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American short story
"Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" is a short story written by American writer Mark Twain. It first appeared in print in Harper's Magazine
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Extract_from_Captain_Stormfield's_Visit_to_Heaven
Final residence (1908–1910) of Mark Twain in Redding, Connecticut, US
in 1910. He derived the property's name from the short story "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven". The building was destroyed in a 1923
Stormfield
About the works of Mark Twain
"Hunting the Deceitful Turkey" (1906) "A Fable" (1909) "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" (1909) "My Platonic Sweetheart" (1912, posthumous)
Mark_Twain_bibliography
1894 novel by Mark Twain
Days later, when Jim returns from his visit to St. Petersburg, he relays a message from Aunt Polly that Tom needs to return home. Begrudgingly, the
Tom_Sawyer_Abroad
1896 novel by Mark Twain
facts—even to the public confession of the accused. I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America
Tom_Sawyer,_Detective
Unfinished novella by Mark Twain
invites this poor, abused slave to worship him!... [T]here is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a dream—a
The_Mysterious_Stranger
American lawyer (1798–1847)
and slaves in that state. The Clemenses were said to be a Cornish American family originally from Looe in Cornwall, England. However, the Looe museum
John_Marshall_Clemens
Youngest daughter of Mark Twain (1880–1909)
him stubborn and temperamental. Jean was staying at her father's home Stormfield in Redding, Connecticut in December 1909, and she had decorated the home
Jean_Clemens
1885 novel by Mark Twain
to visit, and Huck plays along. Their nephew is Tom Sawyer; when he arrives, he pretends to be his half-brother Sid and develops a theatrical plan to
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn
1899 book by Mark Twain
American Jews do anything to correct it either in America or abroad? Will it ever come to an end? Will a Jew be permitted to live honestly, decently, and
Concerning_the_Jews
1880 essay by Mark Twain
dream in which, according to his notebook, "all bad foreigners went to German Heaven—couldn't talk and wished they had gone to the other place." "The Awful
The_Awful_German_Language
1880 literary work by Mark Twain
author in 1906. Written as an extract from the diary of an "old man", Queen Elizabeth I's "cup-bearer", the pamphlet purports to record a conversation between
1601_(Mark_Twain)
1895 essay by Mark Twain
continues on with few positive things to say about Cooper's writing, citing several examples from Cooper's writing to illustrate the unbelievable excess
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses
Fenimore_Cooper's_Literary_Offenses
1873 satirical and political novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
U.S. history from the 1870s to about 1900 is now referred to as the Gilded Age. The novel concerns the efforts of a poor rural family to become affluent
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
The_Gilded_Age:_A_Tale_of_Today
Satirical pamphlet by Mark Twain
had come to Congo with piety "oozing" from "every pore", that he had only wanted to convert the people to Christianity, that he had wanted to stop the
King_Leopold's_Soliloquy
Anti-imperialist essay by Mark Twain
slowly!) toward the light:-- 'Why brought ye us from bondage, Our loved Egyptian night?' "Without any doubt 'To the Person Sitting in Darkness' is Twain's
To the Person Sitting in Darkness
To_the_Person_Sitting_in_Darkness
Book of essays by Mark Twain (c. 1909)
the throne, thinking. Behind him stretched the illimitable continent of heaven, steeped in a glory of light and color; before him rose the black night
Letters_from_the_Earth
Wife of Mark Twain (1845–1904)
was born in 1845 in Elmira, New York, to Jervis Langdon and Olivia Lewis Langdon. Her childhood home from 1847 to 1862 was the building at what is now
Olivia_Langdon_Clemens
1882 novel by Mark Twain
Canty family believes him to be Tom. There, he is subjected to the brutality of Tom's alcoholic father, from whom he manages to escape, and meets Miles
The_Prince_and_the_Pauper
Short story by Mark Twain
the dining house, tells Henry not to worry about payment when Henry tries to obtain change. Henry then finds a note from one of the brothers, telling him
The_Million_Pound_Bank_Note
1883 memoir by Mark Twain
recounting his trips on the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to New Orleans and then from New Orleans to Saint Paul, many years after the war. The book
Life_on_the_Mississippi
Giant sequoia exhibition tree felled in 1891
