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Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1

Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. This recording of Paine's exhaustive biography covers Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore unapproached. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia

Year of Publication: 1912Genres: Humor , Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) , Writing & Linguistics , Modern (19th C) , Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 21 hours 30 minutes 31 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	INTRODUCTION - VOLUME I, Part 1: 1835-1866 John Greenman	4:13
2	I. ANCESTORS John Greenman	7:47
3	II. THE FORTUNES OF JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS John Greenman	10:00
4	III. A HUMBLE BIRTHPLACE John Greenman	8:44
5	IV. BEGINNING A LONG JOURNEY John Greenman	11:09
6	V. THE WAY OF FORTUNE John Greenman	5:04
7	VI. A NEW HOME John Greenman	7:23
8	VII. THE LITTLE TOWN OF HANNIBAL John Greenman	11:01
9	VIII. THE FARM John Greenman	8:47
10	IX. SCHOOL-DAYS John Greenman	12:10
11	X. EARLY VICISSITUDE AND SORROW John Greenman	10:44
12	XI. DAYS OF EDUCATION John Greenman	22:07
13	XII. TOM SAWYER'S BAND John Greenman	22:55
14	XIII. THE GENTLER SIDE John Greenman	9:17
15	XIV. THE PASSING OF JOHN CLEMENS John Greenman	4:20
16	XV. A YOUNG BEN FRANKLIN John Greenman	15:19
17	XVI. THE TURNING-POINT John Greenman	5:15
18	XVII. THE HANNIBAL “JOURNAL” John Greenman	11:15
19	XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF A LITERARY LIFE John Greenman	10:55
20	XIX. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANKLIN John Greenman	23:46
21	XX. KEOKUK DAYS John Greenman	20:38
22	XXI. SCOTCHMAN NAMED MACFARLANE John Greenman	9:03
23	XXII. THE OLD CALL OF THE RIVER John Greenman	10:10
24	XXIII. THE SUPREME SCIENCE John Greenman	17:19
25	XXIV. THE RIVER CURRICULUM John Greenman	11:23
26	XXV. LOVE-MAKING AND ADVENTURE John Greenman	15:52
27	XXVI. THE TRAGEDY OF THE “PENNSYLVANIA” John Greenman	13:45
28	XXVII. THE PILOT John Greenman	14:53
29	XXVIII. PILOTING AND PROPHECY John Greenman	25:31
30	XXIX. THE END OF PILOTING John Greenman	6:00
31	XXX. THE SOLDIER John Greenman	13:55
32	XXXI. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY John Greenman	8:00
33	XXXII. THE PIONEER John Greenman	19:23
34	XXXIII. THE PROSPECTOR John Greenman	13:23
35	XXXIV. TERRITORIAL CHARACTERISTICS John Greenman	13:21
36	XXXV. THE MINER John Greenman	19:02
37	XXXVI. LAST MINING DAYS John Greenman	10:36
38	XXXVII. THE NEW ESTATE John Greenman	10:48
39	XXXVIII. ONE OF THE “STAFF” John Greenman	15:19
40	XXXIX. PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY John Greenman	6:19
41	XL. “MARK TWAIN” John Greenman	10:11
42	XLI. THE CREAM OF COMSTOCK HUMOR John Greenman	17:34
43	XLII REPORTORIAL DAYS John Greenman	14:16
44	XLIII. ARTEMUS WARD John Greenman	11:06
45	XLIV. GOVERNOR OF THE “THIRD HOUSE” John Greenman	14:13
46	XLV. A COMSTOCK DUEL John Greenman	8:33
47	XLVI. GETTING SETTLED IN SAN FRANCISCO John Greenman	8:55
48	XLVII. BOHEMIAN DAYS John Greenman	15:26
49	XLVIII. THE REFUGE OF THE HILLS John Greenman	13:02
50	XLIX. THE JUMPING FROG John Greenman	8:49
51	L. BACK TO THE TUMULT John Greenman	5:47
52	LI. THE CORNER-STONE John Greenman	9:23
53	LII. A COMMISSION TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS John Greenman	9:52
54	LIII. ANSON BURLINGAME AND THE “HORNET” DISASTER John Greenman	13:01
55	VOLUME I, Part 2: 1866-1875 LIV. THE LECTURER John Greenman	11:22
56	LV. HIGHWAY ROBBERY John Greenman	15:17
57	LVI. BACK TO THE STATES John Greenman	8:41
58	LVII. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW PLANS John Greenman	7:39
59	LVIII. A NEW BOOK AND A LECTURE John Greenman	14:46
60	LIX. THE FIRST BOOK John Greenman	14:03
61	LX. THE INNOCENTS AT SEA John Greenman	17:24
62	LXI. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD John Greenman	18:27
63	LXII. THE RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS John Greenman	17:53
64	LXIII. IN WASHINGTON—A PUBLISHING PROPOSITION John Greenman	15:40
65	LXIV. OLIVIA LANGDON John Greenman	8:56
66	LXV. A CONTRACT WITH ELISHA BLISS, JR. John Greenman	13:01
67	LXVI. BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO John Greenman	11:18
68	LXVII. A VISIT TO ELMIRA John Greenman	6:15
69	LXVIII. THE REV. “JOE” TWICHELL John Greenman	7:02
70	LXIX. A LECTURE TOUR John Greenman	8:06
71	LXX. INNOCENTS AT HOME—AND “THE INNOCENTS ABROAD” John Greenman	11:31
72	LXXI. THE GREAT BOOK OF TRAVEL John Greenman	6:44
73	LXXII. THE PURCHASE OF A PAPER John Greenman	11:08
74	LXXIII. THE FIRST MEETING WITH HOWELLS John Greenman	4:26
75	LXXIV. THE WEDDING-DAY John Greenman	13:51
76	LXXV. AS TO DESTINY John Greenman	2:20
77	LXXVI. ON THE BUFFALO “EXPRESS” John Greenman	12:15
78	LXXVII. THE “GALAXY” John Greenman	13:53
79	LXXVIII. THE PRIMROSE PATH John Greenman	14:22
80	LXXIX. THE OLD HUMAN STORY John Greenman	11:07
81	LXXX. LITERARY PROJECTS John Greenman	16:44
82	LXXXI. SOME FURTHER LITERARY MATTERS John Greenman	14:50
83	LXXXII. THE WRITING OF “ROUGHING IT” John Greenman	20:40
84	LXXXIII. LECTURING DAYS John Greenman	21:16
85	LXXXIV. "ROUGHING IT” John Greenman	9:50
86	LXXXV. A BIRTH, A DEATH, AND A VOYAGE John Greenman	10:01
87	LXXXVI. ENGLAND John Greenman	9:15
88	LXXXVII. THE BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN John Greenman	25:36
89	LXXXVIII. "THE GILDED AGE” John Greenman	13:48
90	LXXXIX. PLANNING A NEW HOME John Greenman	4:09
91	XC. A LONG ENGLISH HOLIDAY John Greenman	20:55
92	XCI. A LONDON LECTURE John Greenman	11:13
93	XCII. FURTHER LONDON LECTURE TRIUMPHS John Greenman	13:43
94	XCIII. THE REAL COLONEL SELLERS-GOLDEN DAYS John Greenman	9:23
95	XCIV. BEGINNING “TOM SAWYER” John Greenman	20:31
96	XCV. AN “ATLANTIC” STORY AND A PLAY John Greenman	14:35
97	XCVI. THE NEW HOME John Greenman	12:47
98	XCVII. THE WALK TO BOSTON John Greenman	10:24
99	XCVIII. "OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI” John Greenman	8:34
100	XCIX. A TYPEWRITER, AND A JOKE ON ALDRICH John Greenman	9:41
101	C. RAYMOND, MENTAL TELEGRAPHY, ETC. John Greenman	20:14
102	CI. CONCLUDING “TOM SAWYER”—MARK TWAIN’s “EDITORS” John Greenman	7:29
103	CII. "SKETCHES NEW AND OLD” John Greenman	9:16
104	CIII. "ATLANTIC” DAYS John Greenman	8:23
105	CIV. MARK TWAIN AND HIS WIFE John Greenman	12:48