Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete by Albert Bigelow Paine This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens Author: Albert Bigelow Paine Last Updated: February 20, 2009 Release Date: August 21, 2006 [EBook #2988] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, *** Produced by David Widger MARK TWAIN A BIOGRAPHY THE PERSONAL AND LITERARY LIFE OF SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE Contents VOLUME I, Part 1: 1835-1866 AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT PREFATORY NOTE MARK TWAIN—A BIOGRAPHY I. ANCESTORS II. THE FORTUNES OF JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS III. A HUMBLE BIRTHPLACE IV. BEGINNING A LONG JOURNEY V. THE WAY OF FORTUNE VI. A NEW HOME VII. THE LITTLE TOWN OF HANNIBAL. VIII. THE FARM IX. SCHOOL-DAYS X. EARLY VICISSITUDE AND SORROW XI. DAYS OF EDUCATION XII. TOM SAWYER'S BAND XIII. THE GENTLER SIDE XIV. THE PASSING OF JOHN CLEMENS XV. A YOUNG BEN FRANKLIN XVI. THE TURNING-POINT XVII. THE HANNIBAL "JOURNAL" XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF A LITERARY LIFE XIX. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANKLIN XX. KEOKUK DAYS XXI. SCOTCHMAN NAMED MACFARLANE XXII.