Mark Twain's Autobiography: With An Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine - Volu…


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While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st century, this two-volume autobiography was published in 1924 and contains many works never before released. It came 14 years after Twain's death and so, "speaking from the grave", he felt he could be "as frank and free and unembarrassed as a love letter". The autobiographical chapters that he published years earlier in the North American Review, were selected more for their acceptability and potential popularity than for their completely true reflection of his inner thoughts. With the publication of Mark Twain's Autobiography in 1924, the world was introduced to a much more frank and less restrained Twain than had heretofore been seen or heard. This partial Autobiography, in two volumes, consisting of about two-fifths of his known material, was compiled by a personal friend and literary executor Albert Bigelow Paine, who at the time had exclusive access to Twain's papers. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia (14 hr 6 min)

Chapitres

New York, Tuesday, January 23, 1906 - About a meeting at Carnegie Hall, in the … 29:00 Lu par John Greenman
THE CHARACTER OF MAN 16:36 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Wednesday, January 24, 1906 - Mr. Blaine for the Presidency, Clemens'… 21:24 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Thursday, February 1, 1906 - Subject of January 24th continued.--Mr. … 6:50 Lu par John Greenman
New York, February 1, 1906 15:52 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Friday, February 2, 1906 - Subject of February first continued.--The … 25:38 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Monday, February 5, 1906 - Dr. John Brown continued.--Incidents conne… 32:48 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Tuesday, February 6, 1906 - Playing "The Prince and the Pauper."--Act… 13:08 Lu par John Greenman
Wednesday, February 7, 1906 - Susy Clemens's biography of her father.--Mr. Clem… 21:30 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Thursday, February 8, 1906 - Susy Clemens's bio (cont.). 24:01 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Friday, February 9, 1906 - Susy's ref. to "The Prince and the Pauper." 18:04 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Monday, February 12, 1906 - Susy's bio cont.--Tricks played in "Tom S… 18:14 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Tuesday, February 13, 1906 - Susy's bio cont.--1st meeting of Mr. Cle… 15:10 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Wednesday, February 14, 1906 - About the accident which prolonged Mr.… 14:58 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Thursday, February 15, 1906 - Susy's bio cont.--Death of Mr. Langdon.… 12:18 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, February 16, 1906 - Susy's biography mentions little Langdon.--The chan… 6:26 Lu par John Greenman
Tuesday, February 20, 1906 - About Rear-Admiral Wilkes.--And meeting Mr. Anson … 14:12 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Wednesday, February 21, 1906 - Mr. Langdon just escapes being a railw… 5:22 Lu par John Greenman
New York, Thursday, February 22, 1906 - Susy's on grandfather Langdon.--Mr. Cle… 16:05 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, February 23, 1906 - Mr. Clemens tells how he became a business man. 10:06 Lu par John Greenman
Monday, February 26, 1906 - Susy & mother in New York.--Aunt Clara at the Evere… 29:51 Lu par John Greenman
Monday, March 5, 1906 - Mrs. Clemens's warning when he attends the Cleveland Wh… 19:44 Lu par John Greenman
Tuesday, March 6, 1906 - Clemens makes Baby Ruth intercede in behalf of Mason, … 14:27 Lu par John Greenman
Wednesday, March 7, 1906 - Susy's bio cont.--Susy and her father go over Brookl… 13:47 Lu par John Greenman
Thursday, March 8, 1906 - Letter from brother of Captain Tonkray.-- original of… 18:14 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, March 9, 1906 - Clemens on schoolmates in Dawson's Hannibal school: Geo… 15:07 Lu par John Greenman
Monday, March 12, 1906 - Clemens on the killing of 600 Moros--men, women and ch… 21:44 Lu par John Greenman
Wednesday, March 14, 1906 - Moro slaughter cont.--Luncheon for Geo. Harvey.--Op… 9:07 Lu par John Greenman
Monday, March 5, 1906 - (Dictated March 15th) Clemens talks to West Side YMCA … 28:27 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, March 16, 1906 - Schoolmates of 60 years ago: Mary Miller, Artimisia Br… 22:37 Lu par John Greenman
Wednesday, March 21, 1906 - Mental telegraphy.--Letter from Jock Brown.--Search… 19:19 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, March 22, 1906 - Susy's biography.--Langdon's illness and death.--Susy … 17:45 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, March 23, 1906 - Some curious letter superscriptions which have come to… 12:19 Lu par John Greenman
Monday, March 26, 1906 - Clemens comments on newspaper clipping.--Tells Howells… 29:37 Lu par John Greenman
Tuesday, March 27, 1906 - Higbie's spelling.--Clemens's scheme for getting Higb… 26:50 Lu par John Greenman
Wednesday, March 28, 1906 - Orion Clemens's personality.--His adventure at the … 17:50 Lu par John Greenman
Thursday, March 29, 1906 - Clemens as apprentice to Ament.--Wilhelm H's dinner.… 38:37 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, March 30, 1906 - Clemens's interview with Tchaykoffsky.--Presides at a … 27:50 Lu par John Greenman
Monday, April 2, 1906 - Government of new Territory of Nevada.--Gov. Nye and th… 15:34 Lu par John Greenman
Wednesday, April 4, 1906 - The Morris case again.--Scope of this autobiography,… 13:57 Lu par John Greenman
Thursday, April 5, 1906 - Ellen Terry's farewell banquet, on 50th anniversary.-… 21:17 Lu par John Greenman
Friday, April 6, 1906 - Clemens's present house unsatisfactory because of no su… 15:37 Lu par John Greenman
Monday, April 9, 1906 - Letter from French girl inclosing cable about "Huck Fin… 17:56 Lu par John Greenman
Tuesday, April 10, 1906 - Child's letter about "Huckleberry Finn" being flung o… 20:26 Lu par John Greenman
Wednesday, April 11, 1906 - Frank Fuller and his enthusiastic launching of Clem… 20:48 Lu par John Greenman

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