Selections from an anthology originally published in 1888 include twenty pieces by Mark Twain in addition to works by forty-three of his contemporaries, including Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and William Dean Howells.
Selections from an anthology originally published in 1888 include twenty pieces by Mark Twain in addition to works by forty-three of his contemporarie...
Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed "deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.
Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son...
