The £1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new Stories
Mark Twain
Read by John Greenman
Collection contains:
-The £1,000,000 Bank-Note
-Mental Telegraphy
-A Cure for the Blues
-The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant
-About all Kinds of Ships
-Playing Courier
-The German Chicago
-A Petition to the Queen of England
-A Majestic Literary Fossil
This Mark Twain short story collection was published in 1893, in a disastrous decade for the United States, a time marked by doubt and waning optimism, rapid immigration, labor problems, and the rise of political violence and social protest.
It was also a difficult time for Twain personally, as he was forced into bankruptcy and devastated by the death of his favorite daughter, Suzy. Yet the title story still brims with confidence and optimism, marking the moment of hope just before Twain turned to the grim stories of his later years. (Introduction by Wikipedia) (7 hr 10 min)
Chapters
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note | 52:27 | Read by John Greenman |
Mental Telegraphy | 51:24 | Read by John Greenman |
A Cure for the Blues | 50:18 | Read by John Greenman |
The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant- Part One | 1:09:15 | Read by John Greenman |
The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant- Part Two | 43:09 | Read by John Greenman |
About all Kinds of Ships | 41:50 | Read by John Greenman |
Playing Courier | 34:57 | Read by John Greenman |
The German Chicago | 36:16 | Read by John Greenman |
A Petition to the Queen of England | 13:08 | Read by John Greenman |
A Majestic Literary Fossil | 38:07 | Read by John Greenman |
Reviews
The 1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new Stories
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!