Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Complete and Authoritative Edition (Autobiography of Mark Twain series)

Mark Twain’s complete, uncensored __Autobiography__ was an instant bestseller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of the author’s death, as he requested. Published to rave reviews, the __Autobiography__ was hailed as the capstone of Twain’s career. It captures his authentic and unsuppressed voice, speaking clearly from the grave and brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions. The eagerly-awaited Volume 2 delves deeper into Mark Twain’s life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Filled with his characteristic blend of humor and ire, the narrative ranges effortlessly across the contemporary scene. He shares his views on writing and speaking, his preoccupation with money, and his contempt for the politics and politicians of his day. Affectionate and scathing by turns, his intractable curiosity and candor are everywhere on view. Editors: Benjamin Griffin and Harriet E. Smith Associate Editors: Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz and Leslie Diane Myrick Presents Mark Twain's Authentic And Unsuppressed Voice, Brimming With Humor, Ideas, And Opinions, And Speaking Clearly From The Grave As He Intended. 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 The Strict Instruction That Many Of These Texts Remain Unpublished For 100 Years Meant That When They Came Out, He Would Be Dead, And Unaware, And Indifferent, And That He Was Therefore Free To Speak His Whole Frank Mind.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 Marked The 100th Anniversary Of Twain's Death. In Celebration Of This Important Milestone This Is Mark Twain's Uncensored Autobiography In Its Entirety And Exactly As He Left It. It Is Told Over 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. -- From Publisher. V.1. Preliminary Manuscripts And Dictations, 1870-1905 -- Autobiography Of Mark Twain -- Explanatory Notes -- Appendixes: Samuel L. Clemens, A Brief Chronology ; Family Biographies ; Speech At The Seventieth Birthday Dinner, 5 December 1905 ; Speech At The Players, 3 January 1906 ; Previous Publication -- V. 2. Autobiographical Dictations, April-december 1906 -- Autobiographical Dictations, January-february 1907 -- Explanatory Notes -- Appendixes: Samuel L. Clemens, A Brief Chronology ; Family Biographies ; Previous Publication -- V. 3. The Ashcroft-lyon Manuscript -- Explanatory Notes -- Appendixes -- Note On The Text -- Word Division In This Volume -- Reference -- Index. Harriet Elinor Smith, Editor ; Associate Editors, Benjamin Griffin ... [et Al.]. A Publication Of The Mark Twain Project Of The Bancroft Library. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Association Of American Publishers Prose Award, 2010. Mark Twain’s complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant bestseller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of the author’s death, as he requested. Published to rave reviews, the Autobiography was hailed as the capstone of Twain’s career. It captures his authentic and unsuppressed voice, speaking clearly from the grave and brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions.

The eagerly-awaited Volume 2 delves deeper into Mark Twain’s life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Filled with his characteristic blend of humor and ire, the narrative ranges effortlessly across the contemporary scene. He shares his views on writing and speaking, his preoccupation with money, and his contempt for the politics and politicians of his day. Affectionate and scathing by turns, his intractable curiosity and candor are everywhere on view.

Editors: Benjamin Griffin and Harriet E. Smith
Associate Editors: Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz and Leslie Diane Myrick
"This third and final volume crowns and completes [Twain's] work. Like its companion volumes, it chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads. Created from March 1907 to December 1909, these dictations present Mark Twain at the end of his life: receiving an honorary degree from Oxford University; railing against Theodore Roosevelt; founding numerous clubs; incredulous at an exhibition of the Holy Grail; credulous about the authorship of Shakespeare's plays; relaxing in Bermuda; observing (and investing in) new technologies."--Jacket The year 2010 marked the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain's works, UC Press published Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, the first of a projected three-volume edition of the complete, uncensored autobiography. The book became an immediate bestseller and was hailed as the capstone of the life's work of America's favorite author. This Reader's Edition, a portable paperback in larger type, republishes the text of the hardcover Autobiography in a form that is convenient for the ge.