Will you buy Mark Twain's new book?

[SCantiGOP]

Yes, that is accurate; Mark Twain's autobiography will be published this November. He locked it into his will that it could not be unsealed and printed until 100 years after his death. He actually died in April of 1910, but I guess it takes some time to get it formatted and printed. He wanted the 100 year delay so he would be completely free to say whatever he wanted to about anyone. Should be a hell of a read.

[Auggie]

1. Absolutely. It sounds great.

The Independent (May 23, 2010):

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.

The creator of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and some of the most frequently misquoted catchphrases in the English language left behind 5,000 unedited pages of memoirs when he died in 1910, together with handwritten notes saying that he did not want them to hit bookshops for at least a century.

That milestone has now been reached, and in November the University of California, Berkeley, where the manuscript is in a vault, will release the first volume of Mark Twain's autobiography. The eventual trilogy will run to half a million words, and shed new light on the quintessentially American novelist.

Scholars are divided as to why Twain wanted the first-hand account of his life kept under wraps for so long. Some believe it was because he wanted to talk freely about issues such as religion and politics. Others argue that the time lag prevented him from having to worry about offending friends.

MORE: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/after-keeping-us-waiting-for-a-century-mark-twain-will-finally-reveal-all-1980695.html:

[SCantiGOP]

11. thanks for the details

I have an idea his views on organized religion may be as controversial now as they would have been 100 years ago.

[Blue-Jay]

2. Hell yes.

[Call Me Wesley]

3. Immediately. (nt)

[hobbit709]

4. Definitely.

[raccoon]

5. You betcha! I read about it yesterday; thanks for the info about Nov. nt

[Captain Hilts]

6. Hell yeah!

[Richardo]

7. Absolutment!

:bounce: <-- can't wait dance

[surrealAmerican]

8. I'm looking forward to it.

[auntAgonist]

9. yes!

[CBGLuthier]

10. I wonder if he ever dreamed that we would care.

100 years later and his reputation has only grown. He was a most fascinating man. How could anyone pass up reading this?

[Bucky]

12. If it comes out annotated, or coupled with an existing biography, yes.

[applegrove]

13. 5000 pages. And it will apparently change how you see MT.

[atomic-fly]

14. cool

Never heard of this, will definitely buy it!

[velvet]

15. Wow

I would love to read that. Thanks for the heads-up.

[raccoon]

16. self delete. (having a senior moment) nt

[TommyO]

17. Without a doubt, yes!

I wasn't a big Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens fan until I visited the Mark Twain House on the anniversary of George Griffin's death. This small little coincidence led me to a greater appreciation of Mark Twain. It didn't hurt that I'm a huge fan of that era's architecture.

[Orsino]

18. Long as there are no sparkly vampires. n/t

[Haole Girl]

19. Yep

Looking forward to it. :-)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

20. count me in.

sounds intriguing. and he hated Austen.

[JitterbugPerfume]

21. I just ordered it from Amazon

[elocs]

22. I don't buy books. For us poor folk, that is what libraries are for. n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. I might pirate the e-book version.

Mark Twain would want me to.

[Old Troop]

24. I can't wait. Thanks for letting us know!