Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 2

Twain, Mark

ISBN 10: 1482928396 ISBN 13: 9781482928396

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2013

Synopsis

[Read by Grover Gardner]

Mark Twain's complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant bestseller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of the author's death, as he requested. Published to rave reviews, the Autobiography was hailed as the capstone of Twain's career. It captures his authentic and unsuppressed voice, speaking clearly from the grave and brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions.

This eagerly-awaited SECOND VOLUME delves deeper into Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Filled with his characteristic blend of humor and ire, the narrative ranges effortlessly across the contemporary scene. He shares his views on writing and speaking, his preoccupation with money, and his contempt for the politics and politicians of his day. Affectionate and scathing by turns, his intractable curiosity and candor are everywhere on view.

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Images and Insights from Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2

Samuel L. Clemens. Redding, Connecticut, 1908. Photograph taken by Isabel Lyon, Clemens’s secretary. Courtesy of the Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Samuel Clemens in Ontereora, NY. 1900. Courtesy of the Mark Twain Papers, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Samuel L. Clemens, 1851 or 1852. Reproduced from a print in the Mark Twain Papers, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, which appears on the jacket of The Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 2 published by University of California Press (2013).

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Samuel L. Clemens with kitten. Photography by Underwood and Underwood, 1907, Tuxedo Park, New York. Courtesy of the Mark Twain Papers, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Extract of a letter from Samuel L. Clemens to his wife Olivia, 1874, London, England. Courtesy of the Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Transcription of a letter from Samuel L. Clemens to his wife Olivia, 1874, London, England. Courtesy of the Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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From the Inside Flap:

Praise for Volume 1

“It feels like a form of time travel. One moment you’re on horseback in the Hawaiian islands ― or recovering from saddle boils with a cigar in your mouth ― and the next moment you’re meeting the Viennese maid he called, in a private joke, ‘Wuthering Heights.’ We can hardly wait for Volume 2.”― New York Times

“Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring―and every word beguiles.”― Wall Street Journal

“I start reading Twain’s Autobiography at any page and don’t want to stop, for the sheer voluptuous pleasure of the prose.”― Roger Ebert

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1482928396
• ISBN 13: 9781482928396
• Binding: Audio CD
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 27
• Editor: Smith Harriet Elinor, Griffin Benjamin, Fischer Victor, Frank Michael B, Goetz Sharon K, Myrick Leslie Diane