Autobiography of Mark Twain : Volume 1, Reader’s Edition (Edition 1) (Paperback)

from JeffV

Perhaps I need to take a break from autobiographies -- only one of the last three I read was truly good. Mark Twain wrote the basis for this volume in his late years, with orders given that it was not to be published until a century after his death. This was done to avoid harming those living or ...

from JeffV

Perhaps I need to take a break from autobiographies -- only one of the last three I read was truly good. Mark Twain wrote the basis for this volume in his late years, with orders given that it was not to be published until a century after his death. This was done to avoid harming those living or ...

from oraclejenn

I love Mark Twain's stories. He has a very engaging way of writing. His autobiography took a bit to get through however. He jumped around from topic to topic (he'd start talking about one thing, mention it reminded him of something else and go off on a tangent). That took some getting used to.See...

from Juva

Not so much an autobiography as a collection of miscellaneous essays, reflections, and stale grudges dredged up for their comedic effect - this book is all over the place. I was nearly half way through before there was even one essay about Twain's childhood or family. Most of the content was char...

from EricKibler

I've gotten halfway, and have read as much of this as I'm going to right now. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the material here is first rate Twain (mostly the bits and pieces in the beginning). But then you have long, long deserts of mind-numbingly boring ramblings. I just don't have the energy to ...