The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Edited by Charles Neider

This paperback book is in good condition, with some creasing on the binding (see pictures). The back of the cover says: "Mark Twain's autobiography is a classic of American letters. to be ranked with the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henty Adams. It has the marks of greatness in it-style, scope, imagination, laughter, tragedy" -From the Introduction by Charles Neider Mark Twain was a figure larger than life. massive in talent, eruptive in temperament. unpredictable in his actions. He crafted stories of heroism, adventure, tragedy, and comedy that reflected the changing America of the time, and he tells his own story- which includes sixteen pages of photos with the same flair he brought to his fiction. Writing this autobiography on his deathbed, Twain vowed to be "free and frank and unembarrassed" in the recounting of his life and his experiences. Twain was more than a match for the expanding America of riverboats, gold rushes, and the vast westward movement, which provided the material for his novels and which served to inspire this beloved and uniquely American autobiography. ONE OF THE BEST 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY -THE MODERN LIBRARY "A book filled with richnesses of humor and tragedy, of disappointment and triumph, of sweetness and bitterness, and all in that unsurpassed American prose," -New York Herald Tribune Book Review "Magnificently alive" - Library Journal Bundle with other books and save on shipping!