Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xiii
3. Acknowledgments xv
4. Introduction 1
5. An Early Attempt 21
6. My Autobiography [Random Extracts from It] 21
7. The Latest Attempt 43
8. The Final (and Right) Plan 44
9. Preface. As from the Grave 44
10. Here begin the Florentine Dictations 46
11. Now comes the New York dictation, beginning January 9, 1906 83
12. Appendix: Preliminary manuscripts and dictations 369
13. Samuel L. Clemens: A Brief Chronology 397
14. Family Biographies 401
15. References 407
16. Excerpt from Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2 411