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MARK TWAIN A BIOGRAPHY THE PERSONAL AND LITERARY LIFE OF SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS 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 BIRTHPLACE IV. 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

It was late in July when he wrote:

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

FROM the note-book:

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 BOOK LX. THE INNOCENTS AT SEA LXI. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD LXII. THE RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS

The last note-book entry bears date of October 11th:

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”.

Telegram to Redpath:

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

In conversation with John Hay, Hay said to Clemens:

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 SPEECH CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN

From the note-book:

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

It was near the end of the year that Clemens wrote to his mother:

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

Before Howells went abroad Clemens had written:

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

Suzy, in her biography, which she continued through this period, writes:

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

One morning early in January Clemens received the following note:

CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING CLXX. “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. H. ROGERS 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 HAD BEEN ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A 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 DINNER CCXXV. 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

From the note-book:

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. AFTERMATH CCXXXVIII. THE WRITER MEETS MARK TWAIN CCXXXIX. WORKING WITH MARK TWAIN CCXL. THE DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN CCXLI. GORKY, HOWELLS, AND MARK TWAIN CCXLII. MARK TWAIN'S GOOD-BY TO THE PLATFORM CCXLIII. AN INVESTMENT IN REDDING CCXLIV. TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHIES CCXLV. IN THE DAY'S ROUND CCXLVI. THE SECOND SUMMER AT DUBLIN CCXLVI. DUBLIN, CONTINUED CCXLVIII. “WHAT IS MAN?” AND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY CCXLIX. BILLIARDS CCL. PHILOSOPHY AND PESSIMISM

In a letter to MacAlister, written at this time, he said:

CCLI. A LOBBYING EXPEDITION CCLII. THEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION CCLIII. AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER CCLIV. BILLIARD-ROOM NOTES CCLV. FURTHER PERSONALITIES VOLUME III, Part 2: 1907-1910 CCLVI. HONORS FROM OXFORD CCLVII. A TRUE ENGLISH WELCOME CCLVIII. DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, OXFORD CCLIX. LONDON SOCIAL HONORS CCLX. MATTERS PSYCHIC AND OTHERWISE CCLXI. MINOR EVENTS AND DIVERSIONS CCLXII. FROM MARK TWAIN's MAIL. CCLXIII. SOME LITERARY LUNCHEONS CCLXIV. “CAPTAIN STORMFIELD” IN PRINT CCLXV. LOTOS CLUB HONORS CCLXVI. A WINTER IN BERMUDA CCLXVII. VIEWS AND ADDRESSES CCLXVIII. REDDING CCLXIX. FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD CCLXX. THE ALDRICH MEMORIAL. CCLXXI. DEATH OF “SAM” MOFFETT CCLXXII. STORMFIELD ADVENTURES CCLXXIII. STORMFIELD PHILOSOPHIES CCLXIV. CITIZEN AND FARMER CCLXV. A MANTEL AND A BABY ELEPHANT CCLXXVI. SHAKESPEARE-BACON TALK CCLXXVII. “IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?” CCLXXVIII. THE DEATH OF HENRY ROGERS CCLXXIX. AN EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT CCLXXX. A WARNING CCLXXXI. THE LAST SUMMER AT STORMFIELD CCLXXXII. PERSONAL MEMORANDA CCLXXXIII. ASTRONOMY AND DREAMS CCLXXXIV. A LIBRARY CONCERT CCLXXXV. A WEDDING AT STORMFIELD CCLXXXVI. AUTUMN DAYS CCLXXVII. MARK TWAIN'S READING CCLXXXVIII. A BERMUDA BIRTHDAY CCLXXXIX. THE DEATH OF JEAN CCXC. THE RETURN TO BERMUDA CCXCI. LETTERS FROM BERMUDA CCXCII. THE VOYAGE HOME CCXCIII. THE RETURN TO THE INVISIBLE CCXCIV. THE LAST RITES CCXCV. MARK TWAIN'S RELIGION CCXCVI. POSTSCRIPT APPENDIX A

LETTER FROM ORION CLEMENS TO MISS WOOD CONCERNING HENRY CLEMENS

APPENDIX B

MARK TWAIN'S BURLESQUE OF CAPTAIN ISAIAH SELLERS

APPENDIX C. APPENDIX D

FROM MARK TWAIN'S FIRST LECTURE, DELIVERED OCTOBER 2, 1866.

NOTICE OF MARK TWAIN'S LECTURE

“THE TROUBLE IS OVER”

APPENDIX E

FROM “THE JUMPING FROG” BOOK (MARK TWAIN'S FIRST PUBLISHED VOLUME)

III. FROM “A STRANGE DREAM”

(Example of Mark Twain's Early Descriptive Writing)

APPENDIX F