Mark Twain's full autobiography to be published

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Exactly a century after rumours of his death turned out to be entirely accurate, one of Mark Twain's dying wishes is at last coming true: an extensive, outspoken and revelatory autobiography which he devoted the last decade of his life to writing is finally going to be published.

The creator of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and some of the most frequently misquoted catchphrases in the English language left behind 5,000 unedited pages of memoirs when he died in 1910, together with handwritten notes saying that he did not want them to hit bookshops for at least a century.

After keeping us waiting for a century, Mark Twain will finally reveal all - News, Books - The Independent

I'm looking forward to reading this. Twain was a great author, classical liberal, and quite a character.

 

[JW Frogen]

He was way ahead of his time in many of his social views (****** Jim is the most humane and warm person in Huck Finn) and Sam was a religious sceptic. I suspect a total atheist.

His wife apparently convinced him to censor much of his opinion in preference to profit.

This should be good.