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Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume III

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Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume III

by Albert Bigelow Paine

English· 24:12:55· 114 chapters
This work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain for over a hundred years. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. These recordings of Paine's exhaustive biography cover Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore, unapproached. The published work is divided into 7 sections, on three separate recordings:



Recording #1

-VOLUME I, Part 1: 1835-1866

-VOLUME I, Part 2: 1866-1875



Recording #2

-VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886

-VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900



Recording #3 (This Recording)

-VOLUME III, Part 1: 1900-1907

-VOLUME III, Part 2: 1907-1910

-Appendixes

( John Greenman and Wikipedia with special thanks to Eberhard Schneider, Altlußheim, Germany)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    VOLUME III, Part 1: 1900-1907 CCXII. THE RETURN OF THE CONQUEROR

    21:53
  2. Chapter 2

    CCXIII. MARK TWAIN—GENERAL SPOKESMAN

    16:09
  3. Chapter 3

    CCXIV. MARK TWAIN AND THE MISSIONARIES

    25:24
  4. Chapter 4

    CCXV. SUMMER AT “THE LAIR”

    17:11
  5. Chapter 5

    CCXVI. RIVERDALE—A YALE DEGREE

    07:45
  6. Chapter 6

    CCXVII. MARK TWAIN IN POLITICS

    09:08
  7. Chapter 7

    CCXVIII. NEW INTERESTS AND INVESTMENTS

    17:02
  8. Chapter 8

    CCXIX. YACHTING AND THEOLOGY

    22:21
  9. Chapter 9

    CCXX. MARK TWAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES

    05:36
  10. Chapter 10

    CCXXI. THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE

    13:35
  11. Chapter 11

    CCXXII. A PROPHET HONORED IN HIS COUNTRY

    08:02
  12. Chapter 12

    CCXXIII. AT YORK HARBOR

    13:01
  13. Chapter 13

    CCXXIV. THE SIXTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY DINNER

    11:49
  14. Chapter 14

    CCXXV. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONTROVERSIES

    05:46
  15. Chapter 15

    CCXXVI. "WAS IT HEAVEN? OR HELL?”

    13:34
  16. Chapter 16

    CCXXVII. THE SECOND RIVERDALE WINTER

    19:09
  17. Chapter 17

    CCXXVIII. PROFFERED HONORS

    10:07
  18. Chapter 18

    CCXXXIX. THE LAST SUMMER AT ELMIRA

    10:06
  19. Chapter 19

    CCXXX. THE RETURN TO FLORENCE

    18:09
  20. Chapter 20

    CCXXXI. THE CLOSE OF A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

    09:07
  21. Chapter 21

    CCXXXII. THE SAD JOURNEY HOME

    10:42
  22. Chapter 22

    CCXXXIII. BEGINNING ANOTHER HOME

    07:31
  23. Chapter 23

    CCXXXIV. LIFE AT 21 FIFTH AVENUE

    26:56
  24. Chapter 24

    CCXXXV. A SUMMER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

    29:37
  25. Chapter 25

    CCXXXVI. AT PIER 70

    10:40
  26. Chapter 26

    CCXXXVII. AFTERMATH

    10:47
  27. Chapter 27

    CCXXXVIII. THE WRITER MEETS MARK TWAIN

    18:30
  28. Chapter 28

    CCXXXIX. WORKING WITH MARK TWAIN

    14:11
  29. Chapter 29

    CCXL. THE DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN

    20:20
  30. Chapter 30

    CCXLI. GORKY, HOWELLS, AND MARK TWAIN

