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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