 Cover of the original U.S. edition, 1883 | |
| Author | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | James R. Osgood & Co., Boston (U.S. edition) Chatto & Windus, London (English edition) |
Publication date | 1883 |
| Publication place | United States and England |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 624 [1] |
| Preceded by | The Prince and the Pauper |
| Followed by | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War published in 1883. It is also a travel book, 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.