Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-13
STORY OF TWAIN'S LIFE.
Humorisfs autobiography Contain
100000 Words and lie Is stiIi
Writing.

MARK Twain wrote and published
burlcSque autobiography some twenti
years ago. which still brings a good pric,
us a rarity ut auction sales. This was sheet
romance. He has however, been at work
on n real autobiography, which will pre-.
sent important facts and details in hi.
life. although, wherever possible. in th,
guise OF genial and generous fun, saw
the New York Heard.
He began this many years ago, and he
continues to add to ii day by day. 1t al.
ready reaches to n quarter of a million
words. 1t had originally been his intention
TO publish the book posthumously in
entirety. He has been persuaded, however,
to allow selections to appear serially n
the North American Review. beginning
with the first issue of that period-in IL.
altered form as a f~ortnightly-on Septem.
err Z.
In n mock heroic Introduction Mr.. Gle.
mems informs the world that he intends
this autobiography shall become n mode
for all future autobiography, when 1t i.
published after my DEATH He also in.
tends that II shall be read and admired
a good many centuries because Of its form |
and method whereby the past and the pre-
sent are constantly brought face to face
resulting in contrasts which newly fire
up the interest along like the contact
OF hint with steel. Moreover. this auto
biography OF mine does not select FROM |
my lie lts snowy episodes, but deals main
~ IN the common experiences which 81
TO make up the life Of the average human
being because these episodes are a sor
which ne Is familiar with in his own life,
and In which he sees his own life reflected
and set down i'm priut"
LEvITv AND LONGEVITY.
"IIowells was here Yesterday af.ar,
MON . co,+irues Mr. cI.nons "apd
told him the whole scheme ~ this a,to. |
hiopronhv and ;,s anno-on.lv svsteuIoe,
svs,en-onlv anparentlv systenle.s fo,
I. ,s No, ra,,l, tb,, T, &c doithor,,,
svs.om and the law of tho s1star =,
,ba, sba1i .oI,, ,bou. Tho noa,to,
which for a nouont tr.ores,s mo and
rae, 4, ,sido and talk ahou, sop,atbip,
else ,ha ,nomen, its ,nteros. for mo 8
exhausted II &c a svs,en which follow,
no char,sd course I, is not going TO follow
any such course. Il is a system which is
a complete and pnrpoSed 1uno'e-a COURSE
"h'ch begins nowhere Ioi1o"s no Spec'neo
route ana can never r'aV" III w "."1
4 an ave. y II 'e'H'" ""'
Snouiu '"'h 10 d S'tH"S'"P"ei w. "ou
d ua9 lo' d """"'tn FV"''' S"'"'N 't'
never oe a"e 10 Sc. uo"n " ''"'H p"i III
the things which nave interested me ln|
my life time. | toid bowels that I'M!
autobiography of mine would 1--we a couplsI
Of thousand years. without any eftortt|
and would then take a fresh start ana
live the rest OF the time.
"He said he believed II would, ahnN
asked me II / meant 10 make a horary opI
Il.
II said that that was my design ou'I
THAT. II | should live long enough the seY
of volumes could not be contained mcreiS.
In n city. 1t would require a STATE ana
that there would not be any multi Dillon
aire alive, perhaps. AT any un1e during itf
existence. who would he able N buy atui
> set. except on the installnlent plan.
"HOwells applauded, and was fun ~
praises and endorsement. which was w1s@
In him and judicious. If he had mani
t Tested a different spirit, | would havd
thrown him out the window. | like criti
| cisnl. but it must be my way
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