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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography (1871, reprinted 1910)
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography
(Cleveland, OH: The Ormeril Company, 1910) [12-page pamphlet] - Hathi Trust (read online in flipbook format)
A (Burlesque) Biography
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The Innocents Abroad - Vol. 1 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 1
The Innocents Abroad
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The Innocents Abroad
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The Innocents Abroad
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Twain, Mark.
The Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrims Progress
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922) Vol. 1.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 1
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CONTENTS
Preface
I.
We Go to See Kings
II.
Our Paddle-Wheels Go 'Round
III.
Fine Day at Sea? "
Oh,
My!"
IV.
Our Singing Provokes Head-Winds
V.
The Watch That Couldn't Keep Up
VI.
The Poor, Shiftless, Lazy Azoreans
VII.
Gibraltar -- A "Gob" on a Shingle
VIII.
Morocco, Where Riches Have Stings
IX.
The Frenchman's Sacred Cat-Mat
X.
The Marseillaises Misunderstand Us
XI.
The Melancholy
Château d'If
XII.
France Is A Bewitching Garden
XIII.
Napoleon and Abdul Aziz See Us
XIV.
We Shudder at the Can-Can
XV.
Down with the Dastardly Abelard!
XVI.
Versailles Entrances Us
XVII.
Oh, The Superb Genoese Ladies!
Genoa -- Superb but Tomb-like
XVIII.
Milan - A Poem in Marble
XIX.
Who Glorifies Poor Mr. Laura?
XX.
Como? Pshaw! See Lake Tahoe
XXI.
Luigi to the Rescue! Whoop!
XXII.
Gondolas Are Water-Hearses
XXIII.
We Master the Old Masters
XXIV.
Galileo's Pendulum in the Duomo
XXV.
Why Don't They Rob Their Churches?
XXVI.
Rome and St. Peters Overwhelm Us
XXVII.
Rare Sport -- Guying the Guides
The Innocents Abroad - Vol. 2 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 2
The Innocents Abroad
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Above: Mark Twain in 1868, at the time he wrote Innocents Abroad
Twain, Mark.
The Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922) Vol. 2.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 2
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CONTENTS
I.
The Good-Natured Brother of Skulls
II.
How Vesuvius Is Climbed
III.
The Rags and Riches of Naples
IV.
Pompeii and the Proud Sentinel
V.
Seeing Athens by Stealth -- and Moonlight
VI.
Constantinople the Bewildering
VII.
Morals and Whiskey are Scarce
VIII.
In Sebastopol the Battered
IX.
What Richlieu and Odessa Did for Each Other
X.
We Visit the Czar of All the Russias
XI.
Smyrniste Girls are Beautiful
XII.
Who Took The Oysters Up The Hill?
XIII.
Ephesus: A World of Precious Relics
XIV.
Our Luxurious Camp on Lebanon
XV.
We Meet Noah's Family
XVI.
Baalbec The Beautiful and Mysterious
XVII.
I Drink Out of Anantas's Well
XVIII.
Nimrod's Tomb, at Jonesborough
XIX.
By Ain Mellahah, The Desolate
XX.
The Blank Voice of the Turtle
XXI.
The Melancholy Holy Land
XXII.
Where The Crusaders Perished
XXIII.
Where The Horses Cried
XXIV.
The Bedouins - Tatterdemalion Vagrants
XXV.
Joseph's Tomb and Jacob's Well
XXVI.
I Weep at Adam's Tomb
XXVII.
Jerusalem - We Are Surfeited with Sights!
XXVIII.
We Miss Lot's Wife
Roughing It - Vol. 1 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 3
Roughing It
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Roughing It
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Roughing It
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Twain, Mark.
Roughing It
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922) Vol. 1.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 3
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CONTENTS
Roughing It - Vol. 2 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 4
Twain, Mark.
Roughing It
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922) Vol. 2.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 4
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CONTENTS
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - Vol. 1 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 5
The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today
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Twain, Mark and Charles Dudley Warner.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922) Vol. 1.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 5
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CONTENTS
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - Vol. 2 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 6
Twain, Mark and Charles Dudley Warner.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922) Vol. 2.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 6
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CONTENTS
Sketches New and Old - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 7
Sketches New and Old
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Sketches New and Old
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Twain, Mark.
