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=== Contents Introduction xiii Chronology xxi Anonymous, “Mark Twain’s Boyhood: An Interview with Mrs. Jane Clemens” (1885) 1 [Laura Frazier], “Mark Twain’s Childhood Sweetheart Recalls Their Romance” (1918) 4 Homer Bassford, “Mark Twain as a Cub Pilot: A Talk with Captain Horace Bixby” (1899) 8 Grant Marsh, “Mark Twain” (1878) 13 Tom Fitch, “Fitch Recalls Mark Twain in Bonanza Times” (1919) 14 C. C. Goodwin, From As I Remember Them (1913) 16 [Joseph T. Goodman], “Jos. Goodman’s Memories of Humorist’s Early Days” (1910) 20 Arthur McEwen, “In the Heroic Days” (1893) 22 Dan De Quille, “Salad Days of Mark Twain” (1893) 25 Dan De Quille, From Archibald Henderson, Mark Twain (1910) 38 George E. Barnes, “Memories of Mark Twain” (1915) 40 Tom Fitch, “Fitch Recalls Mark Twain in Bonanza Times” (1919) 42 Tom Fitch, From Western Carpetbagger: The Extraordinary Memoirs of “Senator” Tom Fitch (1978) 44 George E. Barnes, “Mark Twain as He Was Known during His Stay on the Pacific Slope” (1887) 47 William R. Gillis, From Memories of Mark Twain and Steve Gillis (1924) 50 [viii] Henry J. W. Dam, “A Morning with Bret Harte” (1894) 52 George E. Barnes, “Mark Twain as He Was Known during His Stay on the Pacific Slope” (1887) 54 Franklin H. Austin, “Mark Twain Incognito— A Reminiscence” (1926) 55 George E. Barnes, “Mark Twain as He Was Known during His Stay on the Pacific Slope” (1887) 59 Tom Fitch, “Fitch Recalls Mark Twain in Bonanza Times” (1919) 63 Edward H. House, “Mark Twain as a Lecturer” (1867) 64 Noah Brooks, “Mark Twain in California” (1898) 67 Mary Mason Fairbanks, “The Cruise of the Quaker City” (1892) 69 Anonymous, “About Mark Twain” (1877) 71 William M. Stewart, From Reminiscences of Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada (1908) 73 Noah Brooks, “Mark Twain in California” (1898) 77 J. N. Larned, “Mark Twain” (1910) 79 W. D. Howells, From My Mark Twain (1910) 80 Moncure D. Conway, “Mark Twain in London” (1872) 82 Moncure D. Conway, From Autobiography (1904) 87 Charles Warren Stoddard, “In Old Bohemia” (1908) 89 Henry Watterson, “Mark Twain—An Intimate Portrait” (1910) 92 Lilian Aldrich, From Crowding Memories (1920) 95 Annie Adams Fields, From Memories of a Hostess: A Chronicle of Eminent Friendships (1922) 99 W. D. Howells, From My Mark Twain (1910) 105 Edmund Yates, From Celebrities at Home (1879) 112 Norman Hapgood, From The Changing Years (1930) 116 W. D. Howells, From My Mark Twain (1910) 118 Frank Harris, From Contemporary Portraits, Fourth Series (1923) 123 twain in his own time [ix] Charles H. Clark, “Mark Twain at ‘Nook Farm’ (Hartford) and Elmira” (1885) 127 Clara Clemens, From My Father Mark Twain (1931) 131 Jervis Langdon, From Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1910) 133 J. Henry Harper, From I Remember (1934) 134 E. W. Kemble, “Illustrating Huck Finn” (1930) 137 W. D. Howells, From My Mark Twain (1910) 141 Will M. Clemens, “Mark Twain on the Lecture Platform” (1900) 143 George Washington Cable, From Arlin Turner, Mark Twain and George W. Cable: The Record of a Literary Friendship (1960) 145 Susy Clemens, From Papa: An Intimate Biography of Mark Twain (1985) 148 George Cary Eggleston, From Recollections of a Varied Life (1910) 150 W. D. Howells, From My Mark Twain (1910) 152 Irving Bacheller, From Opinions of a Cheerful Yankee (1926) 154 Brander Matthews, “Memories of Mark Twain” (1920) 157 Dan Beard, From Hardly a Man Is Now Alive (1939) 163 Daniel Frohman, From Daniel Frohman Presents: An Autobiography (1935) 169 J. Henry Harper, From I Remember (1934) 171 Dan Beard, From Hardly a Man Is Now Alive (1939) 176 Grace King, From Memories of a Southern Woman of Letters (1932) 178 William H. Rideing, “Mark Twain in Clubland” (1910) 183 James B. Pond, From Eccentricities of Genius (1900) 189 R. C. B., “Mark Twain on the Platform” (1896) 202 Natalie Hammond, From A Woman’s Part in a Revolution (1897) 205 John Hay Hammond, From Autobiography (1935) 207 Poultney Bigelow, From Seventy Summers (1925) 210 Frank Marshall White, “Mark Twain as a Newspaper Reporter” (1910) 213 Contents [x] James Ross Clemens, M.D., “Some Reminiscences of Mark Twain” (1929) 222 Hamlin Garland, From Roadside Meetings (1931) 225 W. D. Howells, From My Mark Twain (1910) 229 Mary Lawton, From A Lifetime with Mark Twain: The Memories of Katy Leary (1925) 233 Winston Churchill, From A Roving Commission (1930) 237 Andrew Carnegie, From Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie (1920) 238 James Montgomery Flagg, From Roses and Buckshot (1946) 241...

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