    18:46
  31. Chapter 31

    CCXLII. MARK TWAIN’S GOOD-BY TO THE PLATFORM

    06:46
  32. Chapter 32

    CCXLIII. AN INVESTMENT IN REDDING

    08:24
  33. Chapter 33

    CCXLIV. TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHIES

    10:38
  34. Chapter 34

    CCXLV. IN THE DAY’S ROUND

    19:32
  35. Chapter 35

    CCXLVI. THE SECOND SUMMER AT DUBLIN

    19:56
  36. Chapter 36

    CCXLVII. DUBLIN, CONTINUED

    14:48
  37. Chapter 37

    CCXLVIII. "WHAT IS MAN?” AND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    06:23
  38. Chapter 38

    CCXLIX. BILLIARDS

    21:07
  39. Chapter 39

    CCL. PHILOSOPHY AND PESSIMISM

    13:14
  40. Chapter 40

    CCLI. A LOBBYING EXPEDITION

    28:51
  41. Chapter 41

    CCLII. THEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

    39:32
  42. Chapter 42

    CCLIII. AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER

    03:19
  43. Chapter 43

    CCLIV. BILLIARD-ROOM NOTES

    11:39
  44. Chapter 44

    CCLV. FURTHER PERSONALITIES

    09:20
  45. Chapter 45

    VOLUME III, Part 2: 1907-1910 - CCLVI. HONORS FROM OXFORD

    08:48
  46. Chapter 46

    CCLVII. A TRUE ENGLISH WELCOME

    32:27
  47. Chapter 47

    CCLVIII. DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, OXFORD

    10:28
  48. Chapter 48

    CCLIX. LONDON SOCIAL HONORS

    22:13
  49. Chapter 49

    CCLX. MATTERS PSYCHIC AND OTHERWISE

    12:25
  50. Chapter 50

    CCLXI. MINOR EVENTS AND DIVERSIONS

    14:48
  51. Chapter 51

    CCLXII. FROM MARK TWAIN’s MAIL.

    17:34
  52. Chapter 52

    CCLXIII. SOME LITERARY LUNCHEONS

    10:11
  53. Chapter 53

    CCLXIV. "CAPTAIN STORMFIELD” IN PRINT

    05:10
  54. Chapter 54

    CCLXV. LOTOS CLUB HONORS

    04:51
  55. Chapter 55

    CCLXVI. A WINTER IN BERMUDA

    21:42
  56. Chapter 56

    CCLXVII. VIEWS AND ADDRESSES

    10:06
  57. Chapter 57

    CCLXVIII. REDDING

    12:43
  58. Chapter 58

    CCLXIX. FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD

    06:56
  59. Chapter 59

    CCLXX. THE ALDRICH MEMORIAL

    06:16
  60. Chapter 60

    CCLXXI. DEATH OF “SAM” MOFFETT

    05:21
  61. Chapter 61

    CCLXXII. STORMFIELD ADVENTURES

    08:25
  62. Chapter 62

    CCLXXIII. STORMFIELD PHILOSOPHIES

    16:03
  63. Chapter 63

    CCLXXIV. CITIZEN AND FARMER

    10:22
  64. Chapter 64

    CCLXXV. A MANTEL AND A BABY ELEPHANT

    09:04
  65. Chapter 65

    CCLXXVI. SHAKESPEARE-BACON TALK

    12:02
  66. Chapter 66

    CCLXXVII. "IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?”

    14:02
  67. Chapter 67

    CCLXXVIII. THE DEATH OF HENRY ROGERS

    08:31
  68. Chapter 68

    CCLXXIX. AN EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT

    06:54
  69. Chapter 69

    CCLXXX. A WARNING

    16:29
  70. Chapter 70

    CCLXXXI. THE LAST SUMMER AT STORMFIELD

    06:19
  71. Chapter 71

    CCLXXXII. PERSONAL MEMORANDA

    26:29
  72. Chapter 72

    CCLXXXIII. ASTRONOMY AND DREAMS

    14:33
  73. Chapter 73

    CCLXXXIV. A LIBRARY CONCERT

    05:27
  74. Chapter 74

    CCLXXXV. A WEDDING AT STORMFIELD

    05:13
  75. Chapter 75

    CCLXXXVI. AUTUMN DAYS

    24:34
  76. Chapter 76

    CCLXXXVII. MARK TWAIN’S READING

    11:26
  77. Chapter 77

