The Gilded Age

" The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" is typically published as a single volume, not divided into separate volumes. It's a collaborative novel written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, first published in 1873.

The novel satirizes greed, political corruption, and the excesses of post-Civil War American society. It follows the lives of various characters, including the Hawkins family, as they navigate the social and political landscape of the Gilded Age.

While Twain and Warner collaborated on the novel, it's often considered more of Warner's work, as he was primarily responsible for the writing, with Twain providing input and revisions. However, both authors' voices and perspectives are evident throughout the narrative.

"The Gilded Age" remains an important and influential work in American literature, offering a critical examination of the social and economic realities of its time.