Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II

Albert Bigelow Paine

Language: English

Genres: Non-fiction Biography & Autobiography

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1. VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY
2. CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE
3. CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”
4. CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM
5. CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”
6. CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY
7. CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY
8. CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE
9. CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS
10. CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH
11. CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS
12. CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY
13. CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN
14. CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL
15. CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS
16. CXX. IN MUNICH
17. CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND
18. CXXII. AN INTERLUDE
19. CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879
20. CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH
21. CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME
22. CXXVI. "A TRAMP ABROAD”
23. CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS
24. CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS
25. CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM
26. CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES
27. CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD
28. CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER
29. CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS
30. CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM
31. CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT
32. CXXXVI. "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER”
33. CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS
34. CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS
35. CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY
36. CXL. DOWN THE RIVER
37. CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
38. CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI''
39. CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY
40. CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST
41. CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY
42. CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
43. CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY
44. CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE
45. CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS
46. CL. FARM PICTURES
47. CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS
48. CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE
49. CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN
50. CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT
51. CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO
52. CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER
53. CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR
54. CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY
55. CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE
56. CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME
57. CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY
58. VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT
59. CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND
60. CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO.
61. CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS
62. CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS
63. CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS
64. CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS
65. CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING
66. CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE
67. CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT''
68. CLXXII. THE ''YANKEE'' IN ENGLAND
69. CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA
70. CLXXIV. THE MACHINE
71. CLXXV. ''THE CLAIMANT''—LEAVING HARTFORD
72. CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER
73. CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7
74. CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN
75. CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II
76. CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS
77. CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES
78. CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI
79. CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN
80. CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE
81. CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS
82. CLXXXVI. ''THE BELLE OF NEW YORK''
83. CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS
84. CLXXXVIII. FAILURE
85. CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS
86. CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL
87. CXCI. CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE
88. CXCII. ''FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR''
89. CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY
90. CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE
91. CXCV. ''PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC''
92. CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER
93. CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL
94. CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND
95. CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA
96. CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS
97. CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA
98. CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA
99. CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY
100. CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA
101. CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE
102. CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN
103. CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT
104. CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS
105. CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE
106. CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS
107. CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME

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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. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia