Author:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Imprint:Berkeley : Published for the Iowa Center for Textual Studies by the University of California Press, 1979-<1981 >
Descriptionv. <1-2 > : ill., facsims., port. ; 24 cm.
Note:An approved text, by the Center for Editions of American Authors and the Modern Language Association of America
Note:v. 1. 1851-1864: EARLY TALES & SKETCHES: Section I: Hannibal and the river (1851-1861): 1.A gallant fireman. 2.The dandy frightening the squatter. - 3.Hannibal, Missouri. - 4.A family muss. - The dog controversy: 5."Local" resolves to commit suicide. - 6. 'Pitchur' department. - 7.Historical exhibition, a no. 1 Ruse. - 8.[Blab's tour] - 9.'Connubial bliss' - 10.The heart's lament. -- [The 'Katie of H----l' controversy]: 11.Love concealed. - 12.[First letter from Grumbler] - 13.[First letter from Rambler] - 14.To Rambler. - 15.[Letter from Peter Pencilcase's son, John Snooks] - 16.[Second letter from Rambler] -- 17.Separation. - 18.'Oh, she has a red head!' - 19.The burial of Sir Abner Gilstrap, editor of the Bloomington 'Republican' - 20.'Jul'us Caesar.' - 21.To Mollie. - 22.'Lines suggested by a reminiscence' - 23.To Jennie -24.[River intelligence] - [The mysterious murders in Risse] - 26.[Pilot's memoranda] - 27.[Ghost life on the Mississippi] -- SECTION 2.NEVADA TERRITORY (1862-1864): 28.Petrified man. - [Two descents into the Spanish mine} 29.The Spanish mine. - 30.The Spanish. - 31.The Pah-Utes. -32.The illustrious departed. - 33.Our stock remarks. - 34.More ghosts. - 35.New year's day. - 36.Unfortunate thief. - 37.The sanitary ball. - 38.Due notice. - 39.Territorial sweets. - 40.Letter from carson City. - 41.Letter from Carson. - 42.Letter from Carson. -43.Silver bars- how assayed. - 44.Ye sentimental law student. - 45.A Sunday in Carson. - 46.The unreliable. - 47.Reportorial. - 48.Examination of teachers. - 49.City marshal Perry. - 50.[Champagne with the Board of Brokers] - 51.Advice to the unreliable on church-going. - 52.Horrible affair. - 53.Letter from Mark Twain. - 54.'Mark Twain's' letter. - 55.'Mark Twain's' letter. - 56. duel prevented. - 57.[An apology repudiated] - 58.Letter from Mark Twain. - 59.'Mark Twain's' letter. - 60.Unfortunate blunder. - 61.Bigler vs. Tahoe. - 62.Letter from Mark Twain. - 63.How to cure a cold. - 64.Mark Twain, more of him. - 65.The Lick House ball. - 66.A bloody massacre near Carson. - 67.Letter from Mark Twain. - 68. A tide of eloquence. - 69.Letter from Mark Twain. - 70.Winters' new house. - 71.An excellent school. - 72.Those blasted children. - 73.Frightful accident to Dan De Quille. - 74.[Dan reassembled] - 75.Washoe.-'Information wanted' -- APPENDIXES: A.Attributed items: Hannibal and the river. - B.Attributed items: Nevada territory. - C.Advertisement, prefaces, and contracts.
Note:v. 2. 1864-1865. EARLY TALES AND SKETCHES: Section 3: California, Part 1 (1864-1865): 76.Parting presentation. - 77.Mark Twain in the metropolis. - 78.The evidence in the case of Smith vs. Jones. - 79.Early rising, as regards excursions to the Cliff House. - 80.Original novelette. - 81.What a sky-rocket did. -- Mark Twain on the New Josh House: 82.The new Chinese temple. - 83.The Chinese temple. - 84.The new Chinese temple. - 85.Supernatural impudence. -- 86.Sarrozay letter from 'the unreliable.' - 87.Inexplicable news from San José. - 88.How to cure him of it. - 89.Due warning. - 90.The mysterious Chinaman. - 91.A notable conundrum. - 92.Concerning the answer to that conundrum. - 93.Still further concerning that conundrum. - 94.Whereas. - 95.A touching story of George Washington's boyhood. - 96.daniel in the lion's den--and out again all right. - 97.The killing of Julius Caesar 'localized' - 98.A full and reliable account of the extraordinary meteoric shower of last Saturday night. - 99.Lucretia Smith's soldier. - 100.An unbiased criticism. - 101.Important correspondence. - 102.Further of Mr. Mark Twain's important correspondence. - 103.How I went to the great race beetween Lodi and Norfolk. - 104.A voice fo Setchell. -- Answers to correspondents in the Californian: 105-110. -- 111.Enthusiastic eloquence. - 112.Just 'one more unfortunate' - 113.Advice for good little boys. - 114.Advice for good little girls. - 115.Mark Twain on the colored man. - 116.The facts. - Three versions of the 'Jumping Frog' : 117.The only reliable account of the celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County. - 118.Angel's Camp constable. - 119.Jim Smiley and his jumping frog. -- Mark Twain on the 1865 earthquake: 120.The cruel earthquake. - 121.Popper Defieth ye earthquake. - 122.Earthquake almanac. - 123.The great earthquake in San Francisco. -- 124.Bob Roach's plan for circumventing a democrat. - 125.San Francisco letter. - 126.Steamer departures. - 127.Exit 'Bummer' - 128.Pleasure excursion. -- Mark Twain improves 'Fitz Smythe' : 129.Editorial 'puffing' - 130.The old thing. - 131.San Francisco letter. - 132.Fitz Smythe's horse. - 133.Closed out. - 134.Take the stand, Fitz Smythe. - 135.Remarkable dream. -- 136.Mark Twain on the launch of the steamer 'Capital' - 137.The pioneers' ball. - 138.The guard on a bender. - 139.Benkert cometh! - 140.Uncle Lige. - 141.Webb's benefit. - 142.A rich epigram. - 143.A graceful compliment. - 144.'Christian spectator' - 145.More romance. - 146.Grand fete-day at the Cliff House. - 147.Macdougall vs. Maguire. - 148.The Christmas fireside. - 149.Enigma. - 150.Another enterprise. - 151.Spirit of the local press. - 152.Convicts. -- APPENDIXES: A Attributed items: San Francisco Morning Call. - B Attributed items: San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle. - C Miscellaneous fragments, 1864-1865.
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