Albert Bigelow Paine was Samuel Langhorne Clemens' (Mark Twain's) biographer. He lived with Twain, collecting ideas and material for a biography, for a few years before Twain's death in 1910. Six years later Paine published this "story of a man who made the world laugh and love him".
For those who have read or listened to Mark Twain's works, Paine's work is an invaluable resource to better understand Twain, the stories behind his stories and his life with those he loved and with whom he worked. (Summary by John Greenman)
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02 - The New Home and Uncle Quarel's Farm Read by John Greenman 8:18
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03 - School Read by John Greenman 5:59
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04 - Education Out of School Read by John Greenman 13:11
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05 - Tom Sawyer and his Band Read by John Greenman 18:47
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06 - Closing School-Days Read by John Greenman 8:44
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07 - The Apprentice Read by John Greenman 6:56
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08 - Orion's Paper Read by John Greenman 6:45
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09 - The Open Road Read by John Greenman 12:51
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10 - A Wind of Change Read by John Greenman 8:47
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11 - The Long Way to the Amazon Read by John Greenman 6:27
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12 - Renewing an Old Ambition Read by John Greenman 7:43
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13 - Learning the River Read by John Greenman 11:56
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14 - River Days Read by John Greenman 13:27
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15 - The Wreck of the 'Pennsylvania' Read by John Greenman 4:01
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16 - The Pilot Read by John Greenman 9:37
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17 - The End of Piloting Read by John Greenman 4:10
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18 - The Soldier Read by John Greenman 8:00
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19 - The Pioneer Read by John Greenman 6:31
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20 - The Miner Read by John Greenman 18:16
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21 - The Territorial Enterprise Read by John Greenman 7:05
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22 - 'Mark Twain' Read by John Greenman 7:06
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23 - Artemus Ward and Literary San Francisco Read by John Greenman 10:30
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24 - The Discovery of 'The Jumping Frog' Read by John Greenman 10:50
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25 - Hawaii and Anson Burlingame Read by John Greenman 7:10
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26 - Mark Twain, Lecturer Read by John Greenman 15:04
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27 - An Innocent Abroad, and Home Again Read by John Greenman 8:49
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28 - Olivia Langdon. Work on the 'Innocents' Read by John Greenman 6:27
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29 - The Visit to Elmira and its Consequences Read by John Greenman 6:42
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30 - The New Book and a Wedding Read by John Greenman 6:25
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31 - Mark Twain in Buffalo Read by John Greenman 5:58
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32 - At Work on 'Roughing It' Read by John Greenman 4:51
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33 - In England Read by John Greenman 4:25
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34 - A New Book and New English Triumphs Read by John Greenman 6:54
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35 - Beginning 'Tom Sawyer' Read by John Greenman 4:26
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36 - The New Home Read by John Greenman 4:10
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37 - 'Old Times', 'Sketches' and 'Tom Sawyer' Read by John Greenman 6:15
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38 - Home Pictures Read by John Greenman 4:59
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39 - Tramping Abroad Read by John Greenman 11:01
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40 - 'The Prince and the Pauper' Read by John Greenman 4:58
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41 - General Grant at Hartford Read by John Greenman 5:08
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42 - Many Investments Read by John Greenman 5:35
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43 - Back to the River with Bixby Read by John Greenman 4:30
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44 - A Reading-Tour with Cable Read by John Greenman 6:06
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45 - 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' Read by John Greenman 3:30
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46 - Pubisher to General Grant Read by John Greenman 4:56
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47 - The High-Tide of Fortune Read by John Greenman 4:28
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48 - Business Difficulties. Pleasanter Things Read by John Greenman 15:19
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49 - Kipling at Elmyra. Elsie Leslie. 'The Yankee' Read by John Greenman 9:26
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50 - The Machine. Good-by to Hartford. 'Joan' Is Begun Read by John Greenman 14:54
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51 - The Failure of Webster & Co. Around the World. Sorrow Read by John Greenman 13:20
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52 - European Economies Read by John Greenman 6:09
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53 - Mark Twain Pays His Debts Read by John Greenman 5:50
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54 - Return After Exile Read by John Greenman 3:57
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55 - A Prophet at Home Read by John Greenman 5:46
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56 - Honored by Missouri Read by John Greenman 6:29
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57 - The Close of a Beautiful Life Read by John Greenman 6:56
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58 - Mark Twain at Seventy Read by John Greenman 10:08
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59 - Mark Twain Arranges for his Biography Read by John Greenman 9:43
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60 - Working With Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 7:03
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61 - Dictation at Dublin, N.H. Read by John Greenman 4:28
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62 - A New Era of Billiards Read by John Greenman 5:59
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63 - Living With Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 5:03
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64 - A Degree from Oxford Read by John Greenman 3:39
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65 - The Removal to Redding Read by John Greenman 6:26
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66 - Life at Stormfield Read by John Greenman 5:52
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67 - The Death of Jean Read by John Greenman 3:23
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68 - Days in Bermuda Read by John Greenman 5:27
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69 - The Return to Redding Read by John Greenman 3:22
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70 - The Close of a Great Life Read by John Greenman 3:56
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