Preface to the Collection and the Contents:

This digitally enhanced compilation may very well suffice for years to come as the most complete aggregation relating to the works and life of one of our greatest literary contributors: Mr. Samuel Clemens.

The Collection Includes Nearly 200 Published Pieces, Over 100 Documented Speeches, Along With Hundreds Hundreds of Personal Letters, A Few Notable Biographies And Next Is A Collection Of Quotations For Those Of Us Who Want to Cut To The Chase! ...and Finally A Chronological List Of Mark Twains Works.

CONTENTS:

The Innocents Abroad
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Auto-Biography
Roughing It
The Gilded Age
Sketches New And Old (Comprising 62 Pieces) Including: My Watch, Political Economy, The Jumping Frog, Etc., Etc
The Curious Republic Of Gondour And Other Whimsical Sketches (Comprising 16 Pieces)Including: A Memory, About Smells, A Couple Of Sad Experiences, Etc, Etc
1601--Conversation At The Social Fireside Of The Tudors
The Facts Concerning The Recent Carnival Of Crime In Connecticut
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
The Loves Of Alonzo Fitz Clarence And Rosannah Ethelton And Other Stories (Comprising A Dozen Works) Including: About Magnanimous-Incident Literature, Punch, Brothers, Punch, An Encounter With An Interviewer
Some Rambling Notes Of An Idle Excursion
The Stolen White Elephant
A Tramp Abroad
The Prince And The Pauper
Life On The Mississippi
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
The American Claimant
Extracts From Adam's Diary
In Defense Of Harriet Shelley
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences
Essays On Paul Bourget Including: What Paul Bourget Thinks Of Us & A Little Note To M. Paul Bourget
Tom Sawyer Abroad
The Tragedy Of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Those Extraordinary Twins
Personal Recollections Of Joan Of Arc
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Following The Equator, A Journey Around The World
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg And Other Stories (Comprising 18 Pieces) Including: My First Lie, And How I Got Out Of It, The Esquimaux Maiden's Romance, Christian Science And The Book Of Mrs. Eddy, Is He Living Or Is He Dead? Etc. Etc.
What Is Man? And Other Essays (Comprising 15 Pieces) Including: The Turning-Point Of My Life, How To Make History Dates Stick, The Memorable Assassination, Etc. Etc.
The Mysterious Stranger And Other Stories (Comprising 4 Pieces) Including: A Fable, Hunting The Deceitful Turkey, The Mcwilliamses And The Burglar Alarm
A Double Barreled Detective
The $30,000 Bequest And Other Stories (Comprising 31 Pieces) Including: A Dog's Tale, Was It Heaven? Or Hell?, A Cure For The Blues, The Enemy Conquered; Or, Love Triumphant, A Helpless Situation, A Telephonic Conversation, Extracts From Adam's Diary, Eve's Diary Etc.Etc.
A Horse's Tale
Christian Science
Extract From Captain Stormfield's Visit To Heaven
Is Shakespeare Dead?
On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying
Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again
How To Tell A Story And Other Stories Including: How To Tell A Story: The Wounded Soldier & The Golden Arm, Mental, & Telegraphy Again, The Invalids Story
Mark Twain's Speeches (Comprising Over 100 Documented Speeches) Including: The Story Of A Speech, Plymouth Rock And The Pilgrims, Compliments & Degrees, and Copyright
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A Complete Personal Letter Collection From 1853-1910 compiled by Albert Bigelow Paine
My Mark Twain by William Dean Howells
Mark Twain: A Biography by Albert Bigelow Paine
Some Quotes
A Chronological List Of Mark Twain's Works

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