Mark Twain's Letters, Volume II (In Two Volumes) - Twain, Mark
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"Nowhere is the human being more truly revealed than in his letters. Not in literary letters-prepared with care, and the thought of possible publication-but in those letters wrought out of the press of circumstances, and with no idea of print in mind." -Albert Bigelow Paine, Foreword, Mark Twain's Letters (1917) Mark Twain's Letters (in two volumes) is a collection of letters by Mark Twain, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937), Twain's literary estate agent and biographer, and published posthumously in 1917. These letters offer us a glimpse into the character of Mark Twain and show us…mehr

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"Nowhere is the human being more truly revealed than in his letters. Not in literary letters-prepared with care, and the thought of possible publication-but in those letters wrought out of the press of circumstances, and with no idea of print in mind." -Albert Bigelow Paine, Foreword, Mark Twain's Letters (1917) Mark Twain's Letters (in two volumes) is a collection of letters by Mark Twain, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937), Twain's literary estate agent and biographer, and published posthumously in 1917. These letters offer us a glimpse into the character of Mark Twain and show us the background to his books. These letters are a must for anyone interested in one of America's greatest writers, Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain (1835-1910) A legendary American writer and humourist, Mark Twain authored twenty eight books and many sketches and short stories. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910). He was born and brought up in the American state of Missouri. He left school to earn his living when he was only twelve following the death of his father. He was a great adventurer and travelled around America. He returned to his native place to become a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. The Civil War put an end to steam-boating and Clemens joined the Confederate army. He was already engaged in newspaper reporting and became a successful journalist. He started to use the alias Mark Twain during the Civil War and this pen name made him a famous travel writer. Mark Twain was nostalgic about his childhood and in 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, based on his own experiences. The book was soon recognised as a work of genius. Mark Twain was soon famous all over the world. He earned money from writing and lost it on a typesetter he invented. He then made another fortune and lost it on a bad investment. He was an impetuous, hot-tempered man but was also quite sentimental and superstitious. Twain was born when Halley's Comet was passing the Earth and he always believed he would die when the comet returned - the same happened exactly.