Mark Twain
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- A Biography. Complete
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1. THE PERSONAL AND LITERARY LIFE OF SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS2. VOLUME I. Part 1: 1835-18663. AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT4. PREFATORY NOTE5. I. ANCESTORS6. II. THE FORTUNES OF JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS7. III. A HUMBLE BIRTHPLACE8. IV. BEGINNING A LONG JOURNEY9. V. THE WAY OF FORTUNE10. VI. A NEW HOME11. VII. THE LITTLE TOWN OF HANNIBAL.12. VIII. THE FARM13. IX. SCHOOL-DAYS14. X. EARLY VICISSITUDE AND SORROW15. XI. DAYS OF EDUCATION16. XII. TOM SAWYER'S BAND17. XIII. THE GENTLER SIDE18. XIV. THE PASSING OF JOHN CLEMENS19. XV. A YOUNG BEN FRANKLIN20. XVI. THE TURNING-POINT21. XVII. THE HANNIBAL “JOURNAL”22. XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF A LITERARY LIFE23. XIX. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANKLIN24. XX. KEOKUK DAYS25. XXI. SCOTCHMAN NAMED MACFARLANE26. XXII. THE OLD CALL OF THE RIVER27. XXIII. THE SUPREME SCIENCE28. XXIV. THE RIVER CURRICULUM29. XXV. LOVE-MAKING AND ADVENTURE30. XXVI. THE TRAGEDY OF THE “PENNSYLVANIA”31. XXVII. THE PILOT32. XXVIII. PILOTING AND PROPHECY33. XXIX. THE END OF PILOTING34. XXX. THE SOLDIER35. XXXI. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY36. XXXII. THE PIONEER37. XXXIII. THE PROSPECTOR38. XXXIV. TERRITORIAL CHARACTERISTICS39. XXXV. THE MINER40. XXXVI. LAST MINING DAYS41. XXXVII. THE NEW ESTATE42. XXXVIII. ONE OF THE “STAFF”43. XXXIX. PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY44. XL. “MARK TWAIN”45. XLI. THE CREAM OF COMSTOCK HUMOR46. XLII REPORTORIAL DAYS.47. XLIII. ARTEMUS WARD48. XLIV. GOVERNOR OF THE “THIRD HOUSE”49. XLV. A COMSTOCK DUEL.50. XLVI. GETTING SETTLED IN SAN FRANCISCO51. XLVII. BOHEMIAN DAYS52. XLVIII. THE REFUGE OF THE HILLS53. XLIX. THE JUMPING FROG54. L. BACK TO THE TUMULT55. LI. THE CORNER-STONE56. LII. A COMMISSION TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS57. LIII. ANSON BURLINGAME AND THE “HORNET” DISASTER58. LIV. THE LECTURER59. LV. HIGHWAY ROBBERY60. LVI. BACK TO THE STATES61. LVII. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW PLANS62. LVIII. A NEW BOOK AND A LECTURE63. LIX. THE FIRST BOOK64. LX. THE INNOCENTS AT SEA65. LXI. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD66. LXII. THE RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS67. LXIII. IN WASHINGTON—A PUBLISHING PROPOSITION68. LXIV. OLIVIA LANGDON69. LXV. A CONTRACT WITH ELISHA BLISS, JR.70. LXVI. BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO71. LXVII. A VISIT TO ELMIRA72. LXVIII. THE REV. “JOE” TWICHELL.73. LXIX. A LECTURE TOUR74. LXX. INNOCENTS AT HOME—AND “THE INNOCENTS ABROAD”75. LXXI. THE GREAT BOOK OF TRAVEL.76. LXXII.THE PURCHASE OF A PAPER.77. LXXIII. THE FIRST MEETING WITH HOWELLS78. LXXIV. THE WEDDING-DAY79. LXXV. AS TO DESTINY80. LXXVI. ON THE BUFFALO “EXPRESS”81. LXXVII. THE “GALAXY”82. LXXVIII. THE PRIMROSE PATH83. LXXIX. THE OLD HUMAN STORY84. LXXX. LITERARY PROJECTS85. LXXXI. SOME FURTHER LITERARY MATTERS86. LXXXII. THE WRITING OF “ROUGHING IT”87. LXXXIII. LECTURING DAYS88. LXXXIV. “ROUGHING IT”.89. LXXXV. A BIRTH, A DEATH, AND A VOYAGE90. LXXXVI. ENGLAND91. LXXXVII. THE BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN92. LXXXVIII. “THE GILDED AGE”93. LXXXIX. PLANNING A NEW HOME94. XC. A LONG ENGLISH HOLIDAY95. XCI. A LONDON LECTURE96. XCII. FURTHER LONDON LECTURE TRIUMPHS97. XCIII. THE REAL COLONEL SELLERS-GOLDEN DAYS98. XCIV. BEGINNING “TOM SAWYER”99. XCV. AN “ATLANTIC” STORY AND A PLAY100. XCVI. THE NEW HOME101. XCVII. THE WALK TO BOSTON102. XCVIII. “OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI”103. XCIX. A TYPEWRITER, AND A JOKE ON ALDRICH104. C. RAYMOND, MENTAL TELEGRAPHY, ETC.105. CI. CONCLUDING “TOM SAWYER”—MARK TWAIN's “EDITORS”106. CII. “SKETCHES NEW AND OLD”107. CIII. “ATLANTIC” DAYS108. CIV. MARK TWAIN AND HIS WIFE109. CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY110. CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE111. CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”112. CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM113. CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”114. CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY115. CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY116. CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE117. CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS118. CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH119. CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS120. CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY121. CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN122. CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL.123. CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS124. CXX. IN