Sketches New and Old
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 7
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CONTENTS
My Watch
Political Economy
The Jumping Frog
Journalism in Tennessee
The Story of the Bad Little Boy
The Story of the Good Little Boy
A Couple of Poems by Twain and Moore
Niagara
Answers to Correspondents
To Raise Poultry
Experience of the McWilliamses with Membranous Croup
My First Literary Venture
How the Author was Sold in Newark
The Office Bore
Johnny Greer
The Facts in the Case of the Great Beef Contract
The Case of George Fisher
Disgraceful Persecution of A Boy
The Judge's "Spirited Woman"
Information Wanted
Some Learned Fables, For Good Old Boys and Girls
Some Learned Fables For Good Old Boys and Girls
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Part Second
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Some Learned Fables For Good Old Boys and Girls
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Part Third
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My Late Senatorial Secretaryship
A Fashion Item
Riley - Newspaper Correspondent
A Fine Old Man
Science vs. Luck
The Late Benjamin Franklin
Mr. Bloke's Item
A Medieval Romance
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Chapter I: The Secret Revealed
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Chapter II: Festivity and Tears
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Chapter III: The Plot Thickens
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Chapter IV: The Awful Revelation
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Chapter V: The Frightful Catastrophe
Petition Concerning Copyright
After-Dinner Speech
Lionizing Murderers
A New Crime
A Curious Dream
A True Story
The Siamese Twins
Speech at the Scottish Banquet in London
A Ghost Story
The Capitoline Venus
Speech on Accident Insurance
John Chinaman in New York
How I Edited an Agricultural Paper
The Petrified Man
My Bloody Massacre
The Undertaker's Chat
Concerning Chambermaids
Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man
"After" Jenkins
About Barbers
"Party Cries" in Ireland
The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation
History Repeats Itself
Honored as a Curiosity
First Interview with Artemus Ward
Cannibalism in the Cars
The Killing of Julius Caesar "Localized"
The Widow's Protest
The Scriptural Panoramist
Curing A Cold
A Curious Pleasure Excursion
Running for Governor
A Mysterious Visit
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 8
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Twain, Mark.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
. (New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922)
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923)
Vol. 8 - Hathi Trust (read online in flipbook format)
CONTENTS
I.
Tom Plays, Fights and Hides
II.
The Glorious Whitewasher
III.
Busy at War and Love
IV.
Showing Off in Sunday-School
V.
The Pinch-Bug and His Prey
VI.
Tom Meets Becky
VII.
Tick-Running and a Heartbreak
VIII.
A Pirate Bold to Be
IX.
Tragedy in the Graveyard
X.
Dire Prophecy of the Howling Dog
XI.
Conscience Racks Tom
XII.
The Cat and the Pain-Killer
XIII.
The Pirate Crew Set Sail
XIV.
Happy Camp of the Freebooters
XV.
Tom's Stealthy Visit Home
XVI.
First Pipes -- "I've Lost My Knife"
XVII.
Pirates at Their Own Funeral
XVIII.
Tom Reveals His Dream Secret
XIX.
The Cruelty of "I Didn't Think"
XX.
Tom Takes Becky's Punishment
XXI.
Eloquence -- And The Masters Gilded Dome
XXII.
Huck Finn Quotes Scripture
XXIII.
The Salvation of Muff Potter
XXIV.
Splendid Days and Fearsome Nights
XXV.
Seeking the Buried Treasure
XXVI.
Real Robbers Seize the Box of Gold
XXVII.
Trembling on the Trail
XXVIII.
In The Lair of Injun Joe
XXIX.
Huck Saves the Widow
XXX.
Tom and Becky in the Cave
XXXI.
Found and Lost Again
XXXII.
"Turn Out! They're Found!"
XXXIII.
The Fate of Injun Joe
XXXIV.
Floods of Gold
XXXV.
Respectable Huck Joins the Gang
Conclusion
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
A Tramp Abroad - Vol. 1 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 9
Twain, Mark.
A Tramp Abroad
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923) Vol. 1.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 9
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CONTENTS
A Tramp Abroad - Vol. 2 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 10
Twain, Mark.
A Tramp Abroad
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923) Vol. 2.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 10
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CONTENTS
The Prince and the Pauper - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 11
Twain, Mark.
The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 11
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CONTENTS
Life on the Mississippi - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 12
Twain, Mark.
Life on the Mississippi
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 12
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CONTENTS
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 13
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Twain, Mark.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 13
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CONTENTS
I.
I Discover Moses and the Bulrushes
II.
Our Gang's Dark Oath
III.
