Note 2.—­Only a few of the more important speeches are noted.  Volumes that are merely collections of tales or articles are not noted.

Note 3.—­Titles are shortened to those most commonly in use, as “Huck Finn” or “Huck” for “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

Names of periodicals are abbreviated.

The initials U. E. stand for the “Uniform Edition” of Mark Twain’s works.

The chapter number or numbers in the line with the date refers to the place in this work where the items are mentioned.

1851. 
(See Chapter xviii of this work.)

Edited the Hannibal Journal during the absence of the owner and editor,
Orion Clemens. 
Wrote local items for the Hannibal Journal. 
Burlesque of a rival editor in the Hannibal Journal. 
Wrote two sketches for The Sat.  Eve.  Post (Philadelphia). 
To Mary in H-l.  Hannibal Journal.

1852-53. 
(See Chapter xviii.)

Jim Wolfe and the fire—­Hannibal Journal. 
Burlesque of a rival editor in the Hannibal Journal.

1853. 
(See Chapter xix.)

Wrote obituary poems—­not published. 
Wrote first letters home.

1855-56. 
(See Chapters xx and xxi.)

First after-dinner speech; delivered at a printers’ banquet in Keokuk,
Iowa. 
Letters from Cincinnati, November 16, 1856, signed “Snodgrass”
—­Saturday Post (Keokuk).

1857. 
(See Chapter xxi.)

Letters from Cincinnati, March 16, 1857, signed “Snodgrass”—­Saturday Post (Keokuk).

1858.

Anonymous contributions to the New Orleans Crescent and probably to St. Louis papers.

1859. 
(See Chapter xxvii; also Appendix B.)

Burlesque of Capt.  Isaiah Sellers—­True Delta (New Orleans), May 8 or 9.

1861. 
(See Chapters xxxiii to xxxv.)

Letters home, published in The Gate City (Keokuk).

                         1862. 
               (See Chapters xxxv to xxxviii.)

Letters and sketches, signed “Josh,” for the Territorial Enterprise
(Virginia City, Nevada). 
Report of the lecture of prof.  Personal pronoun—­Enterprise. 
Report of A fourth of July oration—­Enterprise. 
The petrified man—­Enterprise. 
Local news reporter for the Enterprise from August.

1863. 
(See Chapters xli to xliii; also Appendix C.)

Reported the Nevada Legislature for the Enterprise. 
First used the name “Mark Twain,” February 2. 
Advice to the unreliable—­Enterprise. 
Curing A cold—­Enterprise.  U. E.
Information for the million—­Enterprise. 
Advice to good little girls—­Enterprise. 
The Dutch Nick massacre—­Enterprise. 
Many other Enterprise sketches. 
The aged pilot man (poem)—­“Roughing it.”  U. E.