Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II


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 (21 hr 57 min)

Chapters

VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY
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
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
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
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
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
CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS
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. RODGERS
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 ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING 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