Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II


Gelesen von John Greenman

(4.6 stars; 17 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 57 min)

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VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY 13:11 Gelesen von John Greenman
CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE 5:50 Gelesen von John Greenman
CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE” 9:30 Gelesen von John Greenman
CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM 13:20 Gelesen von John Greenman
CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER” 8:22 Gelesen von John Greenman
CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY 8:05 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY 8:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE 7:59 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS 8:04 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH 18:56 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS 11:39 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY 6:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN 19:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL 17:33 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS 12:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXX. IN MUNICH 8:13 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND 20:09 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXII. AN INTERLUDE 6:06 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879 15:05 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH 9:53 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME 8:46 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXVI. "A TRAMP ABROAD” 17:48 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS 15:21 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS 8:26 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM 11:14 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES 12:34 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD 11:00 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER 6:44 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS 11:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM 10:57 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT 9:44 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXVI. "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER” 9:54 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS 10:09 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS 13:39 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY 10:54 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXL. DOWN THE RIVER 17:10 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY 10:16 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI'' 6:16 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY 4:31 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST 13:17 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY 5:45 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS 3:42 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY 6:25 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE 18:12 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS 7:04 Gelesen von John Greenman
CL. FARM PICTURES 11:20 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS 11:04 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE 19:41 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN 14:16 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT 16:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO 15:11 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER 6:46 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR 21:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY 9:39 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE 8:59 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME 10:03 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY 13:57 Gelesen von John Greenman
VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT 15:28 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND 7:14 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO. 8:45 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS 20:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS 13:29 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS 12:58 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS 9:14 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING 8:29 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE 8:33 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT'' 14:37 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXII. THE ''YANKEE'' IN ENGLAND 15:40 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA 7:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXIV. THE MACHINE 28:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXV. ''THE CLAIMANT''—LEAVING HARTFORD 14:59 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER 19:51 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7 7:13 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN 20:49 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II 13:24 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS 9:43 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES 10:35 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI 15:28 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN 6:42 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE 19:43 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS 7:05 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXVI. ''THE BELLE OF NEW YORK'' 21:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS 7:36 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXVIII. FAILURE 12:13 Gelesen von John Greenman
CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS 31:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL 8:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCI. CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE 13:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCII. ''FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR'' 32:22 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY 13:24 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE 7:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCV. ''PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC'' 15:26 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER 8:09 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL 11:48 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND 12:14 Gelesen von John Greenman
CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA 12:37 Gelesen von John Greenman
CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS 11:28 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA 15:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA 11:39 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY 5:39 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA 11:05 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE 20:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN 14:51 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT 15:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS 7:51 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE 13:00 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS 9:46 Gelesen von John Greenman
CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME 6:44 Gelesen von John Greenman

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(5 stars)

love this rendition. reader uses different voices for each character. certainly kept my interest.