Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II

by Albert Bigelow Paine

107 chapters21h 57mEnglish1912

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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

Chapters (107)

1VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY

791

2CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE

350

3CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”

570

4CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM

800

5CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”

502

6CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY

485

7CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY

499

8CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE

479

9CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS

484

10CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH

1136

11CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS

699

12CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY

407

13CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN

1158

14CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL

1053

15CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS

735

16CXX. IN MUNICH

493

17CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND

1209

18CXXII. AN INTERLUDE

366

19CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879

905

20CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH

593

21CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME

526

22CXXVI. "A TRAMP ABROAD”

1068

23CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS

921

24CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS

506

25CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM

674

26CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES

754

27CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD

660

28CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER

404

29CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS

678

30CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM

657

31CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT

584

32CXXXVI. "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER”

594

33CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS

609

34CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS

819

35CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY

654

36CXL. DOWN THE RIVER

1030

37CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY

616

38CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI''

376

39CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY

271

40CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST

797

41CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY

345

42CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

222

43CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY

385

44CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE

1092

45CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS

424

46CL. FARM PICTURES

680

47CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS

664

48CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE

1181

49CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN

856

50CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT

1015

51CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO

911

52CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER

406

53CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR

1278

54CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY

579

55CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE

539

56CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME

603

57CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY

837

58VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT

928

59CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND

434

60CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO.

525

61CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS

1223

62CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS

809

63CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS

778

64CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS

554

65CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING

509

66CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE

513

67CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT''

877

68CLXXII. THE ''YANKEE'' IN ENGLAND

940

69CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA

467

70CLXXIV. THE MACHINE

1698

71CLXXV. ''THE CLAIMANT''—LEAVING HARTFORD

899

72CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER

1191

73CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7

433

74CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN

1249

75CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II

804

76CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS

583

77CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES

635

78CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI

928

79CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN

402

80CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE

1183

81CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS

425

82CLXXXVI. ''THE BELLE OF NEW YORK''

1279

83CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS

456

84CLXXXVIII. FAILURE

733

85CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS

1907

86CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL

498

87CXCI. CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE

795

88CXCII. ''FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR''

1942

89CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY

804

90CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE

475

91CXCV. ''PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC''

926

92CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER

489

93CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL

708

94CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND

734

95CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA

757

96CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS

688

97CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA

947

98CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA

699

99CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY

339

100CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA

665

101CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE

1247

102CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN

891

103CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT

918

104CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS

471

105CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE

780

106CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS

586

107CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME

404

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