04837nam 2201081Ia 450 991078513250332120200520144314.01-282-75441-697866127544180-520-94699-510.1525/9780520946996(CKB)2670000000048456(EBL)579392(OCoLC)813230078(SSID)ssj0000412387(PQKBManifestationID)11260315(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412387(PQKBWorkID)10367412(PQKB)11013698(DE-B1597)521127(OCoLC)822968894(DE-B1597)9780520946996(Au-PeEL)EBL579392(CaPaEBR)ebr10412740(CaONFJC)MIL275441(MiAaPQ)EBC579392(EXLCZ)99267000000004845620091118d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAutobiography of Mark TwainVolume 1[electronic resource] /editor: Harriet Elinor Smith ; associate editors: Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie MyrickBerkeley University of California Press20101 online resource (775 p.)The Mark Twain Papers"A publication of the Mark Twain Project of the Bancroft Library."0-520-26719-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --List of Manuscripts and Dictations --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Preliminary Manuscripts and Dictations, 1870-1905 --Autobiography Of Mark Twain --Explanatory Notes --Appendixes --Note On The Text --Word Division in This Volume --References --Index"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away-to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) Plan" for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion-to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment"-meant that his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for 100 years meant that when they came out, he would be "dead, and unaware, and indifferent," and that he was therefore free to speak his "whole frank mind." The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain's works, UC Press is proud to offer for the first time Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety and exactly as he left it. This major literary event brings to readers, admirers, and scholars the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended. Editors: Harriet E. Smith, Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie MyrickMark Twain PapersAuthors, American19th centuryBiography19th century.20th century authors.adventures.american authors.american lit.american south.american.autobiography.classics.coming of age.critic.engaging.famous authors.free thoughts.historical.humorist.life journey.life lessons.life story.literary criticism.literary icon.literary.lively.mark twain.memoir.nonfiction.opinionated.page turner.public figure.students and teachers.twain scholars.uncensored.Authors, American818/.4/0924Twain Mark1835-1910.27404Smith Harriet Elinor1489472Griffin Benjamin1968-1525874Fischer Victor1485017Frank Michael B1484892Goetz Sharon K1525875Myrick Leslie Diane1525876Bancroft Library.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785132503321Autobiography of Mark Twain3767509UNINA