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Mark Twain Autobiography Will Finally Be Published, Per Author's Wish, 100 Years After His Death

First Posted: 5/24/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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The Independent:

Exactly a century after rumours of his death turned out to be entirely accurate, one of Mark Twain's
dying wishes is at last coming true: an extensive, outspoken and revelatory autobiography which he devoted the last decade of his life to writing is finally going to be published.

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Exactly a century after rumours of his death turned out to be entirely accurate, one of Mark Twain's dying wishes is at last coming true: an extensive, outspoken and revelatory autobiography which he ...
Exactly a century after rumours of his death turned out to be entirely accurate, one of Mark Twain's dying wishes is at last coming true: an extensive, outspoken and revelatory autobiography which he ...
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