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Title: Mark Twain: A Biography. Complete
Author: Albert Bigelow Paine
Release date: October 4, 2004 [eBook #2988]
Most recently updated: January 1, 2021
Language: English
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARK TWAIN: A BIOGRAPHY. COMPLETE ***
MARK TWAIN A BIOGRAPHY
THE PERSONAL AND LITERARY LIFE OF SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS
BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE
CONTENTS
| VOLUME I, Part 1: 1835-1866 | ||
| AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT | ||
| PREFATORY NOTE | ||
| MARK TWAIN—A BIOGRAPHY | ||
| I. | ANCESTORS | |
| II. | THE FORTUNES OF JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS | |
| III. | A HUMBLE BIRTHPLACE | |
| IV. | BEGINNING A LONG JOURNEY | |
| V. | THE WAY OF FORTUNE | |
| VI. | A NEW HOME | |
| VII. | THE LITTLE TOWN OF HANNIBAL. | |
| VIII. | THE FARM | |
| IX. | SCHOOL-DAYS | |
| X. | EARLY VICISSITUDE AND SORROW | |
| XI. | DAYS OF EDUCATION | |
| XII. | TOM SAWYER'S BAND | |
| XIII. | THE GENTLER SIDE | |
| XIV. | THE PASSING OF JOHN CLEMENS | |
| XV. | A YOUNG BEN FRANKLIN | |
| XVI. | THE TURNING-POINT | |
| XVII. | THE HANNIBAL “JOURNAL” | |
| XVIII. | THE BEGINNING OF A LITERARY LIFE | |
| XIX. | IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANKLIN | |
| XX. | KEOKUK DAYS | |
| XXI. | SCOTCHMAN NAMED MACFARLANE | |
| XXII. | THE OLD CALL OF THE RIVER | |
| XXIII. | THE SUPREME SCIENCE | |
| XXIV. | THE RIVER CURRICULUM | |
| XXV. | LOVE-MAKING AND ADVENTURE | |
| XXVI. | THE TRAGEDY OF THE “PENNSYLVANIA” | |
| XXVII. | THE PILOT | |
| XXVIII. | PILOTING AND PROPHECY | |
| XXIX. | THE END OF PILOTING | |
| XXX. | THE SOLDIER | |
| XXXI. | OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY | |
| XXXII. | THE PIONEER | |
| XXXIII. | THE PROSPECTOR | |
| XXXIV. | TERRITORIAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
| XXXV. | THE MINER | |
| XXXVI. | LAST MINING DAYS | |
| XXXVII. | THE NEW ESTATE | |
| XXXVIII. | ONE OF THE “STAFF” | |
| XXXIX. | PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY | |
| XL. | "MARK TWAIN” | |
| XLI. | THE CREAM OF COMSTOCK HUMOR | |
| XLII. | REPORTORIAL DAYS. | |
| XLIII. | ARTEMUS WARD | |
| XLIV. | GOVERNOR OF THE “THIRD HOUSE” | |
| XLV. | A COMSTOCK DUEL. | |
| XLVI. | GETTING SETTLED IN SAN FRANCISCO | |
| XLVII. | BOHEMIAN DAYS | |
| XLVIII. | THE REFUGE OF THE HILLS | |
| XLIX. | THE JUMPING FROG | |
| L. | BACK TO THE TUMULT | |
| LI. | THE CORNER-STONE | |
| LII. | A COMMISSION TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS | |
| LIII. | ANSON BURLINGAME AND THE “HORNET” DISASTER | |
| VOLUME I, Part 2: 1866-1875 | ||
| LIV. | THE LECTURER | |
| LV. | HIGHWAY ROBBERY | |
| LVI. | BACK TO THE STATES | |
| LVII. | OLD FRIENDS AND NEW PLANS | |
| LVIII. | A NEW BOOK AND A LECTURE | |
| LIX. | THE FIRST BOOK | |
| LX. | THE INNOCENTS AT SEA | |
| LXI. | THE INNOCENTS ABROAD | |
