Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879), credited to Mark Twain, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879) by Mark Twain. Read in English by John Greenman This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included in the chronological listing are some of Twain’s short stories, speeches and letters, as they appeared in the New York Times from the first (May 1, 1867) up through 1924 (the most recent Public Domain year available). "Part One" of the collection includes articles that appeared from 1867 through 1879. The original microfiche articles are available at the New York Times "Time Machine" website: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/ - Summary by John Greenman and Barbara Schmidt

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879)
• Author credits: Mark Twain
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 32
• Listed recording duration: 4:19:37

Catalogue topics

• mark twain
• Samuel Clemens
• New York Times
• mark twain articles
• mark twain essays
• samuel clemens family

Opening tracks: first 24 of 32

1. 01 - May 1, 1867 - New Publications [Jumping Frog] — 2:31
2. 02 - May 7, 1867 - Mark Twain's Lecture [Sandwich Islands] — 2:40
3. 03 - June 9, 1867 - The Pleasure Excursion to Europe and Palestine - Sailing of the Quaker City — 6:23
4. 04 - July 23, 1871 - A Real Church & A New Beecher Church — 24:55
5. 05 - January 25, 1872 - Mark Twain's Lecture [''Roughing It''] — 1:37
6. 06 - November 26, 1872 - Perils of the Sea — 10:17
7. 07 - February 6, 1873 - Mark Twain's Lecture on the Sandwich Islands [Review] — 4:54
8. 08 - June 11, 1873 - Mark Twain - An Interesting Question in Trade-Mark - The ''Innocent'' at Law — 3:18
9. 09 - June 12, 1873 - Mark Twain's Suit - He Obtains a Permanent Injunction — 1:33
10. 10 - September 17, 1874 - Amusements [Review of performance of ''The Gilded Age''] — 4:06
11. 11 - November 29, 1874 - Sociable Jimmy — 12:11
12. 12 - December 24, 1874 - Amusements - The 100th Representation of ''The Gilded Age'' — 9:32
13. 13 - April 29, 1875 - Proposed Shakespeare Memorial — 9:05
14. 14 - October 1, 1875 - A Persistent Beggar — 8:13
15. 15 - December 9, 1875 - Mark Twain’s Contribution — 1:40
16. 16 - March 19, 1876 - Mark Twain on St. Patrick — 4:37
17. 17 - October 2, 1876 - Mark Twain in Politics — 9:41
18. 18 - October 29, 1876 - Mark Twain Compliments Postmaster James — 2:10
19. 19 - December 23, 1876 - Forefather’s Day - Speech of Mr. Samuel Clemens: ''The Oldest Inhabitant-The Weather'' — 18:13
20. 20 - January 13, 1877 - Unsigned book review for Tom Sawyer — 11:39
21. 21 - June 17, 1877 - Mark Twain [How he got his name] — 1:33
22. 22 - August 1, 1877 - Amusements - Fifth-Avenue Theatre — 7:24
23. 23 - September 20, 1877 - Mark Twain’s ''Tramp'' of The Sea — 5:07
24. 24 - October 7, 1877 - Mark Twain’s War Experiences — 11:04

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