Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete

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Title: Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete
The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Author: Albert Bigelow Paine
Last Updated: February 20, 2009
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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 BIRTHPLACEIV. 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 BOOKLX. 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 SPEECHCXV. 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
CLVXI. A "PLAYER" AND A MASTER OF ARTS
CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS
CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS
CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLINGCLXX. "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 DINNERCCXXV. 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. AFTERMA