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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 2 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780520267190
- Book Title
- Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 : the Complete and Authoritative Edition
- Book Series
- Mark Twain Papers
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 2.5 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Fiction, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Literary, American / General
- Item Weight
- 65.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 760 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520267192
ISBN-13
9780520267190
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84593478
Product Key Features
Book Title
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 : the Complete and Authoritative Edition
Number of Pages
760 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Literary, American / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Fiction, Biography & Autobiography
Book Series
Mark Twain Papers
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.5 in
Item Weight
65.8 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-047700
Reviews
"Twain's writing here is electric, alternately moving and hilarious. He couldn't write a ho-hum sentence."--Library Journal, Twain generously provides the 21st century aficionado a marvelous read. His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe. . . . [He] has given us 'an astonishment' in his autobiography with his final, beautifully unorganized genius and intemperate thoughts. Pull up a chair and revel., "Promises a no-holds barred perspective on Twain's life, and will be rich with rambunctious, uncompromising opinions."-- Herald Scotland, "Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring--and every word beguiles."-- Wall Street Journal, _The bestseller chart is awash with memoirs -- but none offer the extreme reading of the Autobiography of Mark Twain._, _Twain_s writing here is electric, alternately moving and hilarious. He couldn_t write a ho-hum sentence._, "Sometimes the autobiography seems Twain's letter to posterity. At other times, reading it feels like eavesdropping on a conversation he is having with himself. . . . This first installment of Twain's autobiography brings us closer to all of him than we have ever come before."-- New York Review of Books, Twain's writing here is electric, alternately moving and hilarious. He couldn't write a ho-hum sentence., Twian's 'Final Plan' has been released in a truly spectacular first volume of his posthumous 'Autobiography'., _This is a book for dipping, not plunging. Read, as Twain might put it, until interest pales, and then jump. It feels like a form of time travel._, Promises a no-holds barred perspective on Twain's life, and will be rich with rambunctious, uncompromising opinions., "Dip into the first enormous volume of Twain's autobiography that he had decreed should not appear until 100 years after his death. And Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing, but less sure-footed, and at times both puzzled and puzzling in ways that still resonate with us, though not the ways we might expect."--New York Times, "Twain generously provides the 21st century aficionado a marvelous read. His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe. . . . [He] has given us 'an astonishment' in his autobiography with his final, beautifully unorganized genius and intemperate thoughts. Pull up a chair and revel."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review, "Promises a no-holds barred perspective on Twain's life, and will be rich with rambunctious, uncompromising opinions."--Herald Scotland, _Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring_and every word beguiles._, _Twain generously provides the 21st century aficionado a marvelous read. His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe. . . . [He] has given us _an astonishment_ in his autobiography with his final, beautifully unorganized genius and intemperate thoughts. Pull up a chair and revel._, Pure Twain at his typically discursive, rambling, and droll. . . . The bard of Hannibal still has much to say., _Sometimes the autobiography seems Twain_s letter to posterity. At other times, reading it feels like eavesdropping on a conversation he is having with himself. . . . This first installment of Twain_s autobiography brings us closer to all of him than we have ever come before._, "Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring--and every word beguiles."--Wall Street Journal, Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring--and every word beguiles., _Dip into the first enormous volume of Twain_s autobiography that he had decreed should not appear until 100 years after his death. And Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing, but less sure-footed, and at times both puzzled and puzzling in ways that still resonate with us, though not the ways we might expect._, Sometimes the autobiography seems Twain's letter to posterity. At other times, reading it feels like eavesdropping on a conversation he is having with himself. . . . This first installment of Twain's autobiography brings us closer to all of him than we have ever come before., _Brimming with Twain_s humor, ideas and opinions, this is a book for anyone interested in the writer_s work and life._, _Twian_s _Final Plan_ has been released in a truly spectacular first volume of his posthumous _Autobiography_._, "This is a book for dipping, not plunging. Read, as Twain might put it, until interest pales, and then jump. It feels like a form of time travel."-- New York Times/The Opinion Pages, The bestseller chart is awash with memoirs -- but none offer the extreme reading of the Autobiography of Mark Twain., Brimming with Twain's humor, ideas and opinions, this is a book for anyone interested in the writer's work and life., "Dip into the first enormous volume of Twain's autobiography that he had decreed should not appear until 100 years after his death. And Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing, but less sure-footed, and at times both puzzled and puzzling in ways that still resonate with us, though not the ways we might expect."-- New York Times, _Promises a no-holds barred perspective on Twain_s life, and will be rich with rambunctious, uncompromising opinions._, Dip into the first enormous volume of Twain's autobiography that he had decreed should not appear until 100 years after his death. And Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing, but less sure-footed, and at times both puzzled and puzzling in ways that still resonate with us, though not the ways we might expect., This is a book for dipping, not plunging. Read, as Twain might put it, until interest pales, and then jump. It feels like a form of time travel., "Twain generously provides the 21st century aficionado a marvelous read. His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe. . . . [He] has given us 'an astonishment' in his autobiography with his final, beautifully unorganized genius and intemperate thoughts. Pull up a chair and revel."--Los Angeles Times Book Review, "Pure Twain at his typically discursive, rambling, and droll. . . . The bard of Hannibal still has much to say." --American Heritage, _Pure Twain at his typically discursive, rambling, and droll. . . . The bard of Hannibal still has much to say._, Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring-and every word beguiles.
Series Volume Number
10
Volume Number
Vol. 1
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN An Early Attempt My Autobiography [Random Extracts from It] The Latest Attempt The Final (and Right) Plan Preface. As from the Grave The Florentine Dictations Autobiographical Dictations, January-March 1906 Appendix: Preliminary Manuscripts and Dictations Samuel L. Clemens: A Brief Chronology Family Biographies References Excerpt from Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2
Synopsis
"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 Myrick, Mark Twain's final and uncensored masterpiece, presented in three volumes, is a landmark publication in American literature. "Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing . . . in ways that still resonate with us."-- New York Times "His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review "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 Myrick
LC Classification Number
PS1331.A2 2010
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