Mark Twain, uncensored.

• Position: Literature - Publishing of the uncensored autobiography of the writer - Brief article

Most readers know Mark Twain as the folksy, humorous author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. But in his uncensored autobiography, whose first volume will be available for the first time in November--a century after his death--a very different Twain emerges: He's more politically outspoken and willing to play the role of the angry prophet. Whether speaking out against American military interventions abroad--he refers to American soldiers overseas as "hired assassins"--or criticizing Wall Street, Twain often sounds like he could be commenting on today's events. He also reflects on slavery and the...