Autobiography of Mark Twain
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Mark Twain left instructions that his unedited autobiography not be published until one hundred years after his death. This year marks the centennial of the author’s demise. The first of three large volumes was just published. In it the creator of two of America’s best-known fictional characters – Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer – reveals his thoughts on politics, religion and his fellow man. He recalls time spent with presidents and generals as well as ordinary folk. He’s a withering critic of humanity and a doting parent and spouse. The general editor of The Mark Twain Project explains why fascination for the author and his work endures.
Guests
Robert Hirst
general editor and official curator of the Mark Twain Project and Papers, housed at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the editor of "Who Is Mark Twain?"
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain's death. Surely, another author who had much in common with Mark twain was Britisah children's writer, Enid Blyton. Both author's grew up on their country's biggest rivers i.e. Mark Twain on the Mississippi River, while Enid Blyton spent almost a decade by her first residence, literally on the River Thames. both writers wrote much remembered conntroversial books, especially on race, notably, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) and The Three Golliwogs (1944). Please note the two books were published exactly two generations apart i.e. 60 years apart. The plot in Enid Blyton's first "real" novel i.e. The Secret island, was heavily influenced by Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I lay out the comparison between the two authors in my book on Enid Blyton, titled, The Famous Five: A Personal Anecdotage. More information on Enid Blyton can be obtained at: www.enidblyton.net and www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk
Stephen Isabirye
George Eastman House has many photos of Mark Twain by Alvin Langdon Coburn that can be viewed here: http://licensing.eastmanhouse.org/GEH/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox_VPage&ALID=2744...
Did Mark Twain have any favorites? Did he mention the Mysterious Stranger very often? Or Letters to the Earth and Letters from the Earth.
Lee in St. Augustine
Did Mark Twain have any favorites? Did he mention the Mysterious Stranger very often? Or Letters to the Earth and Letters from the Earth.
Lee in St. Augustine