Mark Twain; his life and work. A biographical sketch

William M. Clemens

Sprache: English

Genres: Biografie & Autobiografie Geschichte Modern (19. Jh.)Sachbücher

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1. Preface
2. Samuel Langhorne Clemens
3. In Nevada and California
4. One of the Innocents
5. His First Literary Success
6. Marriage
7. In England and Germany
8. His Later Works
9. The Lecture Platform
10. Mark Twain at Home
11. As a Business Man
12. Gems from Mark Twain

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As far as anyone has been able to establish, Will Clemens was NOT related to Sam Clemens (Mark Twain), though they did become acquaintances. The 200-page biography Will Clemens wrote and published himself may have been the earliest full-length study of MT. It was published July 1,1892 as "No. 1" in a paperback series called "The Pacific Library," price 25¢, and did well enough to be republished in 1894 by a publisher in Chicago. Throughout the book Clemens relies mainly on other writers' previously published work. (summary by John Greenman)