Originally published in 1873, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the only novel Twain co-wrote (C.D. Warner was a good friend and neighbor of the Clemens family in Hartford, and the collaboration sprang from their wives' challenge and encouragement). The title, "The Gilded Age" became synonymous with graft, materialism and corruption in public life, which are well represented in this work. Like others of his works, this one reflects truths about American Society that remain pertinent today. Many of the characters and incidents that occur in the Gilded Age had their real-life origins in Clemens relatives and history, a fact which he revealed in his newly published (2011) Autobiography. (Introduction by John Greenman & Wikipedia)
Chapters
1 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Preface 3 min 2 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 1 21 min 3 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 2 8 min 4 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 3 9 min 5 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 4 21 min 6 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 5 18 min 7 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 6 22 min 8 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 7 15 min 9 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 8 19 min 10 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 9 13 min 11 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 10 17 min 12 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 11 12 min 13 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 12 16 min 14 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 13 18 min 15 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 14 13 min 16 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 15 18 min 17 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 16 17 min 18 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 17 14 min 19 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 18 17 min 20 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 19 17 min 21 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 20 15 min 22 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 21 15 min 23 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 22 18 min 24 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 23 6 min 25 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 24 18 min 26 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 25 11 min 27 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 26 17 min 28 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 27 11 min 29 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 28 21 min 30 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 29 16 min 31 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 30 6 min 32 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 31 18 min 33 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 32 12 min 34 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 33 35 min 35 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 34 11 min 36 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 35 13 min 37 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 36 11 min 38 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 37 8 min 39 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 38 14 min 40 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 39 10 min 41 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 40 13 min 42 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 41 16 min 43 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 42 30 min 44 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 43 11 min 45 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 44 14 min 46 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 45 22 min 47 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 46 17 min 48 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 47 14 min 49 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 48 14 min 50 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 49 15 min 51 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 50 18 min 52 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 51 14 min 53 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 52 4 min 54 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 53 15 min 55 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 54 16 min 56 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 55 19 min 57 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 56 19 min 58 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 57 13 min 59 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 58 15 min 60 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 59 23 min 61 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 60 16 min 62 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 61 13 min 63 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 62 11 min 64 The Gilded Age, a Tale of Today, Chapter 63 & Epilogue 14 min
