Project Gutenberg 2004-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 76 Paine, Albert Bigelow 1861 1937 Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900 Produced by David Widger "Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a biographical account written during the early 20th century. The book covers the later years of the celebrated author Mark Twain, focusing on his personal and literary pursuits from 1886 to 1900. Throughout this volume, the narrative captures Twain's evolving interests, such as his engagement with the poetry of Robert Browning, his perspectives on contemporary authors like George Meredith, and his political activism that reflects his outspoken social views. The opening of this biography presents Twain in the midst of rich literary engagements and personal reflections. It describes his newfound passion for Browning's poetry during the winter of 1886-87, highlighting how he painstakingly analyzed and read it aloud to friends, enhancing their understanding through his interpretations. Additionally, we learn about Twain's skeptical views on George Meredith's work and his retreat into familiar literary favorites as he grappled with the changes brought about by age. The narrative also touches on his business endeavors, such as a new interest in memory practices that he later denounced, and his interactions with notable figures of the time, setting the stage for a complex and multifaceted portrayal of this iconic American writer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Journalists -- United States -- Biography Humorists, American -- 19th century -- Biography PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 568116 568058 2024-10-02T05:37:34.677508 2023-10-02T05:28:19.604563 text/html text/html 568109 568051 2024-10-02T05:37:34.972509 2023-10-02T05:28:19.819524 text/html text/html 320368 2024-10-02T05:37:45.510457 application/epub+zip 328384 2024-10-02T05:37:39.033502 application/epub+zip 282343 2024-10-02T05:37:37.576487 application/epub+zip 637785 2024-10-02T05:37:50.617482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604781 2024-10-02T05:37:44.488490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481489 2022-09-02T06:54:35.632531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508201 508194 2024-10-02T05:37:34.140522 2023-10-02T05:28:19.194507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 508130 2021-01-01T04:58:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201120 2021-01-01T04:58:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20120 2024-10-02T05:37:50.745604 application/rdf+xml 23071 2024-10-02T05:37:38.120488 image/jpeg 4934 2024-10-02T05:37:37.846487 image/jpeg 313734 2024-10-02T05:37:35.020514 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia