Mark Twain

TWAIN, MARK, 1835 to 1910

Mark Twain

American author and humorist.

Books
25
Editions tracked
48
First editions
6
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionThe Mysterious StrangerHarper, 1916 Most editions trackedA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court2 editions
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First editions, year by year

  1. 1916The Mysterious StrangerHarper
  2. 1922The Mysterious Stranger and Other StoriesHarper & Bros
  3. 1957The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain [pseud.] Now Collected for the First TimeDoubleday
  4. 1962Letters from the EarthHarper & Row
  5. 1966Tom SawyerRandom House
  6. 2006Uncertain EndingsPegasus Books
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When was Mark Twain born?

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and died in 1910.

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We track 25 books by Mark Twain across 48 editions, 6 of them first editions.

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