Albert Paine

Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain.

Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humor, and verse.

He spent most of his life in Europe, including France, where he wrote two books about Joan of Arc.

The works were so well received in France that he was awarded the title of Chevalier in the Légion d'honneur by the French government.

[1] Max McCoy in his "Biographer Obscura: The Secret Life of Albert Bigelow Paine" (in Mark Twain Journal Vol.