What Is Man? and Other Philosophical Writings
Authoritative texts from the 1973 volume in the Mark Twain Project edition, with annotations and apparatuses, appendixes, and an introduction
The Texts
- Composition Date: 1866–1910
- Description: Edited texts of What Is Man?, Christian Science, Letters from the Earth, and other previously published and unpublished writings
Appendixes and Editorial Matter
- Composition Date: 1973
- Description: Editorial introduction, fragments of ‘What Is Man?’ and ‘Christian Science,’ the first version of “The Turning Point of My Life,” and more
The ‘What Is Man?’ Search Page
- Description: Search the authorial contents of the Mark Twain Project's edition of ‘What Is Man? and Other Philosophical Writings’