MARK TWAIN’S LETTERS MARK TWAIN–A BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS, for nearly half a century known and celebrated as “Mark Twain,” was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. He was one of the foremost American philosophers of his day; he was the world’s most famous humorist of any day. During the later years
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Vol 2
This etext was produced by David Widger MARK TWAIN’S LETTERS 1867-1875 ARRANGED WITH COMMENT BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE VOLUME II. To Bret Harte, in San Francisco: WESTMINSTER HOTEL, May 1, 1867. DEAR BRET,–I take my pen in hand to inform you that I am well and hope these few lines will find you enjoying the
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Vol 3
This etext was produced by David Widger MARK TWAIN’S LETTERS 1876-1885 ARRANGED WITH COMMENT BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE VOLUME III. XVI. LETTERS, 1876, CHIEFLY TO W. D. HOWELLS. LITERATURE AND POLITICS. PLANNING A PLAY WITH BRET HARTE The Monday Evening Club of Hartford was an association of most of the literary talent of that city,
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Vol 4
This etext was produced by David Widger MARK TWAIN’S LETTERS 1886-1900 ARRANGED WITH COMMENT BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE VOLUME IV. XXVI LETTERS, 1886-87. JANE CLEMENS’S ROMANCE. UNMAILED LETTERS, ETC. When Clemens had been platforming with Cable and returned to Hartford for his Christmas vacation, the Warner and Clemens families had joined in preparing for him
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Vol 5
This etext was produced by David Widger MARK TWAIN’S LETTERS 1901-1906 ARRANGED WITH COMMENT BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE VOLUME V. XL LETTERS OF 1901, CHIEFLY TO TWICHELL. MARK TWAIN AS A REFORMER. SUMMER AT SARANAC. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY An editorial in the Louisville Courier-Journal, early in 1901, said: “A remarkable transformation, or rather a
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Vol 6
This etext was produced by David Widger MARK TWAIN’S LETTERS 1907-1910 ARRANGED WITH COMMENT BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE VOLUME VI. XLVI LETTERS 1907-08. A DEGREE FROM OXFORD. THE NEW HOME AT REDDING The author, J. Howard Moore, sent a copy of his book, The Universal Kinship, with a letter in which he said: “Most humorists
1601 by Mark Twain
Later, in 1916, a facsimile edition of this printing was published in Chicago from plates.
A Burlesque Autobiography by Mark Twain
This etext was produced by David Widger A BURLESQUE AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Mark Twain CONTENTS: MARK TWAIN’S (BURLESQUE) AUTO-BIOGRAPHY FIRST ROMANCE. 1871 BURLESQUE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 1. by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Produced by David Widger A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT by MARK TWAIN (Samuel L. Clemens) Part 1. PREFACE The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them are also historical. It is not pretended that these laws and customs existed in
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 2. by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Produced by David Widger A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT by MARK TWAIN (Samuel L. Clemens) Part 2. CHAPTER VII MERLIN’S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me. My raiment was of silks and velvets
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3. by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Produced by David Widger A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT by MARK TWAIN (Samuel L. Clemens) Part 3. CHAPTER XII SLOW TORTURE Straight off, we were in the country. It was most lovely and pleasant in those sylvan solitudes in the early cool morning in the first freshness of autumn. From hilltops we saw
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 4. by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Produced by David Widger A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT by MARK TWAIN (Samuel L. Clemens) Part 4. CHAPTER XVII A ROYAL BANQUET Madame, seeing me pacific and unresentful, no doubt judged that I was deceived by her excuse; for her fright dissolved away, and she was soon so importunate to have me give