Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Christian Science by Mark Twain
Read the full text of the collection of essays by Mark Twain regarding his views about Christian Science.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Helpless Situation by Mark Twain
Read the full text of the short story "A Helpless Situation" by Mark Twain that was written in rebuttal to a letter he received from a woman writer asking him to recommend her work to the publisher.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Mark Twain: Journalist and Lecturer
Though this is part of a much larger biography on Mark Twain, this section focuses exclusively on this work as a journalist. Pretty extensive.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Californian's Tale by Mark Twain
Read the short story "The Californian's Tale" by Mark Twain about a man waiting for his wife to come home.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Captain's Story by Mark Twain
Read the short story "The Captain's Story" by Mark Twain.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
Read Mark Twain's first great success as a writer "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" which brought him national attention.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times: Roughing It
A complete look at Mark Twain's second major work, "Roughing It." You'll find the text, illustrations, contemporary reviews, publicity, and Mark Twain's schedule on his lecture circuit.
Other
Mark Twain House and Museum
Museum, dedicated to Mark Twain and his legacy and housed in the historic home that Twain had built and where he lived with his family for seventeen years, publishes resources useful to any student of Twain and his writing.
University of North Carolina
Unc: Mark Twain Old Times on the Mississippi
Here, read Mark Twain's (1835-1910 CE) "Old Times on the Mississippi." Download the full text, as well as the accompanying illustrations.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times
This collection from the University of Virginia provides a great deal of information about how Mark Twain created his works. Lots of recent reviews and articles are included.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Researching Mark Twain's Early Life and Experiences
This lesson requires middle schoolers to use the Internet to research the early life of Mark Twain and the influence of his childhood experiences on his writing. The lesson includes letter writing, reading, role playing, and working in a...
Other
Mark Twin Project: Authoritative Texts, Documents, and Historical Research
Access to many of Mark Twain's letters and writings. You can click on "biographies" to read about people mentioned in Twain's writings. Use the user's guide to navigate the site.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of the $30,000 Bequest
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, The $30,000 Bequest.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of the Man That Corrupted
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Tom Sawyer Abroad"
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "Tom Sawyer Abroad."
Library of Congress
Loc: Mark Twain
Listing of and excerpts from Twain's works regarding the war in the Philippines.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture
This PBS site provides a transcript of and interview from 'The Newshour with Jim Lehrer' in which Shelley Fisher Fishkin, the author of a book about Twain, discusses Twain's cultural contribution as well as the way that the criticisms of...
Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A great site from the UK. Includes plot analysis, characters, thematic elements, and cultural analysis of the novel.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Library: Mark Twain's Memory Builder
A memory game where the player learns more about Samuel Clemens' life, career, and historical time period through a series of questions. Pictures and additional information are provided throughout the game. Different levels of challenge...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Mark Twain, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
Two chapters from Huckleberry Finn that offer portraits of "ordinary folks" during the Jacksonian era.
Other
Short Story Library at American Literature: The Private History of a Campaign
Read the full text of Mark Twain's short story "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed". With links to other short stories by American writers.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Is He Living or Is He Dead?" by Mark Twain
Text of the short story "Is He Living or Is He Dead?" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Italian With Grammar" by Mark Twain
Text of the short story "Italian with Grammar" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Classic Reader: "Italian Without a Master" by Mark Twain
Text of the short story "Italian Without a Master" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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