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Life on the Mississippi

American  

noun

  1. an autobiographical narrative (1883) by Mark Twain.


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All of this explains why Mark Twain, in Life on the Mississippi, accused Walter Scott of starting the Civil War.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2022

If you are considering using the present tense, try substituting it in the excerpt from Life on the Mississippi.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

In Life on the Mississippi, he makes light of his alter ego:

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2017

I have used it to download free copies of books that are out of copyright like The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Art of War, Life on the Mississippi and Moby Dick.

From Forbes • Mar. 1, 2011

"Life on the Mississippi" is one of Mark Twain's best books—one of those which will live longest.

From The Boys' Life of Mark Twain by Paine, Albert Bigelow