My_Mark_Twain

作者：William Dean Howells

播音：Denny Sayers

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2WilliamDeanHowells(1837-1920)becamefastfriendswithMarkTwainfromthemomentin1869whenTwainstrodeintotheofficeofTheAtlanticMonthlyinBostontothankHowells,thenitsassistanteditor,forhisfavorablereviewofInnocentsAbroad.WhenHowellsbecameeditorafewyearslater,TheAtlanticMonthlybeganserializingmanyofTwain’sworks,amongthemhisnon-fictionmasterpiece,LifeontheMississippi.InMyMarkTwain,HowellspensaliterarymemoirthatincludessuchfascinatingscenesastheirmeetingswithformerpresidentUlyssesGrantwhowasthenwritingtheclassicautobiographythatTwainwouldunderwriteinthelargestpublishingdealuntilthattime.Butitisalsonotableforitsaffectionatedescriptionsofhisfriend’sfamilylifeduringHowells’manyvisitstotheTwainresidencesinHartfordandStormfield.