Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1


Gelesen von John Greenman

(4.7 stars; 23 reviews)

Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. This recording of Paine's exhaustive biography covers Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore unapproached. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia (21 hr 30 min)

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INTRODUCTION - VOLUME I, Part 1: 1835-1866 4:13 Gelesen von John Greenman
I. ANCESTORS 7:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
II. THE FORTUNES OF JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS 10:00 Gelesen von John Greenman
III. A HUMBLE BIRTHPLACE 8:44 Gelesen von John Greenman
IV. BEGINNING A LONG JOURNEY 11:09 Gelesen von John Greenman
V. THE WAY OF FORTUNE 5:04 Gelesen von John Greenman
VI. A NEW HOME 7:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
VII. THE LITTLE TOWN OF HANNIBAL 11:01 Gelesen von John Greenman
VIII. THE FARM 8:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
IX. SCHOOL-DAYS 12:10 Gelesen von John Greenman
X. EARLY VICISSITUDE AND SORROW 10:44 Gelesen von John Greenman
XI. DAYS OF EDUCATION 22:07 Gelesen von John Greenman
XII. TOM SAWYER'S BAND 22:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
XIII. THE GENTLER SIDE 9:17 Gelesen von John Greenman
XIV. THE PASSING OF JOHN CLEMENS 4:20 Gelesen von John Greenman
XV. A YOUNG BEN FRANKLIN 15:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
XVI. THE TURNING-POINT 5:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
XVII. THE HANNIBAL “JOURNAL” 11:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF A LITERARY LIFE 10:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
XIX. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANKLIN 23:46 Gelesen von John Greenman
XX. KEOKUK DAYS 20:38 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXI. SCOTCHMAN NAMED MACFARLANE 9:03 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXII. THE OLD CALL OF THE RIVER 10:10 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXIII. THE SUPREME SCIENCE 17:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXIV. THE RIVER CURRICULUM 11:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXV. LOVE-MAKING AND ADVENTURE 15:52 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXVI. THE TRAGEDY OF THE “PENNSYLVANIA” 13:45 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXVII. THE PILOT 14:53 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXVIII. PILOTING AND PROPHECY 25:31 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXIX. THE END OF PILOTING 6:00 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXX. THE SOLDIER 13:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXI. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 8:00 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXII. THE PIONEER 19:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXIII. THE PROSPECTOR 13:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXIV. TERRITORIAL CHARACTERISTICS 13:21 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXV. THE MINER 19:02 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXVI. LAST MINING DAYS 10:36 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXVII. THE NEW ESTATE 10:48 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXVIII. ONE OF THE “STAFF” 15:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
XXXIX. PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY 6:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
XL. “MARK TWAIN” 10:11 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLI. THE CREAM OF COMSTOCK HUMOR 17:34 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLII REPORTORIAL DAYS 14:16 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLIII. ARTEMUS WARD 11:06 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLIV. GOVERNOR OF THE “THIRD HOUSE” 14:13 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLV. A COMSTOCK DUEL 8:33 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLVI. GETTING SETTLED IN SAN FRANCISCO 8:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLVII. BOHEMIAN DAYS 15:26 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLVIII. THE REFUGE OF THE HILLS 13:02 Gelesen von John Greenman
XLIX. THE JUMPING FROG 8:49 Gelesen von John Greenman
L. BACK TO THE TUMULT 5:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
LI. THE CORNER-STONE 9:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
LII. A COMMISSION TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS 9:52 Gelesen von John Greenman
LIII. ANSON BURLINGAME AND THE “HORNET” DISASTER 13:01 Gelesen von John Greenman
VOLUME I, Part 2: 1866-1875 LIV. THE LECTURER 11:22 Gelesen von John Greenman
LV. HIGHWAY ROBBERY 15:17 Gelesen von John Greenman
LVI. BACK TO THE STATES 8:41 Gelesen von John Greenman
LVII. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW PLANS 7:39 Gelesen von John Greenman
LVIII. A NEW BOOK AND A LECTURE 14:46 Gelesen von John Greenman
LIX. THE FIRST BOOK 14:03 Gelesen von John Greenman
LX. THE INNOCENTS AT SEA 17:24 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXI. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD 18:27 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXII. THE RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS 17:53 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXIII. IN WASHINGTON—A PUBLISHING PROPOSITION 15:40 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXIV. OLIVIA LANGDON 8:56 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXV. A CONTRACT WITH ELISHA BLISS, JR. 13:01 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXVI. BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO 11:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXVII. A VISIT TO ELMIRA 6:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXVIII. THE REV. “JOE” TWICHELL 7:02 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXIX. A LECTURE TOUR 8:06 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXX. INNOCENTS AT HOME—AND “THE INNOCENTS ABROAD” 11:31 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXI. THE GREAT BOOK OF TRAVEL 6:44 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXII. THE PURCHASE OF A PAPER 11:08 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXIII. THE FIRST MEETING WITH HOWELLS 4:26 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXIV. THE WEDDING-DAY 13:51 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXV. AS TO DESTINY 2:20 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXVI. ON THE BUFFALO “EXPRESS” 12:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXVII. THE “GALAXY” 13:53 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXVIII. THE PRIMROSE PATH 14:22 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXIX. THE OLD HUMAN STORY 11:07 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXX. LITERARY PROJECTS 16:44 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXI. SOME FURTHER LITERARY MATTERS 14:50 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXII. THE WRITING OF “ROUGHING IT” 20:40 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXIII. LECTURING DAYS 21:16 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXIV. "ROUGHING IT” 9:50 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXV. A BIRTH, A DEATH, AND A VOYAGE 10:01 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXVI. ENGLAND 9:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXVII. THE BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN 25:36 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXVIII. "THE GILDED AGE” 13:48 Gelesen von John Greenman
LXXXIX. PLANNING A NEW HOME 4:09 Gelesen von John Greenman
XC. A LONG ENGLISH HOLIDAY 20:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCI. A LONDON LECTURE 11:13 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCII. FURTHER LONDON LECTURE TRIUMPHS 13:43 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCIII. THE REAL COLONEL SELLERS-GOLDEN DAYS 9:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCIV. BEGINNING “TOM SAWYER” 20:31 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCV. AN “ATLANTIC” STORY AND A PLAY 14:35 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCVI. THE NEW HOME 12:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCVII. THE WALK TO BOSTON 10:24 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCVIII. "OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI” 8:34 Gelesen von John Greenman
XCIX. A TYPEWRITER, AND A JOKE ON ALDRICH 9:41 Gelesen von John Greenman
C. RAYMOND, MENTAL TELEGRAPHY, ETC. 20:14 Gelesen von John Greenman
CI. CONCLUDING “TOM SAWYER”—MARK TWAIN’s “EDITORS” 7:29 Gelesen von John Greenman
CII. "SKETCHES NEW AND OLD” 9:16 Gelesen von John Greenman
CIII. "ATLANTIC” DAYS 8:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
CIV. MARK TWAIN AND HIS WIFE 12:48 Gelesen von John Greenman

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(4.5 stars)

Good book! John Greenman is an excellent reader. Enjoy listening to all of Twain’s books read by him. Is there going to be a volume 2?