Mark Twain bibliography
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Samuel Langhorn Clemens well known by his pen name
Mark Twain
, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1885), which has been called "the Great American Novel
," and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1876). He also wrote poetry.
Pen name
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in England in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written in the vernacular, characterized by...
(1885), which has been called "the Great American Novel
Great American Novel
The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that is distinguished in both craft and theme as being the most accurate representative of the zeitgeist in the United States at the time of its writing. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state,...
," and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the Town of "St...
(1876). He also wrote poetry.
Novels
- The Gilded Age: A Tale of TodayThe Gilded Age: A Tale of TodayThe Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is an 1873 novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America. Although not one of Twain's better-known works, it has appeared in more than one hundred editions since its original publication. Twain...
(1873), co-authored with Charles Dudley WarnerCharles Dudley WarnerCharles Dudley Warner was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.-Biography:... - The Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the Town of "St...
(1876) - The Prince and the PauperThe Prince and the PauperThe Prince and the Pauper is an English-language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction...
(1881) - Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAdventures of Huckleberry FinnAdventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in England in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written in the vernacular, characterized by...
(1884) - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court...
(1889) - The American ClaimantThe American ClaimantThe American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Twain wrote the novel with the help of phonographic dictation, the first author to do so. This was also an attempt to write a book without mention of the weather, the first of its kind in fictitious literature...
(1892) - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894)
- Tom Sawyer AbroadTom Sawyer AbroadTom Sawyer Abroad is a novel by Mark Twain published in 1894. It features Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a parody of Jules Verne-esque adventure stories.-Plot:...
(1894) - Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcPersonal Recollections of Joan of ArcMark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte, who is identified further as Joan's page and secretary...
(1896) - Tom Sawyer, DetectiveTom Sawyer, DetectiveTom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , and Tom Sawyer Abroad . Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder in this burlesque of the immensely popular detective novels of the time...
(1896) - A Horse's TaleA Horse's TaleA Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain , written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry.-Background:...
(1907) - The Mysterious StrangerThe Mysterious StrangerThe Mysterious Stranger is the final novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. It was worked on periodically from roughly 1890 up until 1910...
(1916, posthumous)
Short Stories
- "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras CountyThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain, his first great success as a writer, bringing him national attention. The story has also been published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"...
" (1867) - "General Washington's Negro Body-Servant" (1868)
- "My Late Senatorial Secretaryship" (1868)
- Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First RomanceMark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First RomanceMark Twain's Autobiography and First Romance is a short volume, published by Sheldon in 1871, is Mark Twain's third book. It consists of two stories - First Romance, which had originally appeared in The Express in 1870, and A Burlesque Autobiography , which first appeared in Twain's Memoranda...
(1871), collection - Sketches New and OldSketches New and OldSketches New and Old is a group of fictional stories by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875. It includes the short story "A Ghost Story", among others.-Contents:* Preface* My Watch* Political Economy* The Jumping Frog* Journalism in Tennessee...
(1875), collection - "Some Learned Fables for Good Old Boys and Girls" (1875)
- "A Murder, a Mystery, and a MarriageA Murder, a Mystery, and a MarriageA Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage is a short story written by Mark Twain in 1876. It was published in a very small, unauthorized edition in 1945, with an authorized edition not appearing until 2001. Initially Twain proposed to William Dean Howells that they entice twelve authors, including...
" (1876) - "A True Story and the Recent Carnival of Crime" (1877)
- "The Invalid's Story" (1877)
- "Punch, Brothers, Punch! and other Sketches" (1878)
- "The Great Revolution in Pitcairn" (1879)
- "1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors1601 (Mark Twain)[Date: 1601.] Conversation, as it was the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a humorous risque work by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906....
" (1880) - "The Stolen White ElephantThe Stolen White Elephant"The Stolen White Elephant" is a short story written by Mark Twain and published in 1882 by James R. Osgood. In this short story an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey...
" (1882) - Mark Twain's Library of HumorMark Twain's Library of HumorMark Twain's Library of Humor is an 1888 anthology of short humorous works compiled by Mark Twain, William Dean Howells and Charles Hopkins Clark.In 1880, George Gebbie suggested to Mark Twain that he publish an anthology of humorous works...
