The Turning-Point of My Life: An excerpt from What Is Man? and Other Essays

The Turning-Point of My Life was originally published by Mark Twain (albeit anonymously initially) in 1906 as part of the collection of essays known as 'What Is Man'. It forms the third essay out of a total of fifteen within the original publication. The essay takes meaning from major events during Twain's childhood most notably a deadly measles outbreak within his hometown.