golitely
01-29-2012, 04:49 AM
I was just looking around Amazon to order the umpteenth copy of A Conn Yankee is King Arthur's Court (one of my favorites that always get ruined or misplaced) and spied this decription of Twain's autobio. Makes ya think...
In commemoration of the the 100th anniversary year of Twain's death, this edition republishes Mark Twain's original autobiography. Twain is widely rumored to have stated that the full version of his life could not be released until 100 years after his death. What Twain allowed to be published at the time comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations rather than a more typical autobiography.
His innovative notion - to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment" - meant that his thoughts could range freely. Twain thought his autobiography would be most entertaining if he went off on whims and tangents in non-sequential order.
In commemoration of the the 100th anniversary year of Twain's death, this edition republishes Mark Twain's original autobiography. Twain is widely rumored to have stated that the full version of his life could not be released until 100 years after his death. What Twain allowed to be published at the time comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations rather than a more typical autobiography.
His innovative notion - to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment" - meant that his thoughts could range freely. Twain thought his autobiography would be most entertaining if he went off on whims and tangents in non-sequential order.