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- Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II
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Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. This recording of Paine's exhaustive biography covers Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore unapproached.
- Chapters
- VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY
- CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE
- CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”
- CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM
- CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”
- CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY
- CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY
- CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE
- CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS
- CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH
- CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS
- CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY
- CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN
- CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL
- CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS
- CXX. IN MUNICH
- CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND
- CXXII. AN INTERLUDE
- CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879
- CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH
- CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME
- CXXVI. "A TRAMP ABROAD”
- CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS
- CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS
- CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM
- CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES
- CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD
- CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER
- CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS
- CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM
- CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT
- CXXXVI. "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER”
- CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS
- CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS
- CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY
- CXL. DOWN THE RIVER
- CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
- CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI''
- CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY
- CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST
- CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY
- CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY
- CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE
- CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS
- CL. FARM PICTURES
- CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS
- CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE
- CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN
- CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT
- CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO
- CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER
- CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR
- CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY
- CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE
- CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME
- CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY
- VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT
- CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND
- CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO.
- CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS
- CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS
- CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS
- CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS
- CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING
- CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE
- CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT''
- CLXXII. THE ''YANKEE'' IN ENGLAND
- CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA
- CLXXIV. THE MACHINE
- CLXXV. ''THE CLAIMANT''—LEAVING HARTFORD
- CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER
- CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7
- CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN
- CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II
- CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS
- CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES
- CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI
- CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN
- CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE
- CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS
- CLXXXVI. ''THE BELLE OF NEW YORK''
- CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS
- CLXXXVIII. FAILURE
- CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS
- CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL
- CXCI. CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE
- CXCII. ''FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR''
- CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY
- CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE
- CXCV. ''PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC''
- CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER
- CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL
- CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND
- CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA
- CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS
- CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA
- CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA
- CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY
- CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA
- CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE
- CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN
- CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT
- CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS
- CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE
- CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS
- CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME