My Autobiography

My AutobiographyPublished a few years before his death in 1910, these chapters from the autobiography of Mark Twain read much like most of his celebrated literary efforts. His plain spoken words are at times affectionate, joyful, and reverent; at other times, they are angry or sorrowful; but always, they are genuine. Recalling the episodes of his life, his warm family relationships as well as friendships and acquaintances, his literary career, and his celebrity as

drawing the face

the helpful section of notes at the back provides not only source references but also much other material highly useful as a running commentary on the text

The first appendix consists of integral transform tables whereas the second is in the form of a crossword puzzle which the diligent student should be able to complete after a thorough reading of the text

combining Carrollian nonsense

Pennsylvania Dutch designs

and lasers

1963 edition

and other quick-footed animals

for the most thorough

and his text — accompanied by 200 rare photographs and illustrations — contains vivid descriptions of many of the Old and New World's finest bridges

Reprint of the third 1762 edition

this volume can be read independently