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　　One day in late 1906, seventy-one-year-old Mark Twain attended

a meeting on copyright law at the Library of Congress. The arrival

of the famous author caused the usual stir—but then Twain took off

his overcoat to reveal a "snow-white" tailored suit and scandalized

the room. His shocking outfit appalled and delighted his

contemporaries, but far more than that, as Pulitzer Prize finalist

Michael Shelden shows in this wonderful new biography, Twain had

brilliantly staged this act of showmanship to cement his image, and

his personal legend, in the public's imagination. That afternoon in

Washington, less than four years before his death, marked the

beginning of a vibrant, tumultuous period in Twain's life that

would shape much of the now-famous image by which he has come to be

known—America's indomitable icon, the Man in White.

Although Mark Twain has long been one of our most beloved

literary figures—Time magazine has declared him "our original

superstar"—his final years have been largely misunderstood. Despite

family tragedies, Twain's last half- decade was among the most

dynamic periods in the author's life. With the spirit and vigor of

a man fifty years younger, he continued to stir up trouble,

perfecting his skill for living large. Writing ceaselessly and

always ready with one of his legendary quips, Twain would risk his

fortune, become the willing victim of a lost-at-sea hoax, and pick

fights with King Leopold of Belgium and Mary Baker Eddy.

Drawing on a number of unpublished sources, including Twain's

own journals, letters, and a revealing four-hundred-page personal

account kept under wraps for decades (and still yet to be

published), Mark Twain: Man in White brings the legendary author's

twilight years vividly to life, offering surprising insights,

including an intimate, tender look at his family life. Filled with

first-rate scholarship, rare and never-published Twain photos,

delightful anecdotes, and memorable quotes, including numerous

recovered Twainisms, this definitive biography of Twain's last

years provides a remarkable portrait of the man himself and of the

unforgettable era in American letters that, in many ways, he helped

to create.

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　　Michael Shelden is the author of three previous biographies,

including Orwell, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He was a

correspondent for The Daily Telegraph (London) and a critic for the

Baltimore Sun. He is currently a professor of English at Indiana

State University.

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媒体评论

　　Vivid and immersive and enormously readable, Man in White

seems to me the liveliest and best work of Twain biography in

recent memory.—Jon Clinch, author of Finn

　　"Here is a well-researched book for all Twainiacs as well as

those coming to the subject's late years for the first

time."—Publishers Weekly

　　"Marvelous, haunting …A powerful evocation of a man full of

vigor, charm, charisma, and above all humor, even in the midst of

life's storms and earthquakes. Shelden weaves it all together

masterfully with detective-like curiosity…a cunning critical

sensibility and a deep historical and scholarly expertise… A very

fine piece of biographical storytelling–and a pleasure to

read."–Harold K. Bush, author of Mark Twain and the Spiritual

Crisis of His Age

　　"A genuine breakthrough in Mark Twain biography. Entirely revises

our thinking about Twain's final years, and does so in eloquent,

moving prose that brings every scene into vivid focus."–Alan

Gribben, American Literary Scholarship

　　"Shelden uses unpublished sources, including Twain’s journals and

letters, to document the iconic author’s later years."—USA

Today

　　"This superb biography, told in a nonacademic tone, is saturated

with sadness, but every reader will be grateful that, finally, Mark

Twain appears before us, warts and all. Highly

recommended."—Library Journal, starred

　　“Impressive scholarship delivers the authentic accents of a truly

American voice.”—Booklist, starred

书籍介绍

One day in late 1906, seventy-one-year-old Mark Twain attended a meeting on copyright law at the Library of Congress. The arrival of the famous author caused the usual stir—but then Twain took off his overcoat to reveal a "snow-white" tailored suit and scandalized the room. His shocking outfit appalled and delighted his contemporaries, but far more than that, as Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Shelden shows in this wonderful new biography, Twain had brilliantly staged this act of showmanship to cement his image, and his personal legend, in the public's imagination. That afternoon in Washington, less than four years before his death, marked the beginning of a vibrant, tumultuous period in Twain's life that would shape much of the now-famous image by which he has come to be known—America's indomitable icon, the Man in White.

Although Mark Twain has long been one of our most beloved literary figures—Time magazine has declared him "our original superstar"—his final years have been largely misunderstood. Despite family tragedies, Twain's lasthalf- decade was among the most dynamic periods in the author's life. With the spirit and vigor of a man fifty years younger, he continued to stir up trouble, perfecting his skill for living large. Writing ceaselessly and always ready with one of his legendary quips, Twain would risk his fortune, become the willing victim of a lost-at-sea hoax, and pick fights with King Leopold of Belgium and Mary Baker Eddy.

Drawing on a number of unpublished sources, including Twain's own journals, letters, and a revealing four-hundred-page personal account kept under wraps for decades (and still yet to be published), Mark Twain: Man in White brings the legendary author's twilight years vividly to life, offering surprising insights, including an intimate, tender look at his family life. Filled with first-rate scholarship, rare and never-published Twain photos, delightful anecdotes, and memorable quotes, including numerous recovered Twainisms, this definitive biography of Twain's last years provides a remarkable portrait of the man himself and of the unforgettable era in American letters that, in many ways, he helped to create.