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Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 1

Gelesen von John Greenman

(4,75 Sterne; 24 Bewertungen)

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) (0 hr 6 min)

Chapters

Introduction

3:13

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Preface

1:53

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The Story of a Speech

25:42

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Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims

15:27

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Compliments and Degrees

9:24

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Books, Authors and Hats

17:53

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Dedication Speech

2:06

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Die Schrecken Der Deuschen Sprache (The Horrors of the German Language)

7:46

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German for the Hungarians

3:49

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A New German Word

1:24

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Unconscious Plagiarism

5:28

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The Weather

8:49

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The Babies

8:35

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Our Children and Great Discoveies

3:11

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Educating Theatre-goers

4:34

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The Educational Theatre

4:13

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Poets as Policemen

1:50

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Pudd'nhead Wilson Dramatized

1:39

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Daly Theatre

6:47

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The Dress of Civilized Woman

3:00

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Dress Reform and Copyright

8:17

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College Girls

2:23

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Girls

3:12

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The Ladies

8:24

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Woman's Press Club

2:50

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Votes for Women

5:14

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Woman-An Opinion

5:27

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Advice to Girls

1:58

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Taxes and Morals

9:40

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Tamany and Croker

6:13

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Municipal Corruption

8:12

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Municipal Government

8:22

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China and the Philippines

2:11

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Theoretical Morals

10:01

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Layman's Sermon

6:48

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University Settlement Society

5:44

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Public Education Association

4:48

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Education and Citizenship

7:06

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Courage

2:05

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The Dinner to Mr. Choate

4:00

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On Stanley and Livingstone

5:22

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Henry M. Stanley

4:20

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Dinner to Mr. Jerome

3:05

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Henry Irving

4:34

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Dinner to Mr. Hamilton W. Mabie

5:57

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Introducing Nye and Riley

6:00

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Dinner to Whitelaw Reid

7:28

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Rogers and Railroads

11:16

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The Old-fashioned Printer

7:00

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Society of American Authors

4:24

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Reading-Room Opening

3:06

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Literature

3:26

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Disappearance of Literature

6:26

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The New York Press Club Dinner

2:25

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The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling

7:34

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Spelling and Pictures

16:15

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Books and Burglars

2:52

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Authors' Club

5:07

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Booksellers

5:33

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"Mark Twain's First Appearance"

4:55

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Morals and Memory

24:00

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Queen Victoria

4:59

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Joan of Arc

13:50

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Accident Insurance-etc.

4:53

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Osteopathy

6:32

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Water-Supply

2:39

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Mistaken Indentity

6:04

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Cats and Candy

3:36

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Obituary Poetry

1:50

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Cigars and Tobacco

4:07

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Billiards

1:47

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The Union Right and Wrong

6:09

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An Ideal French Address

4:22

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Statistics

3:56

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Galveston Orphan Bazaar

5:25

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SanFrancisco Earthquake

2:08

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Charity and Actors

3:24

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Russian Republic

2:25

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Russian Sufferers

11:45

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Watterson and Twain as Rebels

4:24

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Robert Fulton Fund

8:53

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Fulton Day, Jamestown

10:18

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Lotos Club Dinner in Honor of Mark Twain

7:45

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Copyright

14:26

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In Aid of the Blind

19:32

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Dr. Mark Twain, Farmeopath

7:53

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Missouri University Speech

4:53

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Business

7:42

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Carnegie the Benefactor

2:41

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On Poetry, Veracity, and Suicide

6:47

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Welcome Home

14:39

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An Undelivered speech

7:33

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Sixty-Seventh Birthday

21:30

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To The Whitefriars

14:39

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The Ascot Gold Cup

3:37

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The Savage Club Dinner

13:34

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General Miles and the Dog

6:10

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When in Doubt, Tell the Truth

7:42

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The Day We Celebrate

5:16

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Independence Day

15:19

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Americans and the English

7:23

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About London

9:59

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Princeton

1:25

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The St. Louis Harbor-Boat "Mark Twain"

2:16

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Seventieth Birthday

19:33

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Bewertungen

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(4 Sterne)

Brilliantly read as usual by Mr Greenman, however was it really necessary to speak the chapter headings and footings for every single chapter, even though some of them be only a couple of minutes long, this rather spoilt the enjoyment of the listen.

John Greenman is Mark Twain!

(5 Sterne)

John Greenman is Mark Twain! He sounds more like Mark Twain than Mark Twain did! There are no existing recordings of Twain's voice. The closest thing we have is a recording by a contemporary Mark Twain imitator, William Gillette.

humorous and well read

(5 Sterne)

Mr. Greenman is far and away the best reader I have found on any audio book site.

Sounds like Twain to me.

(5 Sterne)

Excellent reading, and interesting speeches!

Mark Twain's Speeches

(5 Sterne)

Well read, fun listen - thanks!