Mark Twain, Self-Appointed Literary Critic
From the inscription in this copy of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," the book appears to have been a Christmas gift from Twain to his daughter Clara Clemens in 1886. The inscription is signed "From Papa."
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The Wall Street Journal on MSN.com · 2dMark Twain Was the Original American Celebrity
Biographer Ron Chernow on how the author of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ made himself one of the world’s most recognizable brands.
The New Yorker · 6dThe Impossible Contradictions of Mark Twain
Populist and patrician, hustler and moralist, salesman and satirist, he embodied the tensions within his America, and ours.
How to Read Like Mark Twain
“I have no liking for novels or stories,” Mark Twain ... In truth, Twain was a voracious reader, and Gribben has spent almost 50 years compiling a list of the 3,000 books in Twain’s library ...
The Columbian · 8dCheck It Out: Mark Twain left lasting legacy
“The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn’t Come to Grief” (1865): The title says it all. Twain wanted to contrast the child in his story to typical Sunday School stories where dire consequences occurred to the main characters.