MUNICH125. CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND126. CXXII. AN INTERLUDE127. CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879128. CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH129. CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME130. CXXVI. “A TRAMP ABROAD”131. CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS132. CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN's ABSENT-MINDEDNESS.133. CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM134. CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES135. CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD136. CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER137. CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS138. CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM139. CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT.140. CXXXVI. “THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER”141. CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS142. CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS143. CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY144. CXL. DOWN THE RIVER145. CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY146. CXLII. “LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI”147. CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY148. CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST149. CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY150. CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS151. CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY152. CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE153. CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS154. CL. FARM PICTURES155. CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS156. CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE157. CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN158. CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT159. CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO160. CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER161. CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR162. CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY163. CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE164. CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME165. CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY166. CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT167. CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND168. CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L. WEBSTER & CO.169. CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS170. CLVXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS171. CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS172. CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS173. CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING174. CLXX. “THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER” ON THE STAGE175. CLXXI. “A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT”176. CLXXII. THE “YANKEE” IN ENGLAND177. CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA178. CLXXIV. THE MACHINE179. CLXXV. “THE CLAIMANT”—LEAVING HARTFORD180. CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER181. CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7182. CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN183. CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II.184. CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS185. CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES186. CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI.187. CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN188. CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE189. CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. H. ROGERS190. CLXXXVI. “THE BELLE OF NEW YORK”191. CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS192. CLXXXVIII. FAILURE193. CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS194. CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL.195. CXCI. CLEMENS HAD BEEN ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A CARBUNCLE196. CXCII. “FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR”197. CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY198. CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE199. CXCV. “PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC”.200. CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER201. CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL.202. CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND203. CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA204. CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS205. CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA206. CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA207. CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY208. CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA209. CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE210. CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN211. CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT212. CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS213. CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE214. CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS215. CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME216. CCXII. THE