# Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II

An audiobook by Albert Bigelow Paine, read by LibriVox volunteers (21 h 58 min, English).

Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. This recording of Paine's exhaustive biography covers Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore unapproached. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia

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## Chapters

1. VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY (13:11): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_001_paine_64kb.mp3
2. CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE (5:50): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_002_paine_64kb.mp3
3. CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE” (9:30): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_003_paine_64kb.mp3
4. CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM (13:20): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_004_paine_64kb.mp3
5. CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER” (8:22): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_005_paine_64kb.mp3
6. CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY (8:05): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_006_paine_64kb.mp3
7. CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY (8:19): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_007_paine_64kb.mp3
8. CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE (7:59): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_008_paine_64kb.mp3
9. CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS (8:04): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_009_paine_64kb.mp3
10. CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH (18:56): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_010_paine_64kb.mp3
11. CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS (11:39): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_011_paine_64kb.mp3
12. CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY (6:47): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_012_paine_64kb.mp3
13. CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN (19:18): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_013_paine_64kb.mp3
14. CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL (17:33): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_014_paine_64kb.mp3
15. CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS (12:15): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_015_paine_64kb.mp3
16. CXX. IN MUNICH (8:13): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_016_paine_64kb.mp3
17. CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND (20:09): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_017_paine_64kb.mp3
18. CXXII. AN INTERLUDE (6:06): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_018_paine_64kb.mp3
19. CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879 (15:05): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_019_paine_64kb.mp3
20. CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH (9:53): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_020_paine_64kb.mp3
21. CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME (8:46): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_021_paine_64kb.mp3
22. CXXVI. "A TRAMP ABROAD” (17:48): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_022_paine_64kb.mp3
23. CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS (15:21): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_023_paine_64kb.mp3
24. CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS (8:26): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_024_paine_64kb.mp3
25. CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM (11:14): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_025_paine_64kb.mp3
26. CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES (12:34): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_026_paine_64kb.mp3
27. CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD (11:00): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_027_paine_64kb.mp3
28. CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER (6:44): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_028_paine_64kb.mp3
29. CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS (11:18): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_029_paine_64kb.mp3
30. CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM (10:57): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_030_paine_64kb.mp3
31. CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT (9:44): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_031_paine_64kb.mp3
32. CXXXVI. "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER” (9:54): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_032_paine_64kb.mp3
33. CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS (10:09): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_033_paine_64kb.mp3
34. CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS (13:39): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_034_paine_64kb.mp3
35. CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY (10:54): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_035_paine_64kb.mp3
36. CXL. DOWN THE RIVER (17:10): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_036_paine_64kb.mp3
37. CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY (10:16): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_037_paine_64kb.mp3
38. CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI'' (6:16): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_038_paine_64kb.mp3
39. CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY (4:31): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_039_paine_64kb.mp3
40. CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST (13:17): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_040_paine_64kb.mp3
41. CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY (5:45): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_041_paine_64kb.mp3
42. CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS (3:42): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_042_paine_64kb.mp3
43. CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY (6:25): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_043_paine_64kb.mp3
44. CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE (18:12): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_044_paine_64kb.mp3
45. CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS (7:04): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_045_paine_64kb.mp3
46. CL. FARM PICTURES (11:20): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_046_paine_64kb.mp3
47. CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS (11:04): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_047_paine_64kb.mp3
48. CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE (19:41): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_048_paine_64kb.mp3
49. CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN (14:16): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_049_paine_64kb.mp3
50. CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT (16:55): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_050_paine_64kb.mp3
51. CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO (15:11): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_051_paine_64kb.mp3
52. CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER (6:46): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_052_paine_64kb.mp3
53. CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR (21:18): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_053_paine_64kb.mp3
54. CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY (9:39): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_054_paine_64kb.mp3
55. CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE (8:59): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_055_paine_64kb.mp3
56. CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME (10:03): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_056_paine_64kb.mp3
57. CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY (13:57): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_057_paine_64kb.mp3
58. VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT (15:28): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_058_paine_64kb.mp3
59. CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND (7:14): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_059_paine_64kb.mp3
60. CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO. (8:45): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_060_paine_64kb.mp3
61. CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS (20:23): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_061_paine_64kb.mp3
62. CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS (13:29): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_062_paine_64kb.mp3
63. CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS (12:58): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_063_paine_64kb.mp3
64. CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS (9:14): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_064_paine_64kb.mp3
65. CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING (8:29): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_065_paine_64kb.mp3
66. CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE (8:33): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_066_paine_64kb.mp3
67. CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT'' (14:37): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_067_paine_64kb.mp3
68. CLXXII. THE ''YANKEE'' IN ENGLAND (15:40): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_068_paine_64kb.mp3
69. CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA (7:47): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_069_paine_64kb.mp3
70. CLXXIV. THE MACHINE (28:18): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_070_paine_64kb.mp3
71. CLXXV. ''THE CLAIMANT''—LEAVING HARTFORD (14:59): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_071_paine_64kb.mp3
72. CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER (19:51): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_072_paine_64kb.mp3
73. CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7 (7:13): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_073_paine_64kb.mp3
74. CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN (20:49): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_074_paine_64kb.mp3
75. CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II (13:24): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_075_paine_64kb.mp3
76. CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS (9:43): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_076_paine_64kb.mp3
77. CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES (10:35): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_077_paine_64kb.mp3
78. CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI (15:28): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_078_paine_64kb.mp3
79. CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN (6:42): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_079_paine_64kb.mp3
80. CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE (19:43): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_080_paine_64kb.mp3
81. CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS (7:05): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_081_paine_64kb.mp3
82. CLXXXVI. ''THE BELLE OF NEW YORK'' (21:19): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_082_paine_64kb.mp3
83. CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS (7:36): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_083_paine_64kb.mp3
84. CLXXXVIII. FAILURE (12:13): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_084_paine_64kb.mp3
85. CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS (31:47): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_085_paine_64kb.mp3
86. CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL (8:18): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_086_paine_64kb.mp3
87. CXCI. CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE (13:15): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_087_paine_64kb.mp3
88. CXCII. ''FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR'' (32:22): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_088_paine_64kb.mp3
89. CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY (13:24): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_089_paine_64kb.mp3
90. CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE (7:55): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_090_paine_64kb.mp3
91. CXCV. ''PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC'' (15:26): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_091_paine_64kb.mp3
92. CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER (8:09): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_092_paine_64kb.mp3
93. CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL (11:48): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_093_paine_64kb.mp3
94. CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND (12:14): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_094_paine_64kb.mp3
95. CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA (12:37): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_095_paine_64kb.mp3
96. CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS (11:28): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_096_paine_64kb.mp3
97. CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA (15:47): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_097_paine_64kb.mp3
98. CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA (11:39): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_098_paine_64kb.mp3
99. CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY (5:39): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_099_paine_64kb.mp3
100. CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA (11:05): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_100_paine_64kb.mp3
101. CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE (20:47): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_101_paine_64kb.mp3
102. CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN (14:51): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_102_paine_64kb.mp3
103. CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT (15:18): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_103_paine_64kb.mp3
104. CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS (7:51): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_104_paine_64kb.mp3
105. CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE (13:00): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_105_paine_64kb.mp3
106. CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS (9:46): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_106_paine_64kb.mp3
107. CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME (6:44): https://archive.org/download/marktwain_vol2_1811_librivox/marktwainabiography-2_107_paine_64kb.mp3