John Greenman
The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey
Thomas Wolsey was an English statesman and Catholic bishop. His appointment as a cardinal by Pope Leo X in 1515 gave him precedence over all…
Mark Twain's Journal Writings, Volume 3
This third volume of Mark Twain's journal writings continues on eclectic and varied path established by the first two volumes. Included in t…
More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain
"More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain" fills in the gaps left by the first collection of newspaper articles: "Newspaper Arti…
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors (Version 2)
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside invites listeners into a lively and irreverent dialogue set in the Elizabethan era. Mar…
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences (Version 2)
This is Mark Twain's vicious and amusing review of Fenimore Cooper's literary art. It is still read widely in academic circles. Twain's essa…
The Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, a pivotal document in American history that declared the…
The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) or Prajna-Paramita
The Diamond Sutra, also known as the ‘Diamond Cutter Sutra’ or ‘Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra,’ is a remarkable Buddhist text and is co…
Toilers of the Sea (Version 2)
The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…
Society as I Have Found It
Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McA…
Mark Twain and the Happy Island
This Mark Twain Memoir by Elizabeth Wallace paints an idyllic portrait of his time in Bermuda, not long before his death in 1910. Wallace an…
Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Three (1890-1899)
This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…
Mark Twain's Partner
In 1861, a 26-year-old Sam Clemens "went west" with his older brother Orion. By that time he'd had some experience with publishing…
Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again
This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pur…
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865
Abraham Lincoln came to the presidency under a heavy shroud of uncertainty, not only about his threatened life but, of course, the very exis…
Christian Science
Christian Science is a 1907 collection of essays Mark Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in C…
Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses
Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on March 4th, 1861, as the North and South were sliding towards separation and Civil War. Hi…
Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Four (1900-1906)
This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, Volume One
The 21st Century, so far, has seen a dramatic and widespread questioning of "Science", much of it from "Evangelicals". B…
G.T.T., or The Wonderful Adventures of a Pullman
More than a generation ago, a common joke when an insolvent debtor or any other loafer who had changed his home, wished to leave warning beh…
Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field - Tales They Told to a Fellow Correspondent
This work brings new understanding of the life and work of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) while living and traveling abroad. Twain and fellow h…