One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year, Ron Chernow’s new biography of Mark Twain covers all aspects of the life of the most famous American writer of his time. The book, released on March ...

“Mark Twain” is from Ron Chernow, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of biographies of Alexander Hamilton (Chernow’s biography is the source of the hit Broadway musical), George Washington, and Ulysses ...

Although Mark Twain wrote a handful of justly celebrated classics, including “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which has a claim as the great American novel, his ouvre includes plenty of ...

A hundred years in the making, it’s the hottest Christmas present to ever come out of a University Press. The Autobiography of Mark Twain debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and six ...

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The first volume of Mark Twain's autobiography, published in 2010, was a surprise bestseller, no matter that it was as big and heavy as a concrete block. Now comes the second volume, nearly 800 pages ...

At 736 pages, this volume will be off-putting to some, but to those who enjoy the musings of one of America’s best-known writers, it will end too soon. Twain dictated the autobiography with the ...

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The cover of Mark Twain's Autobiography has been unveiled by Fantagraphics Books. Michael Kupperman's book tells the story of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer author's life between 1910 and 2010. What to ...