lumbermen Bill Mills and S.D. Phips, with assistance from Barney and John Lukey. The tree was later shipped to the American Museum of Natural History in New
Mark_Twain_Tree
Work of travel literature by Mark Twain
travel books published during his lifetime and is often thought to be an unofficial sequel to the first one, The Innocents Abroad (1869). As the two men make
A_Tramp_Abroad
1893 short story by Mark Twain
"Extracts from Adam's Diary: Translated from the Original Ms." is a comic short story by the American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The story was first
Extracts_from_Adam's_Diary
1905 short story by Mark Twain
unpublished by Mark Twain at his death in April 1910, largely due to pressure from his family, who feared that the story would be considered sacrilegious
The_War_Prayer
2025 book by Ron Chernow
American literature". Tracing Twain's journey from his Missouri childhood and early career as a steamboat pilot to his rise as a celebrated journalist, satirist
Mark_Twain_(book)
Short story collection by Mark Twain
of Man Love a Lord?" "Extracts from Adam's Diary" "Eve's Diary" Facsimile of the original 1st edition. "A History of and Guide to Uniform Editions of Mark
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories
The_$30,000_Bequest_and_Other_Stories
1882 satirical essay by Mark Twain
"Advice to Youth" is a satirical essay written by Mark Twain in 1882. Twain was asked by persons unspecified to write something "to [the] youth." While
Advice_to_Youth
1869 travel book by Mark Twain
fellow travelers and the natives of the countries and regions that he visited, as well as his own expectations and reactions. A major theme of the book
The_Innocents_Abroad
Book by Mark Twain
his Maui visit, except some statistics of sugar production in Maui (Letter 23). In Letters 18 to 25, Mark Twain writes about his visits to Kailua Kona
Letters_from_Hawaii
1876 novel by Mark Twain
for memorizing verses of Scripture. He collects enough tickets to earn a prized Bible from the teacher, despite being one of the worst students in the class
The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer
Short story by Mark Twain
1903 issue of Harper's Magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection
A_Dog's_Tale
1909 literary work by Mark Twain
lends tentative support to the Baconian theory. The book opens with a scene from his early adulthood, where he was trained to be a steamboat pilot by
Is_Shakespeare_Dead?
1879 speech by Mark Twain
version limited to 100 copies. In 1976, the speech was published as "Some Remarks on the Science of Onanism" in The Mammoth Cod and Address to the Stomach
Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism
Some_Thoughts_on_the_Science_of_Onanism
Novel by Mark Twain
appendix, at the back of the book, which the reader is encouraged to turn to from time to time. The American Claimant is a comedy of mistaken identities
The_American_Claimant
American politician (1825–1897)
and his main source of income was his brother Sam, who visited often after their mother moved to join Clemens and Mollie. Orion spent much of his time
Orion_Clemens
Mother of author Mark Twain
been described as the person from whom Twain inherited his sense of humor and gift of storytelling. Twain wrote a memoir to his mother that was published
Jane_Lampton_Clemens
1889 novel by Mark Twain
wire to the explosive charges. He then announces that he will soon call down fire from heaven and destroy Merlin's tower, challenging Merlin to use his
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur's_Court
Cave in Missouri, United States
name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Clemens lived in Hannibal from 1839 to 1853, age 4 to 17. It is the oldest operating show cave in the state, giving
Mark_Twain_Cave
1897 travelogue by Mark Twain
practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent
Following_the_Equator
American; daughter of Mark Twain; opera singer (1874–1962)
Vienna in 1899, and he introduced him to Clemens. They were married on October 6, 1909, in the drawing room at Stormfield, the Clemens home, with her father's
Clara_Clemens
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
speculative fiction as alternate histories. In 1909, Thomas Edison visited Twain at Stormfield, his home in Redding, Connecticut, and filmed him. Part of the
Mark_Twain
1906 short story by Mark Twain
a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8:4, which begins "what is man, that you are mindful of him...". It
What_Is_Man?_(Twain_essay)
Theatrical presentation by Hal Holbrook
note, "While Mr. Twain’s selections will come from the list below, we have been unable to pin him down as to which of them he will do. He claims this would
Mark_Twain_Tonight!
