I intend that this autobiography shall become a model for all future autobiographies when it is published after my death, and I also intend that it shall be read and admired a good many centuries because of its form and method—a form and method whereby the past and the present are constantly brought face to face, resulting in contrasts which newly fire up the interest all along, like contact of flint with steel. Moreover, this autobiography of mine does not select from my life its showy episodes but deals mainly in the common experiences which go to make up the life of the average human being, because these episodes are of a sort which he is familiar with in his own life, and in which he sees his own life reflected and set down in print.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Other, Humor
Length11 hrs
Narrated byBronson Pinchot
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 19, 2010
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
14Chapter 14
2Chapter 2
15Chapter 15
3Chapter 3
16Chapter 16
4Chapter 4
17Chapter 17
5Chapter 5
18Chapter 18
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6Chapter 6
19Chapter 19
7Chapter 7
20Chapter 20
8Chapter 8
21Chapter 21
9Chapter 9
22Chapter 22
10Chapter 10
23Chapter 23
11Chapter 11
24Chapter 24
12Chapter 12
25Chapter 25
13Chapter 13
About the author
Mark Twain
Mark Twain (1835–1910) was born Samuel L. Clemens in the town of Florida, Missouri. He is one of the most popular and influential authors our nation has ever produced, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. He has been called not only the greatest humorist of his age but also the father of American literature.View all by Mark Twain
