Historical documents. What clues can you gather about Mark Twain, the time, place, players, and culture?
The (Nearly) Complete Works of Mark Twain
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A cool cat named Rob has put almost all of Twain's works online. You can read Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer and many other fiction and non-fiction writings. Thanks, Rob!
Huck Finn review
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Life Magazine's 1885 review mocking The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Birthday Speech
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Mark Twain's speech at his 70th birthday party.
Mark Twain's Memory Builder
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In 1885, Twain designed a game to improve the memory. You can play it online here.
Obituary
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A PDF view of Twain's 1910 obituary in the New York Times.
Paine's Biography
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E-text of Albert Bigelow Paine's official biography of Twain.