1872 travel memoir by Mark Twain
early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and his
Roughing_It
1876 book by Mark Twain
later incorporated into his 1883 work, Life on the Mississippi. Online text from the "Documenting the American South" project at The University Library, The
Old_Times_on_the_Mississippi
Eldest daughter of Mark Twain (1872–1896)
Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira. The poem on her headstone was an adapted extract from an 1893 poem, Annette, by Australian poet Robert Richardson: Warm summer
Susy_Clemens
1905 short story by Mark Twain
of books Twain wrote concerning the story of Adam and Eve, including Extracts from Adam's Diary, 'That Day In Eden,' 'Eve Speaks,' 'Adam's Soliloquy,'
Eve's_Diary
thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage
On the Decay of the Art of Lying
On_the_Decay_of_the_Art_of_Lying
American award for the Performing Arts
White House reporters". CNN. Retrieved August 14, 2022. "Carol Burnett visits with Obama in White House after winning top US humour prize". Yahoo News
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Mark_Twain_Prize_for_American_Humor
1865 short story by Mark Twain
appears not to, and instead tells a story about Jim Smiley, a man who had visited the camp years earlier. Jim loves to gamble and will offer to bet on anything
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The_Celebrated_Jumping_Frog_of_Calaveras_County
Short story by Mark Twain
returns to his normal life. Some days after Twain was cured, the Reverend visits him; he is in a terrible state, as the jingle, which keeps on repeating
A_Literary_Nightmare
1944 film by Irving Rapper
riverboat pilot. After a rough start, he thrives under the tutelage of Captain Horace Bixby and becomes a highly skilled pilot on the Mississippi. One
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film)
The_Adventures_of_Mark_Twain_(1944_film)
2001 documentary film on the life of Mark Twain by Ken Burns
"MARK TWAIN: THE MOVIE". Hartford Courant. "Jocelyn Chadwick Visits the White House to Speak on Race, Censorship and Teaching Mark Twain". Harvard Graduate
Mark_Twain_(film)
Sketch by Mark Twain
net Civil War Saga Mark Twain English Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Private History of a Campaign That Failed Twain, Mark (1885)
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The_Private_History_of_a_Campaign_That_Failed
1906 novel by Mark Twain
1906. Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting. Harper's published
A_Horse's_Tale
1902 novelette by Mark Twain
child, now sixteen, to seek out his biological father with the intent of destroying that man's peace and reputation, and hence extracting satisfaction for
A Double Barrelled Detective Story
A_Double_Barrelled_Detective_Story
Collection of reminiscences by Mark Twain
publishable form in his lifetime. Despite indications from Twain that he did not want his autobiography to be published for a century, he serialized selected
Autobiography_of_Mark_Twain
1894 American novel by Mark Twain
blackmails him into financially supporting her. Twin Italian noblemen visit Dawson's Landing to some fanfare, and Tom quarrels with one. Desperate for money,
Pudd'nhead_Wilson
1907 book by Mark Twain
Science doctor's" visit of the second day of the story. Immediately following this healing, he turns to the local country horse doctor to cure a headache
Christian_Science_(book)
1882 short story by Mark Twain
the white elephant Alaric, a young worker at the detectives’ office. Captain Burns, another employee of the detectives’ office; he is in charge of carrying
The_Stolen_White_Elephant
Play by Mark Twain
California at Berkeley. The play was long known to scholars but never attracted much attention until Fishkin arranged to have it published in book form. She later
Is_He_Dead?
