Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Spring
Susy Clemens

Susy Clemens’s Followers (2)

member photo
member photo

Susy Clemens


Born
in Elmira, New York, The United States
March 19, 1872

Died
December 13, 1901

Website

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books, Nonfiction


Olivia Susan Clemens, known as Susy Clemens was the eldest daughter and second child of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens. Susie is said to have inspired some of the character traits for Joan of Arc, in her father's historical novel: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.

At the age of thirteen, Susy Clemens began work on a biography of her famous father, Samuel Clemens who wrote under the pen name, Mark Twain. Susie's brief biography of Twain was eventually published as Papa: An Intimate Biography of Mark Twain in 1988. The book includes a brief recollection of young Susie meeting a dying Ulysses S. Grant as the former Civil War General and United States President worked on his personal memoirs for Twain's pub ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.14 · 69 ratings · 11 reviews · 4 distinct works
A Family Sketch and Other P...
by
4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Papa: An Intimate Biography...
4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Hidden History of Mark ...
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A Family Stretch and Other ...
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ for this author. To add more, click here.

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Reading with Style: This topic has been closed to new comments. Summer 2012 20.9 - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s task - Fatherly 45 93 Aug 16, 2012 01:57PM  
Reading with Style: This topic has been closed to new comments. Fall 2012 20.9 - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task - National Author's Day 43 44 Nov 11, 2012 03:49PM  
Reading with Style: This topic has been closed to new comments. Fall 2012 Rws Completed Tasks - Fall 2012 1067 199 Dec 02, 2012 10:09AM