Mark Twain
Catalogs and Correspondence
- Union Catalog of Clemens Letters. 1986. (Ref. PS 1331 U54 1986)
- Union Catalog of Letters to Clemens. 1992. (Ref. PS 1331 U54 1992 and
Book Stacks)
- These union catalogs "provide descriptions of, and access to, more than 18,000 letters to,
[by], or about Samuel L. Clemens," and were created as part of the Mark Twain Project of the Bancroft
Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
- The Mark Twain Papers & Project - Database
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/MTP/databases.html
Full-text of correspondence to and from Mark Twain.
Mark Twain's Letters. 1988. 5 Volumes. (Book Stacks PS 1331 .A4 1988) & Emerald Coast Library
Bibliographies
- A Bibliography of the Works of Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens; a List of
First Editions in Book Form and of First Printings in Periodicals and Occasional
Publications of his Varied Literary Activities. (Book Stacks Z 8176 .J8 1969).
- Interviews with Samuel L. Clemens, 1874-1910: a Listing of and Selections from
Newspapers and Magazine.
(Book Stacks PS 1331 .I45 1977)
- Literary Reputation of Mark Twain from 1910 to 1950; a Critical Essay and a Bibliography. (Book Stacks PS 1338 .A8 1971)
- Mark Twain: a Descriptive Guide to Biographical Sources. (Ref. PS 1331 .H67 1999)
- Mark Twain International: a Bibliography and Interpretation of his Worldwide Popularity. (Book Stacks PS 1338 .R65 1982)
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
- The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain. (Book Stacks PS 1338 .C36 1995)
- Mark Twain A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Writings. 1996. (Ref. PS 1331 R37 1996)
- The Mark Twain Encyclopedia. 1993. (Ref. PS 1330 M37 1993)
- Mark Twain Handbook. 1957. (Book Stacks PS 1331 .L6)
- The New Mark Twain Handbook. 1985. (Book Stacks PS 1331 .L6 1985)
- Mark Twain Lexicon. (Book Stacks PS 1345 .R3 1963)
- Plots and Characters in the Works of Mark Twain. 2 vols. 1973. (Ref. PS 1341 G3)
- A Reader's Guide to the Short Stories of Mark Twain. (Book Stacks PS 1338 .W5 1987)
- Introduction to each of the 65 stories, each followed by a bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Recent Criticism / Periodical Indexes
- British Humanities Index. 1962-1991. (Ref. AI 3 B7)
- Digital Dissertations. 1861- (ProQuest)
- Essay & General Literature Index. 1900- (Ref. AI 3 E752)
Essay &
General Literature Index. 1985- (WilsonWeb)
- Expanded Academic Index
ASAP. 1980- (InfoTrac)
- Humanities Index. 1974-1995. (Ref. AI 3 H85)
Humanities
Full Text. 1984- (WilsonWeb)
- Includes abstracts of articles written since 1994.
- MLA International Bibliography. 1921-1962. (Ref. P 1 M6)
MLA International Bibliography. 1963- (InfoTrac)
- New York Times Index. 1851- (Ref. AI 21 N45)
Journals
- The Mark Twain Quarterly. 1936-1953. (Periodicals PS 1329 .M3)
- The Mark Twain Journal. 1954-1990. (Periodicals PS 1329 .M3)
Internet Resources
- Elmira College: Center for Mark Twain Research
http://www.elmira.edu/academics/ar_marktwain.shtml
- "Established in 1983, the Center for Mark Twain Studies
awards internationally-renowned scholars Quarry Farm Fellowships, hosts "The
Trouble Begins at Eight" lecture series, and offers a graduate certificate in
Mark Twain Studies. The Center also hosts a quadrennial Mark Twain Conference
and publishes the Quarry Farm Paper series. Throughout the year, undergraduate
students work at the Center as Mark Twain Ambassadors, providing guided tours of
the Mark Twain Study and Exhibit and assisting at the lecture programs."
- Mark Twain: A look at the Life and Works of Samuel
Clemens
http://www.hannibal.net/twain/
- Site sponsored by the Hannibal Courier-Post, includes a wide variety of print and non-print resources;
timeline, biography, quotations, documentaries, etc.
- Mark Twain's Huckleberry
Finn: Text, Illustration and Early Reviews"-University of Virginia
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/twain/huckfinn.html
- This site contains a complete edition of Huckleberry Finn with 174 illustrations,
as well as newspaper and magazine reviews and advertisements.
- Mark Twain in His Times"-Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/index2.html
- This collection of archived materials includes: digitized texts, lectures, letters, journals and reviews.
- Mark Twain Quotations, Newspaper
Collections & Related Sources
http://www.twainquotes.com/
- Special features include graphics and photos, selected interviews, selected correspondence,
and other works by Dave Thomson.
- Mark Twain Home Page
http://www.boondocksnet.com/twain/
- PBS: Mark Twain
http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/
- Among the features is an interactive scrapbook (1835-1910) that tells his life story
through a collection of texts, photos, illustrations, and clippings from his
day.
- Studies in American Humor
http://www.compedit.com/toc.htm
- The table of contents list includes links to full-text of several articles related to Mark Twain.
- UCR California Museum of Photography
http://138.23.124.165/collections/permanent/projects/stereo/twain/default.html
- A collection of photographs (some 3-D) from the University of California, Riverside.
Created by L. Brosnihan.
Updates and Additions by Kristy Padron, English Literature Librarian
University of West Florida Libraries
Date Last Updated: March 2006
