BOOK I of this volume occupies a quarter or a third of the volume,
and consists of matter written just about four years ago, but not hitherto
published in book form. It contained errors of judgment and of fact.
I have now corrected these to the better of my ability and later knowledge.

Book II was written at the beginning of 1903, and has not until now
appeared in any form. In it my intention has been to present a character-
portrait of Mrs. Eddy, drawn from her own acts and words solely, not from
hearsay and rumor; and to explain the nature and scope of her Monarchy,
as discovered in the Laws by which she governs it, and which she wrote
herself.

MARK TWAIN
NEW YORK. January, 1907.