We Ambuscade the A-rabs
IV.
The Hair-Ball Oracle
V.
Pap Starts in on a New Life
VI.
Pap Struggles with the Death Angel
VII.
I Fool Pap and Get Away
VIII.
I Spare Miss Watson's Jim
IX.
The House of Death Floats By
X.
What Comes of Handlin' Snake-Skin
XI.
They're After Us!
XII.
"Better Let Blame Well Alone!"
XIII.
Honest Loot from the "Walter Scott"
XIV.
Was Solomon Wise?
XV.
Fooling Poor Old Jim
XVI.
The Rattlesnake-Skin Does Its Work
XVII.
The Grangerfords Take Me In
XVIII.
Why Harney Rode Away for His Hat
XIX.
The Duke and the Dauphin Come Aboard
XX.
What Royalty Did to Parkville
XXI.
An Arkansaw Difficulty
XXII.
Why The Lynching Bee Failed
XXIII.
The Orneriness of Kings
XXIV.
The King Turns Parson
XXV.
All Full of Tears and Flapdoodle
XXVI.
I Steal the King's Plunder
XXVII.
Dead Peter Has His Gold
XXVIII.
Overreaching Don't Pay
XXIX.
I Light Out in the Storm
XXX.
The Gold Saves the Thieves
XXXI.
You Can't Pray A Lie
XXXII.
I Have A New Name
XXXIII.
The Pitiful Ending of Royalty
XXXIV.
We Cheer Up Jim
XXXV.
Dark, Deep-Laid Plans
XXXVI.
Trying to Help Jim
XXXVII.
Jim Gets His Witch-Pie
XXXVIII.
"Here A Captive Heart Busted"
XXXIX.
Tom Writes Nonnamous Letters
XL.
A Mixed-Up and Splendid Rescue
XLI.
"Must 'A' Been Sperits"
XLII.
Why They Didn't Hang Jim
Chapter The Last. Nothing More to Write.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 14
Twain, Mark.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 14
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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CONTENTS
The American Claimant and Other Stories and Sketches - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 15
The American Claimant
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Twain, Mark.
The American Claimant and Other Stories and Sketches
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 15
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CONTENTS
The Weather in This Book
Explanatory
THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Appendix: Weather for Use in this Book
MERRY TALES
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
Luck
A Curious Experience
Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning
Meisterschaft: In Three Acts
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Act I
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Act II
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Act III
Playing Courier
Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 16
Twain, Mark.
Pudd'nhead Wilson
and
Those Extraordinary Twins
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 16
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CONTENTS
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - Vol. 1 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 17
Twain, Mark.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923) Vol. 1.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 17
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CONTENTS
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - Vol. 2 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 18
Twain, Mark.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923) Vol. 2.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 18
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CONTENTS
Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective, and Other Stories - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 19
Twain, Mark.
Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective, and Other Stories
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 19
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CONTENTS
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Vol. 1 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 20
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
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Twain, Mark.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923) Vol. 1.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 20
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CONTENTS
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Vol. 2 - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 21
Twain, Mark.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923). Vol. 2.
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 21
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CONTENTS
Literary Essays - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 22
Twain, Mark.
Literary Essays
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 22
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CONTENTS
In Defense of Harriet Shelley
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses
Traveling with a Reformer
Private History of the "Jumping Frog" Story
Mental Telegraphy
Mental Telegraphy Again
What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us
A Little Note to M. Paul Bourget
The Invalid's Story
Stirring Times in Austria
The German Chicago
Concerning the Jews
About All Kinds of Ships
From The "London Times" of 1904
A Majestic Literary Fossil
At the Appetite Cure
Saint Joan of Arc
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
In Memoriam
Mary Twain: A Biographical Sketch
by Samuel E. Moffett
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Essays and Stories - The Writings of Mark Twain Vol. 23
Twain, Mark.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Essays and Stories
(New York: Gabriel Wells, 1923).
The Writings of Mark Twain (1923) Vol. 23
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CONTENTS
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
My D
ébut as a Literary Person
The
£
1,000,000
Bank-Note
The Esquimau Maiden's Romance
My First Lie, and How I Got Out of It
The Belated Russian Passport
Two Little Tales
About Play-Acting
Diplomatic Pay and Clothes
Is He Living or Is He Dead?
My Boyhood Dreams
The Austrian Edison Keeping School Again
The Death Disk
A Double-Barreled Detective Story
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
A Petition to the Queen of England
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