How Long to Read Mark Twain's Own Autobiography

How Long Does it Take to Read Mark Twain's Own Autobiography?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read Mark Twain's Own Autobiography by Mark Twain

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography stands as the last of Twain’s great yarns. Here he tells his story in his own way, freely expressing his joys and sorrows, his affections and hatreds, his rages and reverence—ending, as always, tongue-in-cheek: “Now, then, that is the tale. Some of it is true.” More than the story of a literary career, this memoir is anchored in the writer’s relation to his family—what they meant to him as a husband, father, and artist. It also brims with many of Twain’s best comic anecdotes about his rambunctious boyhood in Hannibal, his misadventures in the Nevada territory, his notorious Whittier birthday speech, his travels abroad, and more. Twain published twenty-five “Chapters from My Autobiography” in the North American Review in 1906 and 1907. “I intend that this autobiography . . . shall be read and admired a good many centuries because of its form and method—form and method whereby the past and the present are constantly brought face to face, resulting in contrasts which newly fire up the interest all along, like contact of flint with steel.” For this second edition, Michael Kiskis’s introduction references a wealth of critical work done on Twain since 1990. He also adds a discussion of literary domesticity, locating the autobiography within the history of Twain’s literary work and within Twain’s own understanding and experience of domestic concerns.

How long is Mark Twain's Own Autobiography?

Mark Twain's Own Autobiography by Mark Twain is 379 pages long, and a total of 98,161 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mark Twain's Own Autobiography Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read Mark Twain's Own Autobiography aloud.

What Reading Level is Mark Twain's Own Autobiography?

Mark Twain's Own Autobiography is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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