RETURN OF THE CONQUEROR217. CCXIII. MARK TWAIN—GENERAL SPOKESMAN218. CCXIV. MARK TWAIN AND THE MISSIONARIES219. CCXV. SUMMER AT “THE LAIR”220. CCXVI. RIVERDALE—A YALE DEGREE221. CCXVII. MARK TWAIN IN POLITICS222. CCXVIII. NEW INTERESTS AND INVESTMENTS223. CCXIX. YACHTING AND THEOLOGY224. CCXX. MARK TWAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES225. CCXXI. THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE226. CCXXII. A PROPHET HONORED IN HIS COUNTRY227. CCXXIII. AT YORK HARBOR228. CCXXIV. THE SIXTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY DINNER229. CCXXV. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONTROVERSIES230. CCXXVI. “WAS IT HEAVEN? OR HELL?”231. CCXXVII. THE SECOND RIVERDALE WINTER232. CCXXVIII. PROFFERED HONORS233. CCXXXIX. THE LAST SUMMER AT ELMIRA234. CCXXX. THE RETURN TO FLORENCE235. CCXXXI. THE CLOSE OF A BEAUTIFUL LIFE236. CCXXXII. THE SAD JOURNEY HOME237. CCXXXIII. BEGINNING ANOTHER HOME238. CCXXXIV. LIFE AT 21 FIFTH AVENUE239. CCXXXV. A SUMMER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE240. CCXXXVI. AT PIER 70241. CCXXXVII. AFTERMATH242. CCXXXVIII. THE WRITER MEETS MARK TWAIN243. CCXXXIX. WORKING WITH MARK TWAIN244. CCXL. THE DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN245. CCXLI. GORKY, HOWELLS, AND MARK TWAIN246. CCXLII. MARK TWAIN'S GOOD-BY TO THE PLATFORM247. CCXLIII. AN INVESTMENT IN REDDING248. CCXLIV. TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHIES249. CCXLV. IN THE DAY'S ROUND250. CCXLVI. THE SECOND SUMMER AT DUBLIN251. CCXLVI. DUBLIN, CONTINUED252. CCXLVIII. “WHAT IS MAN?” AND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY253. CCXLIX. BILLIARDS254. CCL. PHILOSOPHY AND PESSIMISM255. CCLI. A LOBBYING EXPEDITION256. CCLII. THEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION257. CCLIII. AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER258. CCLIV. BILLIARD-ROOM NOTES259. CCLV. FURTHER PERSONALITIES260. CCLVI. HONORS FROM OXFORD261. CCLVII. A TRUE ENGLISH WELCOME262. CCLVIII. DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, OXFORD263. CCLIX. LONDON SOCIAL HONORS264. CCLX. MATTERS PSYCHIC AND OTHERWISE265. CCLXI. MINOR EVENTS AND DIVERSIONS266. CCLXII. FROM MARK TWAIN's MAIL.267. CCLXIII. SOME LITERARY LUNCHEONS268. CCLXIV. “CAPTAIN STORMFIELD” IN PRINT269. CCLXV. LOTOS CLUB HONORS270. CCLXVI. A WINTER IN BERMUDA271. CCLXVII. VIEWS AND ADDRESSES272. CCLXVIII. REDDING273. CCLXIX. FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD274. CCLXX. THE ALDRICH MEMORIAL.275. CCLXXI. DEATH OF “SAM” MOFFETT276. CCLXXII. STORMFIELD ADVENTURES277. CCLXXIII. STORMFIELD PHILOSOPHIES278. CCLXIV. CITIZEN AND FARMER279. CCLXV. A MANTEL AND A BABY ELEPHANT280. CCLXXVI. SHAKESPEARE-BACON TALK281. CCLXXVII. “IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?”282. CCLXXVIII. THE DEATH OF HENRY ROGERS283. CCLXXIX. AN EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT284. CCLXXX. A WARNING285. CCLXXXI. THE LAST SUMMER AT STORMFIELD286. CCLXXXII. PERSONAL MEMORANDA287. CCLXXXIII. ASTRONOMY AND DREAMS288. CCLXXXIV. A LIBRARY CONCERT289. CCLXXXV. A WEDDING AT STORMFIELD290. CCLXXXVI. AUTUMN DAYS291. CCLXXVII. MARK TWAIN'S READING292. CCLXXXVIII. A BERMUDA BIRTHDAY293. CCLXXXIX. THE DEATH OF JEAN294. CCXC. THE RETURN TO BERMUDA295. CCXCI. LETTERS FROM BERMUDA296. CCXCII. THE VOYAGE HOME297. CCXCIII. THE RETURN TO THE INVISIBLE298. CCXCIV. THE LAST RITES299. CCXCV. MARK TWAIN'S RELIGION300. CCXCVI. POSTSCRIPT301. APPENDIX A302. APPENDIX B303. APPENDIX C.304. APPENDIX D305. NOTICE OF MARK TWAIN'S LECTURE306. APPENDIX E307. III. FROM “A STRANGE DREAM”308. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (See Chapter lx)309. APPENDIX G310. APPENDIX H311. (See Chapter lxxiv)312. APPENDIX J313. APPENDIX K314. APPENDIX L. ABOUT LONDON315. APPENDIX M316. APPENDIX N317. CIRCULAR TO AMERICAN AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS318. II. Communications supposed to have been written by the Tsar of Russia319. (See Chapter cxiv)320. APPENDIX P321. APPENDIX Q322. APPENDIX R323. APPENDIX S324. APPENDIX T325. APPENDIX U326. APPENDIX V. SELECTIONS FROM AN UNFINISHED BOOK, “3,000 YEARS AMONG THE327. APPENDIX W328. Notes for the Jumping Frog story; Angel's Camp, February. Sketches etc.,