Jan 1, 2010

The Autobiography of Mark Twain | Chapters 1-17 Summary

Preface
The author explains to his readers that since the publication of his autobiography will happen after he is dead, he is "speaking from the grave,'' and so will not have to censor himself.

Chapters 1-17
Clemens is born in the small village of Florida, Missouri. He remembers an uncle whom he admired, and describes this uncle's general store and the farm where Clemens stayed for a few months each year. Clemens says that he could never be totally equal with his Negro friends on the farm, due to their differences in skin color...