Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 1, credited to Mark Twain, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Mark Twain's Speeches by Mark Twain. Read in English by John Greenman Spanning the time between 1872 and the year before he died, this collection of after-dinner speeches, random thoughts to "the press", etc. clearly documents, once again, the truly eclectic mind of Samuel Clemens. It also demonstrates how he dealt with adulation, compliments and notoriety...head on! This collection is a treasure-trove of Twain sayings, witticisms and pronouncements on a huge galaxy of issues and concerns in his life. (Summary by John Greenman)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 1
• Author credits: Mark Twain
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 105
• Listed recording duration: 12:06:23

Catalogue topics

• twain
• mark
• clemens
• speeches
• after-dinner
• eclectic

Opening tracks: first 24 of 105

1. 000 - Introduction — 3:13
2. 001 - Preface — 1:53
3. 002 - The Story of a Speech — 25:42
4. 003 - Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims — 15:27
5. 004 - Compliments and Degrees — 9:24
6. 005 - Books, Authors and Hats — 17:53
7. 006 - Dedication Speech — 2:06
8. 007 - Die Schrecken Der Deuschen Sprache (The Horrors of the German Language) — 7:46
9. 008 - German for the Hungarians — 3:49
10. 009 - A New German Word — 1:24
11. 010 - Unconscious Plagiarism — 5:28
12. 011 - The Weather — 8:49
13. 012 - The Babies — 8:35
14. 013 - Our Children and Great Discoveies — 3:11
15. 014 - Educating Theatre-goers — 4:34
16. 015 - The Educational Theatre — 4:13
17. 016 - Poets as Policemen — 1:50
18. 017 - Pudd'nhead Wilson Dramatized — 1:39
19. 018 - Daly Theatre — 6:47
20. 019 - The Dress of Civilized Woman — 2:59
21. 020 - Dress Reform and Copyright — 8:17
22. 021 - College Girls — 2:23
23. 022 - Girls — 3:12
24. 023 - The Ladies — 8:24

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