(1888), collection - Merry TalesMerry TalesMerry Tales is a short volume with sketches by Mark Twain, published by Webster in 1892,Contents:- THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF A CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED- THE INVALIDS STORY- LUCK- THE CAPTAINS STORY- A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE...
(1892), collection - "Those Extraordinary Twins" (1892)
- The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New StoriesThe £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New StoriesThe £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories is a 1893 collection of short stories by American writer Mark Twain.-Background:The collection was published in 1893, in a disastrous decade for the United States, a time marked by doubt and waning optimism, rapid immigration, labor problems, and the...
(1893), collection - "The Man That Corrupted HadleyburgThe Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper Collins in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches .-Plot summary:Chapter...
" (1900) - "A Double Barrelled Detective StoryA Double Barrelled Detective StoryA Double Barreled Detective Story is a short story/novelette by Mark Twain , in which Sherlock Holmes finds himself in the American west....
" (1902) - "A Dog's TaleA Dog's TaleA Dog's Tale is a short story written by Mark Twain. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection Society...
" (1904) - "Extracts from Adam's DiaryExtracts from Adam's DiaryExtracts from Adam's Diary is an 1904 comic short story by American humorist and writer Mark Twain.-Plot:In the form of a diary, Adam describes how Eve gets introduced into the Garden of Eden, and how he has to deal with "this new creature with the long hair" The piece gives a humorous account...
" (1904) - "The War PrayerThe War Prayer"The War Prayer," a short story or prose poem by Mark Twain, is a scathing indictment of war, and particularly of blind patriotic and religious fervor as motivations for war....
" (1905) - The $30,000 Bequest and Other StoriesThe $30,000 Bequest and Other StoriesThe $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is an 1906 comic short story collection by American humorist and writer Mark Twain.-Contents:THE $30,000 BEQUEST A DOG’S TALE WAS IT HEAVEN? OR HELL? THE CALIFORNIAN’S TALE A HELPLESS SITUATION...
(1906), collection - "Eve's DiaryEve's DiaryEve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain.It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in book format in June 1906 by Harper and Brothers publishing house...
" (1906) - "Captain Stormfield's Visit to HeavenCaptain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven"Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" is a short story written by American writer Mark Twain, published in 1909. This was the last story published by Twain.-Description and Plot Outline:...
" (1909) - "My Platonic SweetheartMy Platonic Sweetheart"My Platonic Sweetheart" is a short dream narrative written by American writer Mark Twain. It was originally entitled “The Lost Sweetheart” and written between Jul-Aug 1898, but only published in 1912....
" (1912, posthumous) - "The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches" (1919, posthumous)
- "The Private Life of Adam and Eve" (1931, posthumous)
- The Washoe Giant in San Francisco (1938, posthumous), collection
Travel Writings
- The Innocents Abroad (1869)
- Roughing ItRoughing ItRoughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870–71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad...
(1872) - A Tramp AbroadA Tramp AbroadA Tramp Abroad is a work of non-fiction travel literature by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris , through central and southern Europe...
(1880) - Life on the MississippiLife on the MississippiLife on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain, of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi many years after the War....
(1883) - Following the EquatorFollowing the EquatorFollowing the Equator or More Tramps Abroad is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897....
(1897)
Essays and Other Non-Fiction
- Memoranda (monthly column for the Galaxy) (1870-71)
- Old Times on the MississippiOld Times on the MississippiOld Times on the Mississippi is a non-fiction work by Mark Twain. It was published in 1876.- External links :* from the "Documenting the American South" project at The University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
(1876) - "English As She Is Taught" (1887)
- How to Tell a Story and other EssaysHow to Tell a Story and Other EssaysHow to Tell a Story and Other Essays is a series of essays by Mark Twain. In them he describes his own writing style, attacks the idiocy of a fellow author, defends the virtue of a dead woman, and tries to protect ordinary citizens from insults by railroad conductors....
(1897), essay collection - "Concerning the JewsConcerning the JewsConcerning the Jews is a short essay by Mark Twain. Twain had lived in Austria during 1896, and opined that the Habsburg empire used scapegoats to maintain unity in their immensely diverse empire, namely Jews...
" (1898), essay - "A Salutation Speech From the Nineteenth Century to the Twentieth" (1900), essay
- "To the Person Sitting in DarknessTo the Person Sitting in Darkness"To the Person Sitting in Darkness" is an essay by American humorist Mark Twain published in the North American Review in February 1901. It is a satire critiquing imperialism as revealed in the Boxer Uprising and its aftermath, the Boer War, and the Philippine-American War expressing his...
