Chapters from My Autobiography

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Samuel Langhorne Clemens – who wrote under the pseudonym Mark Twain - was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835. He spent his childhood in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri, leaving home in 1853. His brief career as a riverboat pilot was ended by the Civil War, in which he served as a Confederate irregular. He then traveled to Nevada to strike it rich, and when that plan failed went on to achieve renown as a deft humorist, masterful satirist, great novelist and memorable travel writer, using the name “Mark Twain” – a river pilot’s measurement of depth. Beloved by readers around the world, Clemens died in 1910. Collected here is a wonderful selection of anecdotes from Mark Twain's life, as told with candor by the great man himself. 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", as well as a printable eBook in PDF format.

Download the accompanying reference guide.Public Domain (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

If I wait 100 years more...

The book is, as expected, wonderful - humor, drama, pathos. The narration is very well done. I had the opportunity to see Hal Holbrook during his one man show of Twain and didn't think anyone could approach his portrayal of Twain with his drawling twang. However, the narrator enhances the book, you are drawn into Twain's world. Highly recommended.

Witty Mark Twain at his best

The reader is a bit too theatrical but the end result is mostly good. Mark Twain's writing is a good balance of humour, personal information and feelings.

An Inspiring Author

I was very inspired, as a fellow author, by the writing style of Mark Twain. I was shocked to discover his dishonesty, but perhaps that’s because he lived in his own world of fiction.

Narrator nails the tone

Great introduction to Twain. Humor is biting and constant and the narrator heightens it with his delivery.

Good stuff!

A great glimpse into American history, as Twain tells his own really interesting story (who knew it was so rich?). I'm not a big history buff, but Twain can tell a story and he's got lots of them, which makes fun! The narrator is really good as well - pleasure to listen to.