Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents XV
3. Acknowledgments XVII
4. Introduction XXXIII
5. Editorial Signs XXXVII
6. LETTERS 1
7. Appendix A. Genealogies of the Clemens and Langdon Families 611
8. Appendix B. Enclosures with the Letters 617
9. Appendix C. Scandinavian Press Reviews 637
10. Appendix D. Reviews of the Gilded Age Play 645
11. Appendix E. Howells's Review of Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old 655
12. Appendix F. Clemens's "Spelling Match" Speech 659
13. Appendix G. William Seaver's Squibs about Clemens 665
14. Appendix H. Photographs and Manuscript Facsimiles 673
15. Guide to Editorial Practice 697
16. Descriptions and Commentaries 727
17. Description of Provenance 729
18. Textual Commentaries 737
19. References 835
20. Index 879