William Dean Howells quickly befriended Mark Twain when, in 1869, Twain walked into the offices of The Atlantic Monthly in Boston to thank Howell, then its deputy editor, for his favorable comments from Innocents Abroad. When Howells became editor a few years later, The Atlantic Monthly began serializing Twain's work, including his non-fiction masterpiece, Life on the Mississippi.
In My Mark Twain, the Howells write a literary memoir that includes compelling scenes such as their meeting with former president Ulysses Grant, who was then writing the classic autobiography that Twain would make in the contract. largest co-publisher to date. But he's also notable for his endearing descriptions of his friend's home life during Howell's many visits to the Twain Residences in Hartford and Stormfield.
By : William Dean Howells (1837 - 1920)
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