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Chapters from My Autobiography is a collection of twenty-five pieces of autobiographical work published by American author Mark Twain in the North American Review between September 1906 and December 1907. Rather than following the standard form of an autobiography, they comprise a typically Twain-esque collection of rambling anecdotes and ruminations.

Explore the candid and insightful world of "Chapters from my Autobiography" by Mark Twain, an audiobook that offers a firsthand account of the author's extraordinary life and times. This audiobook presents selected chapters from Twain's autobiography, providing a unique window into his experiences, adventures, and reflections. With Twain's distinctive humor and unfiltered storytelling, you'll journey through his encounters with famous figures, his travels, and his thoughts on a wide range of topics.

Chapters from "My Autobiography" refer to a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of American author Mark Twain's life and left in typescript and manuscript at his death. The Autobiography comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations rather than a conventional autobiography. Twain never compiled these writings and dictations into a publishable form in his lifetime.

This book is part memoir, part philosophical text, part study in human behavior, from one of America's greatest literary treasures. Narrated masterfully by Bronson Pinchot, this audiobook also includes Twain’s popular short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".

Mark Twain expected to create a new form of autobiography in which "I shall talk about the matter which for the moment interests me, and cast it aside and talk about something else the moment its interest for me is exhausted." These transcriptions of his off-the-cuff telling of his own history allow one to feel as if he is listening to the great storyteller one-on-one.

Dive into the captivating life of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, through his autobiographical work, Chapters from my Autobiography. Initially intended for posthumous publication, Clemens decided to share these engaging tales from his life after he turned 70. Published serially in the North American Review from 1906-1907, the autobiography not only covers Twains experiences, people he met, and places he visited, but also includes unique sections from his daughter, which he affectionately refers to as Susy’s biography of me. Narrated by John Greenman, this podcast will give ...

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.

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