The Autobiography of Mark Twain

Deluxe Modern Classic

by Mark Twain

On Sale: 09/10/2013

The Autobiography of Mark Twain

Deluxe Modern Classic

by Mark Twain

On Sale: 09/10/2013

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About the Book

“A book filled with richness of humor and tragedy of disappointment and triumph, of sweetness and bitterness, and all in that unsurpassed American prose.”—New York Herald Tribune Book Review

Mark Twain was a figure larger than life: massive in talent, eruptive in temperament, unpredictable in his actions. He crafted stories of heroism, adventure, tragedy, and comedy that reflected the changing America of the time, and he tells his own story with the same flair he brought to his fiction. Writing this autobiography on his deathbed, Twain vowed to be “free and frank and unembarrassed” in the recounting of his life and his experiences.

With an introduction by noted scholar Charles Neider, and featuring sixteen pages of photographs, this edition was the first to arrange Twain's autobiographical writings in chronological order, and it presents a man who was more than a match for the expanding America of riverboats, gold rushes, and the vast westward movement that provided the material for his beloved novels.

This beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition includes French flaps, uncoated cover stock, and deckle-edged paper, making it the perfect gift book for fans of Twain.

Critical Praise

"The book as a whole is magnificently alive." — Library Journal

"A book filled with richnesses of humor and tragedy of disappointment and triumph, of sweetness and bitterness, and all in that unsurpassed American prose." — New York Herald Tribune Book Review

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062280824
  • ISBN 10: 0062280821
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
  • On Sale: 09/10/2013
  • Pages: 560
  • List Price:25.00 CAD
  • BISAC1 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage
  • BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
  • BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary

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