Books Recommended by Mark Twain
Selected Dialogues of Plato
The Benjamin Jowett Translation
Plato
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The Life of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
Works of Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
Le Morte d'Arthur
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Thomas Malory
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The French Revolution
A History
Thomas Carlyle
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The Major Works
Robert Browning
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The Oxford Shakespeare
The Complete Works
William Shakespeare
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The Arabian Nights
Muhsin Mahdi
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
Plutarch's Lives Volume 2
Plutarch
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
Plutarch's Lives Volume 1
Plutarch
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay
George Otto Trevelyan
Source: Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
FAQ
Did Mark Twain recommend all these books?
Not necessarily. This book list has Mark Twain must-read recommendations, but it also has a mix of mentions and suggestions.
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Every suggestion made by Mark Twain is validated by our editors. You can find the sources to the recommendations linked next to the books.
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No. This reading list was curated by our editors based on confirmed mentions from Mark Twain, the sources are made available under each recommendation.
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