1868 short story by Mark Twain
Twain. It tells the darkly humorous tale of apparent acts of cannibalism from the point of view of a congressman on a snowbound train. It indirectly satirizes
Cannibalism_in_the_Cars
From 1862 to 1865, Samuel Clemens wrote for the leading newspaper of Virginia City, Nevada, Territorial Enterprise. There, his literary skills were first
Mark Twain at the Territorial Enterprise
Mark_Twain_at_the_Territorial_Enterprise
1888 anthology of short humorous works by Mark Twain
Gebbie suggested to Mark Twain that he publish an anthology of humorous works. The idea evolved into a project financed by Clemens to produce an anthology
Mark_Twain's_Library_of_Humor
Historic house in Missouri, United States
Birthplace State Historic Site Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut Stormfield, Twain's last home Mark Twain Cave Mark Twain State Park Paddle steamer
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
Mark_Twain_Boyhood_Home_&_Museum
English burglar and murderer (1832–1879)
100 parts. Mark Twain alludes to Peace's arrival in paradise in his story Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven. Ward, David (1963) King of
Charles_Peace
1901 speech by Mark Twain
within 25 years, they would have the right to vote. This proved to be true, the Women's Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution being passed by the United
Votes_for_Women_(speech)
1899 satirical novella by Mark Twain
publication of Twain's tale of exposed hypocrisy, the townspeople remembering his visit and noting the parallel situations. There are some interesting and provocative
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
The_Man_That_Corrupted_Hadleyburg
Annual award for children's books
Awards and is associated with school grades 4 to 6; the other MASL Readers Awards were inaugurated from 1995 to 2009 and are associated with grades K–3, 6–8
Mark_Twain_Readers_Award
Book by Mark Twain
confidence and optimism, marking the moment of hope just before Twain turned to the grim stories of his later years. Facsimile of the original 1st edition
The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories
The_£1,000,000_Bank_Note_and_Other_New_Stories
Autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant
uniforms, who went door-to-door offering the two-volume set at prices ranging from $3.50 to $12, depending on the binding ($130 to $430 in 2025). These efforts
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
Personal_Memoirs_of_U._S._Grant
1985 film
they collide with the comet, and Twain relates the story of Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven. With their plan in place, the children wait anxiously as
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985 film)
The_Adventures_of_Mark_Twain_(1985_film)
Short story by Mark Twain
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, anime series in which supporting characters dispute whether the title character's success result from brilliance or luck
Luck_(short_story)
marktwainclassics.com". Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mark Twain's (Burlesque)
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
Mark_Twain's_(Burlesque)_Autobiography_and_First_Romance
Short story by Mark Twain
Atlantic Monthly. Written in the first person, it relates a visit by the unnamed narrator to a state in which all citizens are guaranteed at least one vote
The Curious Republic of Gondour
The_Curious_Republic_of_Gondour
1875 short story collection by Mark Twain
Cold" "A Curious Pleasure Excursion" "Running for Governor" "A Mysterious Visit" Sketches New and Old at Project Gutenberg Sketches New and Old public domain
Sketches_New_and_Old
1896 novel by Mark Twain
intimate relation to it: "I was with her from the beginning until the end". Here author Twain assigns his character Sieur de Conte to serve as the first-person
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Personal_Recollections_of_Joan_of_Arc
Historic house in New York, United States
he would never allow her to feel the homesickness he felt, and from this promise emanated their annual summer pilgrimage to Quarry Farm. All three of
Quarry_Farm
Historic house in Florida, Missouri
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and furnishings from Twain's Connecticut home. The historic site is adjacent to Mark Twain State Park on a peninsula at the
Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
Mark_Twain_Birthplace_State_Historic_Site
Crater on Mercury
1976. Mark Twain is named for the American author Mark Twain, who lived from 1835 to 1910. Mark Twain is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. Mariner 10
Mark_Twain_(crater)
Short story by Mark Twain
ought never to 'sass' old people unless they 'sass' you first" and "You ought never to take your little brother's 'chewing-gum' away from him by main
Advice_for_Good_Little_Girls
Cultural depictions of Mark Twain
describes the quest of the character Clemens to build a paddle-boat to travel the vast river, with many echoes from the life of the real Clemens. Winston Churchill
Mark_Twain_in_popular_culture
Fictional character
settled on the island – a doubtful acquisition", which was probably referring to Peter Butler, a survivor of the 1875 Khandeish shipwreck. The story was probably
Butterworth_Stavely
Autobiographical stories by Mark Twain
tells the story of how he pretended to be hypnotized by a “mesmerizer,” a hypnotist referred to as Hicks, who visited his hometown when he was fifteen.
