Mark twain autobiography wikipedia

Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance is an book by American author Mark Twain.

Published by Sheldon & Co. in , the book consists of two short stories: "A Burlesque Autobiography", which first appeared in Twain's Memoranda contributions to The Galaxy, and "First Romance", which originally appeared in The Express in

The book bears no relationship to Twain's actual life.

The two short stories present fictional characters who are supposedly part of Twain's lineage. In the final passage, Twain develops the story to a point of crisis, and then abruptly ends the tale, saying:

The truth is, I have got my hero (or heroine) into such a particularly close place, that I do not see how I am ever going to get him (or her) out of it again—and t