Chapters from My Autobiography Book

An absolutely delightful trip into Mark Twain's life that gives insight to his "fictional" characters and exploits, many of whom were based on people Mark Twain knew and things that actually happened. I particularly enjoyed the excerpts from Susie's descriptions of her father written when she was fourteen. By the end of the book, one feels as if he/she knows the man somehow. There's a feeling of shared intimacy. Also Twain casually mentions many literary names of the time. One forgets how many wonderful writers lived at the same time as Twain.