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Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pur…

How To Tell A Story, and Other Essays (Version 2)

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Mark Twain


The complete collection of works using this title. Other versions, including the Project Gutenberg version, have been radically shortened. M…

Tools and Means

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John Mierau


Meet Tom Brogan. An ordinary guy. With a sister in a coma. Seeing visions of a mass murderer. Becoming one himself. Tom knows the voices in …

In Defense of Harriet Shelley

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Mark Twain


Mark Twain pulls no punches while exposing the "real" Percy Shelley in this scathing condemnation of Edward Dowden's "Life of…

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1

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Albert Bigelow Paine


Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …

Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences (Version 2)

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Mark Twain


This is Mark Twain's vicious and amusing review of Fenimore Cooper's literary art. It is still read widely in academic circles. Twain's essa…

Vagabond Adventures

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Ralph Keeler


Ralph Keeler failed as a novelist, but this autobiography reflects a life well-lived with humor and adventure. Keeler was in the same litera…

Mark Twain's Autobiography: With An Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine - Volu…

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Mark Twain


While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st centur…

Mark Twain

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Archibald Henderson


Many writers have penned studies of Mark Twain's life and work through the years. Twain authorized this biography, having met and hosted the…

More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain

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Mark Twain


"More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain" fills in the gaps left by the first collection of newspaper articles: "Newspaper Arti…

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II

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Albert Bigelow Paine


Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …

Essays on Paul Bourget

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Mark Twain


Collection of short essays concerning French novelist and critic Paul Bourget. Included: "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us" and &quo…

Mark Twain's Travel Letters from 1891-92

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Mark Twain


This collection of Mark Twain travel letters was compiled by Barbara Schmidt for her website, TwainQuotes.com. According to his biographer, …

The Diary of a Country Parson

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James Woodforde


The Revd. James Woodforde was an English clergyman, best known for his vivid account of parish life in the 18th century. His diary, edited b…

Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii

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Mark Twain


By the time Mark Twain worked as a roving reporter for the Sacramento Union, he had held positions with other newspapers in Nevada and Calif…

Europe and Elsewhere

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Mark Twain


This collection of articles came from Mark Twain's travels and experiences abroad. While many had been previously published, there also were…

Christian Science

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Mark Twain


Christian Science is a 1907 collection of essays Mark Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in C…

The Piazza Tales

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Herman Melville


A collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published in May 1856. Except for the newly written title story, "…

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879)

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Mark Twain


This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

Toilers of the Sea (Version 2)

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Victor Hugo


The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…

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