| LXII. | THE RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS | |
| LXIII. | IN WASHINGTON—A PUBLISHING PROPOSITION | |
| LXIV. | OLIVIA LANGDON | |
| LXV. | A CONTRACT WITH ELISHA BLISS, JR. | |
| LXVI. | BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO | |
| LXVII. | A VISIT TO ELMIRA | |
| LXVIII. | THE REV. “JOE” TWICHELL. | |
| LXIX. | A LECTURE TOUR | |
| LXX. | INNOCENTS AT HOME—AND “THE INNOCENTS ABROAD” | |
| LXXI. | THE GREAT BOOK OF TRAVEL. | |
| LXXII. | THE PURCHASE OF A PAPER. | |
| LXXIII. | THE FIRST MEETING WITH HOWELLS | |
| LXXIV. | THE WEDDING-DAY | |
| LXXV. | AS TO DESTINY | |
| LXXVI. | ON THE BUFFALO “EXPRESS” | |
| LXXVII. | THE “GALAXY” | |
| LXXVIII. | THE PRIMROSE PATH | |
| LXXIX. | THE OLD HUMAN STORY | |
| LXXX. | LITERARY PROJECTS | |
| LXXXI. | SOME FURTHER LITERARY MATTERS | |
| LXXXII. | THE WRITING OF “ROUGHING IT” | |
| LXXXIII. | LECTURING DAYS | |
| LXXXIV. | "ROUGHING IT”. | |
| LXXXV. | A BIRTH, A DEATH, AND A VOYAGE | |
| LXXXVI. | ENGLAND | |
| LXXXVII. | THE BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN | |
| LXXXVIII. | "THE GILDED AGE” | |
| LXXXIX. | PLANNING A NEW HOME | |
| XC. | A LONG ENGLISH HOLIDAY | |
| XCI. | A LONDON LECTURE | |
| XCII. | FURTHER LONDON LECTURE TRIUMPHS | |
| XCIII. | THE REAL COLONEL SELLERS-GOLDEN DAYS | |
| XCIV. | BEGINNING “TOM SAWYER” | |
| XCV. | AN “ATLANTIC” STORY AND A PLAY | |
| XCVI. | THE NEW HOME | |
| XCVII. | THE WALK TO BOSTON | |
| XCVIII. | "OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI” | |
| XCIX. | A TYPEWRITER, AND A JOKE ON ALDRICH | |
| C. | RAYMOND, MENTAL TELEGRAPHY, ETC. | |
| CI. | CONCLUDING “TOM SAWYER”—MARK TWAIN's “EDITORS” | |
| CII. | "SKETCHES NEW AND OLD” | |
| CIII. | "ATLANTIC” DAYS | |
| CIV. | MARK TWAIN AND HIS WIFE | |
| 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 | |
| CLVXVI. | 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 | |
| VOLUME III, Part 1: 1900-1907 | ||
| CCXII. | THE RETURN OF THE CONQUEROR | |
| CCXIII. | MARK TWAIN—GENERAL SPOKESMAN | |
| CCXIV. | MARK TWAIN AND THE MISSIONARIES | |
| CCXV. | SUMMER AT “THE LAIR” | |
| CCXVI. | RIVERDALE—A YALE DEGREE | |
| CCXVII. | MARK TWAIN IN POLITICS | |
| CCXVIII. | NEW INTERESTS AND INVESTMENTS | |
| CCXIX. | YACHTING AND THEOLOGY | |
| CCXX. | MARK TWAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES | |
| CCXXI. | THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE | |
| CCXXII. | A PROPHET HONORED IN HIS COUNTRY | |
| CCXXIII. | AT YORK HARBOR | |
| CCXXIV. | THE SIXTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY DINNER | |
| CCXXV. | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONTROVERSIES | |
| CCXXVI. | "WAS IT HEAVEN? OR HELL?” | |
| CCXXVII. | THE SECOND RIVERDALE WINTER | |
| CCXXVIII. | PROFFERED HONORS | |
| CCXXXIX. | THE LAST SUMMER AT ELMIRA | |
| CCXXX. | THE RETURN TO FLORENCE | |
| CCXXXI. | THE CLOSE OF A BEAUTIFUL LIFE | |
| CCXXXII. | THE SAD JOURNEY HOME | |
| CCXXXIII. | BEGINNING ANOTHER HOME | |
