Important Reference Resources for Mark Twain Scholarship (Free Online Access)
Bibliographies
- Asselineau, Roger. The Literary Reputation of Mark Twain from 1910 to 1950: A Critical Essay and a Bibliography. Greenwood Press, 1971.
https://archive.org/details/literaryreputati0000unse_o8m0/page/n5/mode/2up - Johnson, Merle. A Bibliography of the Works of Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens: A List of First Editions in Book Form and of First Printings in Periodicals and Occasional Publications of His Varied Literary Activities. Rev. and Enl., Greenwood Press, 1972.
https://archive.org/details/bibliographyofwo0000john/page/n5/mode/2up - McBride, Bill. Mark Twain: A Bibliography of the Collections of the Mark Twain Memorial and the Stowe-Day Foundation. McBride/Publisher, 1984.
https://archive.org/details/marktwainbibliog0000mcbr/page/n7/mode/2up - Rodney, Robert M. Mark Twain International. Greenwood Press, 1982.
https://archive.org/details/marktwaininterna00rodn/page/n5/mode/2up - Tenney, Thomas Asa. Mark Twain: A Reference Guide. G.K. Hall, 1977.
https://archive.org/details/trent_0116400276196/page/n5/mode/2up
General Reference
- LeMaster, J. R., and James D. Wilson. The Mark Twain Encyclopedia. Garland Pub, 1993.
https://archive.org/details/marktwainencyclo00pedi/page/n5/mode/2up - Rasmussen, R. Kent. Mark Twain A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Writings. Facts on File, 1995.
https://archive.org/details/marktwaintozesse0000rasm/page/n3/mode/2up - -----. Critical Companion to Mark Twain: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Rev. ed, 2 vols. Facts on File, 2007. [Only vol. 2 available at the Internet Archive.]
https://archive.org/details/criticalcompanio0000rasm/page/n7/mode/2up