What was the first novel ever typed on a typewriter?

Answer 1

Among the first early adopters were the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) -- who used a typewriter in an attempt to stem his migraine headaches and his incipient blindness; Mark Twain (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910) -- who was the first important writer to present a publisher with a typewritten manuscript (for Life on the Mississippi); and Henry James (April 15, 1843) – February 28, 1916) -- who dictated to a typist.

So the question remains, which of those authors submitted the first novel in a typed form and the name of that novel? Hmmm? For those that say "Life on the Mississippi" was the first in 1883 -- that answer would be correct, if the question were which novel was the first typed on a typewriter by the author. However the question asked "What was the first novel ever typed on a typewriter?" That would be Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer," published in 1875. Twain had someone type it from his handwritten manuscript on his typewriter in 1874 (a Remington 2).

Answer 2

The question is what was the first novel typed on a typewriter. "Life on the Mississippi" is clearly not the first novel because it is not a novel. It was probably the first book typed on a typewriter.
http://home.earthlink.net/~dcrehr/firsttw.html According to this web site Twain said it was "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," but the "old boy got it wrong" and it was really "Life on the Mississippi." Unfortunately the old web site got it wrong because they don't know the difference between a novel and a work of non-fiction.

Answer 3

A table model (top of page) was also offered with a handle at the side instead of the foot pedal. Among the first users was Mark Twain, who fiddled around with it before putting it aside. Yes, Twain did become the first person to submit a novel in typed form to the publisher, but that wasn't until much later ("Life on the Mississippi,"1883) , and he didn't type it himself... it was a typed copy of his handwritten manuscript. Twain fans, by the way, might cite his autobiography, which says "Tom Sawyer" was his first book submitted in typescript. Not so. The old fella remembered it wrong, and careful research by Twain historians has proven otherwise."

"In dictations for his autobiography, Twain claimed Tom Sawyer "must have been" the first book whose manuscript was typed on a typewriter. However, typewriter historian Darryl Rehr has concluded that Twain's first typed manuscript was Life on the Mississippi.[1]"


"n the autobiographical dictations, MT boasted that "I was the first person in the world that ever had a telephone in his house" and that "I was the first person in the world to apply the typemachine to literature." He started typing occasional letters on the machine in 1874, and by all accounts was the first author ever to have a manuscript typed. In his autobiographical dictations he remembered it as the manuscript of Tom Sawyer (1874), but according to typewriter historian Darryl Rehr, the book was Life on the Mississippi (1882), and the machine was a Remington No. 2.

Answer 4

Mark Twain. He actually owned one of the first typewriters and used it, but the first novel typed on a typewriter and submitted to a publisher was Life on the Mississippi by Twain and it was a typed copy of his handwritten manuscript that someone typed for him in 1883. Many think it was Tom Sawyer, but that is not correct. Here is an interesting article about typewriters.

http://home.earthlink.net/~dcrehr/firsttw.html

Pax - C

Answer 5

Tom Sawyer

Answer 6

I can't help you on this one Dave.

Answer 7

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