Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition Volume 10
Description
"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away--to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) Plan" for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion--to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment"--meant that his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for 100 years meant that when they came out, he would be "dead, and unaware, and indifferent," and that he was therefore free to speak his "whole frank mind." The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain's works, UC Press is proud to offer for the first time Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety and exactly as he left it. This major literary event brings to readers, admirers, and scholars the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended. Editors:
Harriet E. Smith, Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Myrick
Product Details
Price
$45.00
$41.85
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
November 15, 2010
Pages
760
Dimensions
7.27 X 10.27 X 2.49 inches | 3.93 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780520267190
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About the Author
Harriet Elinor Smith is an editor at the Mark Twain Project, which is housed within the Mark Twain Papers, the world's largest archive of primary materials by this major American writer. Under the direction of General Editor Robert H. Hirst, the Project's editors are producing the first comprehensive edition of all of Mark Twain's writings.
Reviews
"Sometimes the autobiography seems Twain's letter to posterity. At other times, reading it feels like eavesdropping on a conversation he is having with himself. . . . This first installment of Twain's autobiography brings us closer to all of him than we have ever come before."-- "New York Review Of Books" (2/24/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"This is a book to treasure for all friends of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn."-- "Acadiana Lifestyle Magazine" (12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Dip into the first enormous volume of Twain's autobiography that he had decreed should not appear until 100 years after his death. And Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing, but less sure-footed, and at times both puzzled and puzzling in ways that still resonate with us, though not the ways we might expect."-- "New York Times" (9/17/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"This is a book for dipping, not plunging. Read, as Twain might put it, until interest pales, and then jump. It feels like a form of time travel."-- "New York Times/The Opinion Pages" (11/27/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain generously provides the 21st century aficionado a marvelous read. His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe. . . . [He] has given us 'an astonishment' in his autobiography with his final, beautifully unorganized genius and intemperate thoughts. Pull up a chair and revel."-- "Los Angeles Times Book Review" (11/14/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain would approve!"-- "Bookideas.com" (12/29/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain's writing here is electric, alternately moving and hilarious. He couldn't write a ho-hum sentence."-- "Library Journal" (9/15/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring--and every word beguiles."-- "Wall Street Journal" (11/13/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twian's 'Final Plan' has been released in a truly spectacular first volume of his posthumous 'Autobiography'."--Vitali Vitaliev "Engineering & Technology" (2/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"Mission accomplished, Mr. Clemens."--Roger Boylan "Boston Review" (11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"The bestseller chart is awash with memoirs -- but none offer the extreme reading of the Autobiography of Mark Twain."--Debra Craine "The Times" (10/18/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"A major achevement."-- "Choice" (4/20/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"Brimming with Twain's humor, ideas and opinions, this is a book for anyone interested in the writer's work and life."-- "Curledup.com" (1/12/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"His ''whole frank mind, ' sharp and funny, is seared onto every page. A"-- "Entertainment Weekly" (11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Promises a no-holds barred perspective on Twain's life, and will be rich with rambunctious, uncompromising opinions."-- "Herald Scotland" (7/19/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Pure Twain at his typically discursive, rambling, and droll. . . . The bard of Hannibal still has much to say."-- "American Heritage" (9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"With the uncensored Twain finally here, we're the furthest thing from indifferent."-- "Time Magazine" (9/20/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"This is a book to treasure for all friends of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn."-- "Acadiana Lifestyle Magazine" (12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Dip into the first enormous volume of Twain's autobiography that he had decreed should not appear until 100 years after his death. And Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing, but less sure-footed, and at times both puzzled and puzzling in ways that still resonate with us, though not the ways we might expect."-- "New York Times" (9/17/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"This is a book for dipping, not plunging. Read, as Twain might put it, until interest pales, and then jump. It feels like a form of time travel."-- "New York Times/The Opinion Pages" (11/27/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain generously provides the 21st century aficionado a marvelous read. His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe. . . . [He] has given us 'an astonishment' in his autobiography with his final, beautifully unorganized genius and intemperate thoughts. Pull up a chair and revel."-- "Los Angeles Times Book Review" (11/14/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain would approve!"-- "Bookideas.com" (12/29/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain's writing here is electric, alternately moving and hilarious. He couldn't write a ho-hum sentence."-- "Library Journal" (9/15/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twain's autobiography, finally available after a century, is a garrulous outpouring--and every word beguiles."-- "Wall Street Journal" (11/13/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Twian's 'Final Plan' has been released in a truly spectacular first volume of his posthumous 'Autobiography'."--Vitali Vitaliev "Engineering & Technology" (2/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"Mission accomplished, Mr. Clemens."--Roger Boylan "Boston Review" (11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"The bestseller chart is awash with memoirs -- but none offer the extreme reading of the Autobiography of Mark Twain."--Debra Craine "The Times" (10/18/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"A major achevement."-- "Choice" (4/20/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"Brimming with Twain's humor, ideas and opinions, this is a book for anyone interested in the writer's work and life."-- "Curledup.com" (1/12/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"His ''whole frank mind, ' sharp and funny, is seared onto every page. A"-- "Entertainment Weekly" (11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Promises a no-holds barred perspective on Twain's life, and will be rich with rambunctious, uncompromising opinions."-- "Herald Scotland" (7/19/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Pure Twain at his typically discursive, rambling, and droll. . . . The bard of Hannibal still has much to say."-- "American Heritage" (9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"With the uncensored Twain finally here, we're the furthest thing from indifferent."-- "Time Magazine" (9/20/2010 12:00:00 AM)