| CCXXXIV. | LIFE AT 21 FIFTH AVENUE | |
| CCXXXV. | A SUMMER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE | |
| CCXXXVI. | AT PIER 70 | |
| CCXXXVII. | AFTERMATH | |
| CCXXXVIII. | THE WRITER MEETS MARK TWAIN | |
| CCXXXIX. | WORKING WITH MARK TWAIN | |
| CCXL. | THE DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN | |
| CCXLI. | GORKY, HOWELLS, AND MARK TWAIN | |
| CCXLII. | MARK TWAIN'S GOOD-BY TO THE PLATFORM | |
| CCXLIII. | AN INVESTMENT IN REDDING | |
| CCXLIV. | TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHIES | |
| CCXLV. | IN THE DAY'S ROUND | |
| CCXLVI. | THE SECOND SUMMER AT DUBLIN | |
| CCXLVI. | DUBLIN, CONTINUED | |
| CCXLVIII. | "WHAT IS MAN?” AND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY | |
| CCXLIX. | BILLIARDS | |
| CCL. | PHILOSOPHY AND PESSIMISM | |
| CCLI. | A LOBBYING EXPEDITION | |
| CCLII. | THEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | |
| CCLIII. | AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER | |
| CCLIV. | BILLIARD-ROOM NOTES | |
| CCLV. | FURTHER PERSONALITIES | |
| VOLUME III, Part 2: 1907-1910 | ||
| CCLVI. | HONORS FROM OXFORD | |
| CCLVII. | A TRUE ENGLISH WELCOME | |
| CCLVIII. | DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, OXFORD | |
| CCLIX. | LONDON SOCIAL HONORS | |
| CCLX. | MATTERS PSYCHIC AND OTHERWISE | |
| CCLXI. | MINOR EVENTS AND DIVERSIONS | |
| CCLXII. | FROM MARK TWAIN's MAIL. | |
| CCLXIII. | SOME LITERARY LUNCHEONS | |
| CCLXIV. | "CAPTAIN STORMFIELD” IN PRINT | |
| CCLXV. | LOTOS CLUB HONORS | |
| CCLXVI. | A WINTER IN BERMUDA | |
| CCLXVII. | VIEWS AND ADDRESSES | |
| CCLXVIII. | REDDING | |
| CCLXIX. | FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD | |
| CCLXX. | THE ALDRICH MEMORIAL. | |
| CCLXXI. | DEATH OF “SAM” MOFFETT | |
| CCLXXII. | STORMFIELD ADVENTURES | |
| CCLXXIII. | STORMFIELD PHILOSOPHIES | |
| CCLXIV. | CITIZEN AND FARMER | |
| CCLXV. | A MANTEL AND A BABY ELEPHANT | |
| CCLXXVI. | SHAKESPEARE-BACON TALK | |
| CCLXXVII. | "IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?” | |
| CCLXXVIII. | THE DEATH OF HENRY ROGERS | |
| CCLXXIX. | AN EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT | |
| CCLXXX. | A WARNING | |
| CCLXXXI. | THE LAST SUMMER AT STORMFIELD | |
| CCLXXXII. | PERSONAL MEMORANDA | |
| CCLXXXIII. | ASTRONOMY AND DREAMS | |
| CCLXXXIV. | A LIBRARY CONCERT | |
| CCLXXXV. | A WEDDING AT STORMFIELD | |
| CCLXXXVI. | AUTUMN DAYS | |
| CCLXXVII. | MARK TWAIN'S READING | |
| CCLXXXVIII. | A BERMUDA BIRTHDAY | |
| CCLXXXIX. | THE DEATH OF JEAN | |
| CCXC. | THE RETURN TO BERMUDA | |
| CCXCI. | LETTERS FROM BERMUDA | |
| CCXCII. | THE VOYAGE HOME | |
| CCXCIII. | THE RETURN TO THE INVISIBLE | |
| CCXCIV. | THE LAST RITES | |
| CCXCV. | MARK TWAIN'S RELIGION | |
| CCXCVI. | POSTSCRIPT | |
| APPENDICES. |
VOLUME I. Part 1: 1835-1866
TO CLARA CLEMENS GABRILOWITSCH WHO STEADILY UPHELD THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE TO WRITE HISTORY RATHER THAN EULOGY AS THE STORY OF HER FATHER'S LIFE