This new, completist edition of the ‘‘Autobiography of Mark Twain,’’ with all its outtakes and false starts, comes on the 100th anniversary of Twain’s death — per his instructions.

It all started with Vanna.“Years ago at a used bookstore, I came across the hardcover edition of ‘Vanna Speaks’ by Vanna White, and I wondered about how she filled up her autobiography ...

It may seem like a small point, but before you sit down to record the events of your life, you should know: Are you writing a memoir or an autobiography?. In casual conversation, most people use ...

How a 'fluke' uncovered a rare autobiography, ... I'm hoping you could start by telling us who John Swanson Jacobs was. SCHROEDER: So John Swanson Jacobs was born in 1815 in Edenton, ...