is one of the few versions to incorporate all four of the main character's voyages. And Ted Danson is brilliant as the lead, as well as surrounded by excellent supporting performances.
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