" (1901), essay - "To My Missionary Critics" (1901), essay
- "What Is Man?What Is Man?"What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a young man and an older man jaded to the world. It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserted that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more...
" (1906), essay - "Christian ScienceChristian Science (book)Christian Science is a highly critical essay published in 1907 by Mark Twain, on the beliefs of Christian Scientists. His biographer Paine suggested that Twain had reversed his stance later in life; but, this is unlikely, from his other statements:...
" (1907), essay - Is Shakespeare Dead?Is Shakespeare Dead?Is Shakespeare Dead? is a short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean literary canon via satire, anecdote, and extensive quotation of contemporary authors on the subject.The original publication spans only...
(1909) - * "Queen Victoria's Jubilee" (1910)
- "The United States of LyncherdomThe United States of LyncherdomThe United States of Lyncherdom was an essay by Mark Twain written in 1901. He was prompted to do so after the lynching of Will Godley, his grandfather French Godley, and Eugene Carter . They were accused in the rape and murder of Gazelle Wild on August 19, 1901 in Pierce City, Missouri, located...
" (1923, posthumous), essay - Mark Twain's AutobiographyMark Twain's AutobiographyAutobiography of Mark Twain or Mark Twain’s Autobiography refers to a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of American author Mark Twain's life and left in typescript and manuscript at his death...
- Chapters from My Autobiography published by North American ReviewNorth American ReviewThe North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States. Founded in Boston in 1815 by journalist Nathan Hale and others, it was published continuously until 1940, when publication was suspended due to J. H. Smyth, who had purchased the magazine, being unmasked as a Japanese...
in 1906-7. - 1924 posthumous edition compiled and edited by Albert Bigelow PaineAlbert Bigelow PaineAlbert Bigelow Paine was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humour, and verse....
- 1940 posthumous edition named Mark Twain in Eruption compiled and edited by Bernard DeVotoBernard DeVotoBernard Augustine DeVoto was an American historian and author who specialized in the history of the American West.- Life and work :He was born in Ogden, Utah...
- posthumous edition compiled and edited by Charles Neider
- posthumous edition compiled and edited by Harriet Elinor Smith and Mark Twain Project: Volume 1 (2010)
- Chapters from My Autobiography published by North American Review
- Letters from the EarthLetters from the EarthLetters from the Earth is one of Mark Twain's posthumously published works. The essays were written during a difficult time in Twain's life; he was deep in debt and had lost his wife and one of his daughters...
(1962, posthumous), essay collection - Mark Twain's Letters, 1853–1880 (2010, posthumous)
Other Writings
- Is He Dead?Is He Dead?Is He Dead? is a play by Mark Twain. It was first published in print in 2003, after Mark Twain scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin read the manuscript in the archives of the Mark Twain Papers at the University of California at Berkeley. The play was long known to scholars but never attracted much...
(1898), play - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic, UpdatedThe Battle Hymn of the Republic, UpdatedThe Battle Hymn of the Republic, Updated was written in 1901 by Mark Twain, as a parody of American imperialism, in the wake of the Philippine–American War...
" (1901), satire - "Edmund Burke on Croker and TammanyEdmund Burke on Croker and TammanyEdmund Burke on Croker and Tammany is an earnest satire by Mark Twain. It was first written for the North American Review, then given as a campaign speech by Twain, then published in New York by the Economist Press in 1901. It arose from Twain's involvement in a campaign for the mayoralty of New...
" (1901), satire - "King Leopold's SoliloquyKing Leopold's Soliloquy"King Leopold's Soliloquy" is a 1905 pamphlet by Mark Twain. Its subject is King Leopold's rule over the Congo Free State. A work of political satire harshly condemnatory of his actions, it ostensibly recounts Leopold speaking in his own defense....
" (1905), satire - " Little Bessie Would Assist Providence (1908) poem
- Moments with Mark Twain (1920, posthumous)*
- Mark Twain's Notebook (1935, posthumous)
- Slovenly Peter (1935, posthumous), translation of der StruwwelpeterStruwwelpeterDer Struwwelpeter is a popular German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title of the first story provides the...