Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. This recording of Paine's exhaustive biography covers Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore unapproached. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia
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1001 - VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY13:11
2002 - CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE5:50
3003 - CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”9:30
4004 - CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM13:20
5005 - CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”8:22
6006 - CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY8:04
7007 - CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY8:19
8008 - CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE7:59
9009 - CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS8:04
10010 - CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH18:56
11011 - CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS11:39
12012 - CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY6:47
13013 - CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN19:18
14014 - CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL17:33
15015 - CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS12:15
16016 - CXX. IN MUNICH8:13
17017 - CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND20:09
18018 - CXXII. AN INTERLUDE6:06
19019 - CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 187915:05
20020 - CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH9:53
21021 - CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME8:46
22CXXVI. ''A TRAMP ABROAD''17:48
23023 - CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS15:21
24024 - CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS8:26
25025 - CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM11:14
26026 - CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES12:34
27027 - CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD11:00
28028 - CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER6:44
29029 - CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS11:18
30030 - CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM10:57
31031 - CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT9:44
32CXXXVI. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER''9:54
33033 - CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS10:09
34034 - CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS13:38
35035 - CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY10:54
36036 - CXL. DOWN THE RIVER17:10
37037 - CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY10:16
38038 - CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI''6:16
39039 - CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY4:31
40040 - CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST13:17
41041 - CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY5:45
42042 - CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS3:42
43043 - CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY6:25
44044 - CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE18:12
45045 - CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS7:04
46046 - CL. FARM PICTURES11:20
47047 - CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS11:04
48048 - CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE19:41
49049 - CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN14:16
50050 - CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT16:55
51051 - CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO15:11
52052 - CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER6:46
53053 - CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR21:18
54054 - CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY9:39
55055 - CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE8:59
56056 - CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME10:03
57057 - CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY13:57
58058 - VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT15:28
59059 - CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND7:14
60060 - CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO.8:45
61061 - CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS20:23
62062 - CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS13:29
63063 - CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS12:58
64064 - CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS9:14
65065 - CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING8:29
66066 - CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE8:33
67067 - CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT''14:37