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Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1

by Albert Bigelow PAINE (1861 - 1937)

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. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia

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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 , L. BACK TO THE TUMULT , LI. THE CORNER-STONE , LII. A COMMISSION TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS , LIII. ANSON BURLINGAME AND THE “HORNET” DISASTER , LIX. THE FIRST BOOK , LV. HIGHWAY ROBBERY , LVI. BACK TO THE STATES , LVII. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW PLANS , LVIII. A NEW BOOK AND A LECTURE , LX. THE INNOCENTS AT SEA , LXI. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD , LXII. THE RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS , LXIII. IN WASHINGTON—A PUBLISHING PROPOSITION , LXIV. OLIVIA LANGDON , LXIX. A LECTURE TOUR , LXV. A CONTRACT WITH ELISHA BLISS, JR. , LXVI. BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO , LXVII. A VISIT TO ELMIRA , LXVIII. THE REV. “JOE” TWICHELL , 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 , LXXIX. THE OLD HUMAN STORY , LXXV. AS TO DESTINY , LXXVI. ON THE BUFFALO “EXPRESS” , LXXVII. THE “GALAXY” , LXXVIII. THE PRIMROSE PATH , LXXX. LITERARY PROJECTS , LXXXI. SOME FURTHER LITERARY MATTERS , LXXXII. THE WRITING OF “ROUGHING IT” , LXXXIII. LECTURING DAYS , LXXXIV. "ROUGHING IT” , LXXXIX. PLANNING A NEW HOME , LXXXV. A BIRTH, A DEATH, AND A VOYAGE , LXXXVI. ENGLAND , LXXXVII. THE BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN , LXXXVIII. "THE GILDED AGE” , VOLUME I, Part 2: 1866-1875 LIV. THE LECTURER , 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” , XCIX. A TYPEWRITER, AND A JOKE ON ALDRICH , XCV. AN “ATLANTIC” STORY AND A PLAY , XCVI. THE NEW HOME , XCVII. THE WALK TO BOSTON , XCVIII. "OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI” , XIX. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANKLIN , XL. “MARK TWAIN” , XLI. THE CREAM OF COMSTOCK HUMOR , XLII REPORTORIAL DAYS , XLIII. ARTEMUS WARD , XLIV. GOVERNOR OF THE “THIRD HOUSE” , XLIX. THE JUMPING FROG , XLV. A COMSTOCK DUEL , XLVI. GETTING SETTLED IN SAN FRANCISCO , XLVII. BOHEMIAN DAYS , XLVIII. THE REFUGE OF THE HILLS , XVI. THE TURNING-POINT , XVII. THE HANNIBAL “JOURNAL” , XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF A LITERARY LIFE , XX. KEOKUK DAYS , XXI. SCOTCHMAN NAMED MACFARLANE , XXII. THE OLD CALL OF THE RIVER , XXIII. THE SUPREME SCIENCE , XXIV. THE RIVER CURRICULUM , XXIX. THE END OF PILOTING , XXV. LOVE-MAKING AND ADVENTURE , XXVI. THE TRAGEDY OF THE “PENNSYLVANIA” , XXVII. THE PILOT , XXVIII. PILOTING AND PROPHECY , XXX. THE SOLDIER , XXXI. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY , XXXII. THE PIONEER , XXXIII. THE PROSPECTOR , XXXIV. TERRITORIAL CHARACTERISTICS , XXXIX. PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY , XXXV. THE MINER , XXXVI. LAST MINING DAYS , XXXVII. THE NEW ESTATE , XXXVIII. ONE OF THE “STAFF”