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