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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Chapters
- Chapter 1
VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY
13:11 - Chapter 2
CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE
05:50 - Chapter 3
CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”
09:30 - Chapter 4
CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM
13:20 - Chapter 5
CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”
08:22 - Chapter 6
CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY
08:05 - Chapter 7
CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY
08:19 - Chapter 8
CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE
07:59 - Chapter 9
CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS
08:04 - Chapter 10
CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH
18:56 - Chapter 11
CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS
11:39 - Chapter 12
CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY
06:47 - Chapter 13
CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN
19:18 - Chapter 14
CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL
17:33 - Chapter 15
CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS
12:15 - Chapter 16
CXX. IN MUNICH
08:13 - Chapter 17
CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND
20:09 - Chapter 18
CXXII. AN INTERLUDE
06:06 - Chapter 19
CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879
15:05 - Chapter 20
CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH
09:53 - Chapter 21
CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME
08:46 - Chapter 22
CXXVI. "A TRAMP ABROAD”
17:48 - Chapter 23
CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS
15:21 - Chapter 24
CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS
08:26 - Chapter 25
CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM
11:14 - Chapter 26
CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES
12:34 - Chapter 27
CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD
11:00 - Chapter 28
CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER
06:44 - Chapter 29
CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS
11:18 - Chapter 30
CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM
10:57 - Chapter 31
CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT
09:44 - Chapter 32
CXXXVI. "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER”
09:54 - Chapter 33
CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS
10:09 - Chapter 34
CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS
13:39 - Chapter 35
CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY
10:54 - Chapter 36
CXL. DOWN THE RIVER
17:10 - Chapter 37
CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
10:16 - Chapter 38
CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI''
06:16 - Chapter 39
CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY
04:31 - Chapter 40
CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST
13:17 - Chapter 41
CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY
05:45 - Chapter 42
CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
03:42 - Chapter 43
CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY
06:25 - Chapter 44
CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE
18:12 - Chapter 45
CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS
07:04 - Chapter 46
CL. FARM PICTURES
11:20 - Chapter 47
CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS
11:04 - Chapter 48
CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE
19:41 - Chapter 49
CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN
14:16 - Chapter 50
CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT
16:55 - Chapter 51
CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO
15:11 - Chapter 52
CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER
06:46 - Chapter 53
CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR
21:18 - Chapter 54
CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY
09:39 - Chapter 55
CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE
08:59 - Chapter 56
CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME
10:03 - Chapter 57
CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY
13:57 - Chapter 58
VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT
15:28 - Chapter 59
CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND
07:14 - Chapter 60
CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO.
08:45 - Chapter 61
CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS
20:23 - Chapter 62
CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS
13:29 - Chapter 63
CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS
12:58 - Chapter 64
CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS
09:14 - Chapter 65
CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING
08:29 - Chapter 66
CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE
08:33 - Chapter 67
CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT''
14:37 - Chapter 68
CLXXII. THE ''YANKEE'' IN ENGLAND
15:40 - Chapter 69
CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA
07:47 - Chapter 70
CLXXIV. THE MACHINE
28:18 - Chapter 71
CLXXV. ''THE CLAIMANT''—LEAVING HARTFORD
14:59 - Chapter 72
CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER
19:51 - Chapter 73
CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7
07:13 - Chapter 74
CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN
20:49 - Chapter 75
CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II
13:24 - Chapter 76
CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS
09:43 - Chapter 77
CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES
10:35 - Chapter 78
CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI
15:28 - Chapter 79
CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN
06:42 - Chapter 80
CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE
19:43 - Chapter 81
CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS
07:05 - Chapter 82
CLXXXVI. ''THE BELLE OF NEW YORK''
21:19 - Chapter 83
CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS
07:36 - Chapter 84
CLXXXVIII. FAILURE
12:13 - Chapter 85
CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS
31:47 - Chapter 86
CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL
08:18 - Chapter 87
CXCI. CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE
13:15 - Chapter 88
CXCII. ''FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR''
32:22 - Chapter 89
CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY
13:24 - Chapter 90
CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE
07:55 - Chapter 91
CXCV. ''PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC''
15:26 - Chapter 92
CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER
08:09 - Chapter 93
CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL
11:48 - Chapter 94
CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND
12:14 - Chapter 95
CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA
12:37 - Chapter 96
CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS
11:28 - Chapter 97
CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA
15:47 - Chapter 98
CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA
11:39 - Chapter 99
CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY
05:39 - Chapter 100
CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA
11:05 - Chapter 101
CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE
20:47 - Chapter 102
CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN
14:51 - Chapter 103
CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT
15:18 - Chapter 104
CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS
07:51 - Chapter 105
CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE
13:00 - Chapter 106
CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS
09:46 - Chapter 107
CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME
06:44