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Distinctly Mark Twain. Here is Twain in his own voice; humorous, cantankerous, opinionated, sometimes historically unreliable, but always engaging, and, unlike almost all of his contemporaries, fun to read

Distinctly Mark Twain. Here is Twain in his own voice; humorous, cantankerous, opinionated, sometimes historically unreliable, but always engaging, and, unlike almost all of his contemporaries, fun to read. He went everywhere and seems to have met everyone of consequence in his day, and he reports all with his reporter's eye (and imaginative gifts!). He was also a dedicated family man who, sadly, outlived most of his loved ones, and this work may be seen in part as a memorial to them.

The Autobiography of Mark Twain refers to a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of American author Mark Twain's life and left in typescript and manuscript at his death. The Autobiography comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations rather than a conventional autobiography. Twain never compiled these writings and dictations into a publishable form in his lifetime

Mark Twain's Own Autobiography book. Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography stands as the last of Twain’s great yarns.

Mark Twain's Own Autobiography book. Here he tells his story in his own way, freely expressing his joys and sorrows, his affections and hatreds, his rages and reverence-ending, as always, tongue-in-cheek: Now, then, that is the tale. More than the story of a literary career, this memoir is anchored in the writer’s Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography stands as the last of Twain’s great yarns.

Mark Twain was born Samuel L. Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He worked as a printer, and then became a steamboat pilot. He traveled throughout the West, writing humorous sketches for newspapers. In 1865, he wrote the short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which was very well received. He then began a career as a humorous travel writer and lecturer, publishing The Innocents Abroad in 1869, Roughing It in 1872, and, Gilded Age in 1873, which was co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner

Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography stands as the last of Twain’s great yarns.

Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography stands as the last of Twain’s great yarns. More than the story of a literary career, this memoir is anchored in the writer’s relation to his family-what they meant to him as a husband, father, and artist.

Autobiography of Mark Twain. Twain's own attempt Twain did produce a preface 'From the Grave' claiming that the book would not be published until after his death, which allowed him t. . Autobiography of Mark Twain or Mark Twain’s Autobiography refers to a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of American author Mark Twain's life and left in typescript and manuscript at his death. Twain did produce a preface 'From the Grave' claiming that the book would not be published until after his death, which allowed him to speak with his "whole frank mind.

Mark Twain, Sheila Leary, Michael J Kiskis. Mark Twain's ""Own Autobiography"" stands as the last of Twain's great yarns. Here he tells his story in his own way, freely expressing his joys and sorrows, his affections and hatreds, his rages and reverence - ending, as always, tongue-in-cheek: 'Now, then, that is the tale. More than the story of a literary career, this memoir is anchored in the writer's relation to his family - what they meant to him as a husband, father, and artist.

I intend that this autobiography. shall be read and admired a good many centuries because of its form and method-form and method whereby the past and the present are constantly brought face to face, resulting in contrasts which newly fire up the interest all along, like contact of flint with steel.

Mark Twain's own autobiography. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Other Authors: Kiskis, Michael . EBSCO Publishing (Firm). Published: Madison, Wis.