1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors…
Gelesen von John Greenman
Mark Twain
Please note: this recording contains strong language.
Also known simply as "1601", this is a humorously risque work by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906. (Summary by John Greenman & Wikipedia) (1 hr 21 min)
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For all Twain fans
Thomas GC
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. The introduction reveals much about the state of literary humour of Twain's time. The reader does an excellent job with each of the characters in the Tudor conversation.
Now who would have thunk it?
Vivia
X-rated Twain?! Anonymous until after his beloved Livy was gone. Wonder what his surviving daughter, Clara I believe, thought when he owned up to it in 1906? It sounds like a journo or someone like that gave the game away without getting Twain's permission. Entertaining, as he can't seem to write any other way! Not sure historians should use this as nonfiction source, lol!
Two Thirds Commentary
Phxjennifer
Most of this document is Introduction, then footnotes, then a scant third was anything that Mark Twain actually wrote; and what he wrote was mostly f*rt jokes. I haven't found that funny since, well, ever. But the narration was good.
hey Kenny
clay gilmore
Suck the bone dry dude coz this is an excellent story of upper-class de classe told in intelligent foolishness
Wonderful ...
alecg
Wonderful ... Don't eat while listening to this reading. You might choke on food, if not on laughter ...
my-my Mr Twain
Clay Gilmore
Oh-ho his best bawdy tale!!
dry boring intro
kenny
40 min academic intro leads to pompous fart jokes yawn... twain was funny but keep in mind the time diff between him and us.. it's not ha ha funny
didn't enjoy this
ge
for me this didn't work when read aloud despite the best effects of the most estimable Mr Greenman