Chapters from My Autobiography
Chapters_from_My_Autobiography
1917 novel by Emily Grant Hutchings and Lola Hays
after his death. Hutchings said that the novel was dictated to her and medium Lola Hays from beyond the grave by the deceased Twain through use of a Ouija
Jap_Herron
Concert and theater center in New York, US
Clemens Center also leases space to various community performing arts organizations in the area. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26.
Clemens_Center
Annual outdoor festival in Hannibal, Missouri
Missouri, moved the holiday to July 4. In 2022, Hannibal hosted the 67th annual National Tom Sawyer Days; the festival ran from June 18 through July 4, 2022
National_Tom_Sawyer_Days
2011 spoken word studio album
include narration and excerpts from Twain's writing to form the biography. Corresponding songs follow each spoken word track to further tell the story of the
Mark_Twain:_Words_&_Music
Short story by Mark Twain
Initially Twain proposed to William Dean Howells that they entice twelve authors, including himself, to each write a short story to the same plot. A similar
A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage
A_Murder,_a_Mystery,_and_a_Marriage
aliens. On the fantastical side, the 1907 short story "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" by Mark Twain—who was born around the appearance
Comets_in_fiction
American literary school of thought
Sagebrush School was the main contributor to American literature from Nevada's mining frontier during the period of 1859 to 1914. There were several characteristics
Sagebrush_School
Book by Mark Twain
"The Captain's Story" "A Curious Experience" "Mrs. Mc Williams and the Lightning" "Meisterschaft" The contents of Merry Tales, except "The Captain's Story"
Merry_Tales
First part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
once held by God to be fairest of the angels before his pride led him to rebel against God, resulting in his expulsion from Heaven. Lucifer is a giant
Inferno_(Dante)
Unfinished novel by Mark Twain
girl, if you leave out sex and just consider the business facts." According to some sources, the character of Oscar Carpenter was partially based on Twain's
Hellfire_Hotchkiss
Short story by Mark Twain
the December 1912 issue of Harper's Magazine. The main character (believed to represent Twain) has several dreams throughout his life about the same woman
My_Platonic_Sweetheart
committee known as The Order of Acorns. The essay arose from Twain's involvement in a campaign to defeat the Tammany Hall candidate for mayor of New York
Edmund Burke on Croker and Tammany
Edmund_Burke_on_Croker_and_Tammany
Historical site associated with Elmira College
on the State of Mark Twain Studies. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) first visited Elmira in 1868 at the invitation of Charles Langdon, a young man he had
Center_for_Mark_Twain_Studies
Essay collection by Mark Twain
How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (March 9, 1897) is a series of essays by Mark Twain. All except one of the essays were published previously in magazines
How to Tell a Story and Other Essays
How_to_Tell_a_Story_and_Other_Essays
Historic house in Connecticut, United States
1995 From the south, 1995 From the southeast, 2004 From the east, 2007 Connecticut portal Stormfield List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
Mark_Twain_House
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