1835-1910

Describes the life of nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain and examines the plots, character development, thematic concerns, and historical backgrounds of several of his short stories and sketches, travel narratives, and novels. Also includes a selected bibliography.

A fictionalized reconstruction of Mark Twain's courtship of Livy Langdon.

A collection of notable excerpts from Twain's published writings. Also includes a selection of his letters.

An illustrated biography of American author Mark Twain, presented from the perspective of the Twain's famous literary character Huckleberry Finn.

An illustrated biography of young Samuel Clemens, who grew up to be the writer known as Mark Twain.

Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.

Contemporary critical opinions and commentaries on Mark Twain and his works. Includes a chronology.

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Mark Twain's novel, Huckleberry Finn, which was published in the late nineteenth century and has been banned frequently since then for his use of racial epithets or simply for being coarse.

A dramatic account of the battle for Little Round Top at Gettysburg in 1863 as well as a biography of Colonels Chamberlain of Maine and Oates of Alabama, whose troops fought this bloody battle.

Presents the first of three volumes of the uncensored autobiography of American author Mark Twain, in which he wrote about whatever was on his mind at the moment, and includes explanatory notes.