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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1

The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Biography & MemoirEssays
Pages
743
Published
2010
Language
English

Synopsis

Mark Twain's "Final (and Right) Plan" for his autobiography allowed him to speak freely, dictating his thoughts on whatever interested him at the moment. With the strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for 100 years, Twain was free to speak his "whole frank mind." This volume presents Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety, exactly as he left it, offering his authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeReflectiveIntellectualFunny

Genres

Biography & Memoir Essays Biography Memoir

Authors

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Harriet Elinor Smith

Harriet Elinor Smith is a literary scholar recognized for her work on American author Mark Twain. She is the editor of "Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1" and "Mark Twain's Letters, Volume 2." Her editorial contributions have helped bring previously unpublished or uncollected works by Twain to wider audiences.

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Mark Twain

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a prolific American author and humorist. Twain is best known for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain