Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1

"From the first, second, third and fourth editions all sound and sane expressions of opinion must be left out," Twain instructed them in 1906. "There may be a market for that kind of wares a century from now. There is no hurry. Wait and see." -- The New York Times review.
Folks, one of the finest autobiographies you will ever read.

14 comments:

Travis Erwin said...

And one of my next purchases. Guaranteed.

David Cranmer said...

I remember you saying you bought the collected works of Twain. You will enjoy this autobio.

Cloudia said...

we're still talking about him!



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Evan Lewis said...

I put a library hold on this sucker as soon as I heard of it, and I'm still waiting.

David Cranmer said...

Cloudia, Yes we are. Incredible man.

Btw I never heard from you what you thought of that short story? I'm looking forward to your thoughts.

Evan, Yesterday it was in the top twenty (at Amazon) for books. It's a runaway smash hit.

Charles Gramlich said...

It's going on my reading list.

pattinase (abbott) said...

Am really looking forward to this one.

David Cranmer said...

You both are going to enjoy this one.

Dan Fleming said...

I just purchased the complete Mark Twain for my Nook for $2.99. As soon as I make my way through a few stories you can bet this will be next. One of the most compelling storytellers ever published.

David Cranmer said...

Dan, I bought that same book last week. I began reading HUCK FINN and was blown away. The man is still relevant a century later.

Alyssa Goodnight said...

This is not my typical fare, but this one, I may just have to read. I'm sure it's fascinating. I LOVED Huck Finn.

Ron Scheer said...

I've got ROUGHING IT on my to-read list.

JR's Thumbprints said...

I wonder what Twain would think about all the chatter regarding the elimination/replacement of the N-word in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Nowadays I guess it reserved for rap songs only. I'm sure Twain would have a field day this.

Barbara Martin said...

Always liked his stories and I expect his biography will be just as wonderful.