Project Gutenberg 2004-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 367 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Paine, Albert Bigelow 1861 1937 Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) Produced by David Widger "Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910)" by Mark Twain is a collection of personal correspondence spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through these letters, readers gain insight into the life, thoughts, and character of one of America's most iconic authors. The letters are a reflection of Twain's experiences, humor, and philosophical musings, detailing his evolution from a young printer to a celebrated humorist and social commentator. At the start of the book, Twain’s early letters reveal a youthful and ambitious Samuel Clemens, who is just beginning to navigate the world away from his small-town beginnings. The opening portion includes a fragment of a letter to his sister Pamela from the summer of 1853, where he details a visit to the Great Exhibition in New York, expressing wonder at the spectacle of the event while also reflecting on his family's circumstances. He writes with a mix of earnestness and youthful bravado, painting a portrait of a young man filled with dreams and aspirations as he embarks on a journey that will shape his literary career. The early letters capture both the excitement of Twain's adventures and the familial bonds that informed his character, setting the stage for a lifetime of rich and varied correspondence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Correspondence Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 40122 2025-07-02T05:47:31.011852 text/html 36784 2021-01-27T09:41:29 text/html 99874 2025-07-02T05:47:36.324938 application/epub+zip 98576 2025-07-02T05:47:34.168841 application/epub+zip 77785 2025-07-02T05:47:33.029853 application/epub+zip 245020 2025-07-02T05:47:37.771836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238047 2025-07-02T05:47:35.596847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206297 2022-09-02T08:00:06.807346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1672051 2025-07-02T05:47:30.761895 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1671981 2021-01-08T17:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19867 2025-07-02T05:47:37.896808 application/rdf+xml 19344 2025-07-02T05:47:33.516851 image/jpeg 4109 2025-07-02T05:47:33.273831 image/jpeg 639265 2021-01-08T17:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 10792 2021-01-27T09:41:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 99098 2025-07-02T05:47:31.016862 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia