What is Man? and Other Essays
Mark Twain
Gelesen von John Greenman
"What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a young man and an older man jaded to the world. It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserted that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position. This collection of short stories covers a wide range of Twain's interests: the serious, the political and the ironically humorous. (Summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman) (10 hr 37 min)
Kapitel
| What Is Man- Sec. I | 21:25 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. II | 29:11 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. III | 20:23 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. IV | 34:15 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. V | 21:22 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. VI | 43:45 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Conclusion | 14:36 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| The Death of Jean | 28:58 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| The Turning-Point of My Life | 23:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| How to Make History Dates Stick | 32:59 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| The Memorable Assassination | 27:05 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| A Scrap of curious History | 18:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| Switzerland, the Cradle of Liberty | 26:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| At The Shrine of St. Wagner | 33:32 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| William Dean Howells | 22:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| English As She Is Taught | 31:06 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| A Simplified Alphabet | 11:52 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| As Concerns Interpreting The Diety | 17:36 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| Concerning Tobacco | 7:44 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| The Bee | 8:40 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| Taming the Bicycle | 20:14 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 1-3 | 33:44 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 4-7 | 37:33 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 8-9 | 39:51 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 10-13 | 32:40 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
Bewertungen
A worthwhile listen.
Alan H.
Entertaining, as usual, but more thought provoking & informative than some, perhaps. The Shakespeare stuff was new to me and blew my mind. (I am no fan of Shakespeare.)
Recommended!
Oleg K
Essays mostly entertaining (I found the quibble about Shakespeare irrelevant) by the great Mark Twain. Read very effectively by Mr. Greenman.
well read and enjoyable
Ged
thought provoking and entertaining beautiful red by Mr Green Room well worth a listen
Excellent reading and essays
A LibriVox Listener
Twainâs wit is expertly conveyed by this reader!
A LibriVox Listener
Brilliant reader and a most enjoyable, thought provoking listen. Gilly
agathe
john greenman is clearly channeling mark Twain.
Lloyd Boone
Terrible rendition! Reader should not speak the words "om" and "ym" but simply read the dialog only for each party. As is, it is very annoying to listen to.
excellent reading
Chris Proulx
green man does a fine job in man of Twains works.