Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 1 by Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Librivox
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)
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Networks:
Librivox
Description:
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)
Language:
English
Seventieth Birthday
Duration:00:19:33
The St. Louis Harbor-Boat "Mark Twain"
Duration:00:02:16
Princeton
Duration:00:01:25
About London
Duration:00:09:59
Americans and the English
Duration:00:07:23
Independence Day
Duration:00:15:19
The Day We Celebrate
Duration:00:05:16
When in Doubt, Tell the Truth
Duration:00:07:42
General Miles and the Dog
Duration:00:06:10
The Savage Club Dinner
Duration:00:13:34
The Ascot Gold Cup
Duration:00:03:37
To The Whitefriars
Duration:00:14:39
Sixty-Seventh Birthday
Duration:00:21:30
An Undelivered speech
Duration:00:07:33
Welcome Home
Duration:00:14:39
On Poetry, Veracity, and Suicide
Duration:00:06:47
Carnegie the Benefactor
Duration:00:02:41
Business
Duration:00:07:42
Missouri University Speech
Duration:00:04:53
Dr. Mark Twain, Farmeopath
Duration:00:07:53