Autobiography of Mark Twain. Volume 1. The Complete and Authoritative Edition. Mark Twain
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And I will give it away--to you. Autobiography of Mark Twain V1 – Authoritative Edition from the Mark Twain Project Ive struck it Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. 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. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography. The strict instruction that these texts remain unpublished for 100 years meant that when they came out, he would be dead, and unaware, and indifferent, and that he was therefore free to speak his whole frank mind. His innovative notion--to talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment--meant that his thoughts could range freely. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twains works, UC Press is proud to offer for the first time Mark Twains uncensored autobiography in its entirety and exactly as he left it. The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twains death. 2010. This major literary event brings to readers, admirers, and scholars the first of three essential volumes and presents Mark Twains authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended.