Mark Twain
The Complete Life Story

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Not sure the last time I read Tom Sawyer but it was probably high school. I remember feeling I had aged out of it but still found parts of it funny. Reading it now and it’s not nota kid's book, but it’s not quite a full-on novel for adults. You may not care for these......more

Here's an odd thing to think about to pass some time to overcome your COVID-induced cabin fever: If you were to lose your entire personal library in a fire, which book would you choose first to symbolically kick off the creation of your next one? For me it would be this volume (certainly the Library......more

I've read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I want to get to some of the stories here. A beautifully made book. Acid-free paper, sewn signatures. Lovely.......more

I had myself called with the four o'clock watch, mornings, for one cannot see too many summer sunrises on the Mississippi. They are enchanting. First, there is the eloquence of silence; for a deep hush broods everywhere. Next, there is the haunting sense of loneliness, isolation, remoteness from the......more

Actually I got all four of these books from Librivox.com as audiobooks. It was the first time I had read Life on the Mississippi and The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, the second time I had read Tom Sawyer, and the third time I had read Huckleberry Finn. Now that I have lived on the Mississippi river......more