    CCLXXXVIII. A BERMUDA BIRTHDAY

    13:26
  78. Chapter 78

    CCLXXXIX. THE DEATH OF JEAN

    19:00
  79. Chapter 79

    CCXC. THE RETURN TO BERMUDA

    06:07
  80. Chapter 80

    CCXCI. LETTERS FROM BERMUDA

    15:24
  81. Chapter 81

    CCXCII. THE VOYAGE HOME

    24:28
  82. Chapter 82

    CCXCIII. THE RETURN TO THE INVISIBLE

    07:59
  83. Chapter 83

    CCXCIV. THE LAST RITES

    04:17
  84. Chapter 84

    CCXCV. MARK TWAIN’S RELIGION

    15:08
  85. Chapter 85

    CCXCVI. POSTSCRIPT

    02:58
  86. Chapter 86

    Volume III - APPENDIXES - APPENDIX A - LETTER FROM ORION CLEMENS TO MISS WOOD CONCERNING HENRY CLEMENS (See Chapter xxvi)

    05:06
  87. Chapter 87

    APPENDIX B - MARK TWAIN’S BURLESQUE OF CAPTAIN ISAIAH SELLERS (See Chapter xxvii)

    09:16
  88. Chapter 88

    APPENDIX C - I. MARK TWAIN’S EMPIRE CITY HOAX - II. NEWS-GATHERING WITH MARK TWAIN (See Chapter xli)

    08:41
  89. Chapter 89

    APPENDIX D - FROM MARK TWAIN’S FIRST LECTURE, DELIVERED OCTOBER 2, 1866 - HAWAIIAN IMPORTANCE TO AMERICA - NATIVE PASSION FOR FUNERALS - VIEW FROM HALEAKALA - NOTICE OF MARK TWAIN’S LECTURE - “THE TROUBLE IS OVER” (See Chapter liv)

    13:13
  90. Chapter 90

    APPENDIX E - FROM “THE JUMPING FROG” BOOK (MARK TWAIN’S FIRST PUBLISHED VOLUME - I. ADVERTISEMENT - II. FROM ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS - III. FROM “A STRANGE DREAM” (Example of Mark Twain’s Early Descriptive Writing) (See Chapters lviii and lix)

    11:13
  91. Chapter 91

    APPENDIX F - THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (See Chapter lx)

    02:42
  92. Chapter 92

    APPENDIX G - MARK TWAIN AT THE CORRESPONDENTS CLUB, WASHINGTON (See Chapter lxiii)

    07:12
  93. Chapter 93

    APPENDIX H - ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LECTURE OF JULY 2, 1868 (See Chapter lxvi)

    08:36
  94. Chapter 94

    APPENDIX I - MARK TWAIN’S CHAMPIONSHIP OF THOMAS K. BEECHER (See Chapter lxxiv)

    16:13
  95. Chapter 95

    APPENDIX J - THE INDIGNITY PUT UPON THE REMAINS OF GEORGE HOLLAND BY THE REV. MR. SABINE. (See Chapter lxxvii)

    16:31
  96. Chapter 96

    APPENDIX K - A SUBSTITUTE FOR RULOFF - HAVE WE A SIDNEY CARTON AMONG US? (See Chapter lxxxii)

    07:15
  97. Chapter 97

    APPENDIX L - ABOUT LONDON - ADDRESS AT A DINNER GIVEN BY THE SAVAGE CLUB, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 28, 1872. (See Chapter lxxxvii)

    12:10
  98. Chapter 98

    APPENDIX M - LETTER WRITTEN TO MRS. CLEMENS FROM BOSTON, NOVEMBER, 1874, PROPHESYING A MONARCHY IN SIXTY-ONE YEARS. (See Chapter xcvii)

    13:55
  99. Chapter 99

    APPENDIX N - MARK TWAIN AND COPYRIGHT - I. PETITION Concerning Copyright (1875) - CIRCULAR TO AMERICAN AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS - II. Communications supposed to have been written by the Tsar of Russia and the Sultan of Turkey to Mark Twain on the subject of International Copyright, about 1890. - III. MARK TWAIN’S LAST SUGGESTION ON COPYRIGHT. (See Chapter cii)

    19:31
  100. Chapter 100

    APPENDIX O - Speech on John Greenleaf Whittier's birthday (See Chapter cxiv)

    14:07
  101. Chapter 101

    APPENDIX P - THE ADAM MONUMENT PETITION (See Chapter cxxxiv)

    04:19
  102. Chapter 102

    APPENDIX Q- GENERAL GRANT’S GRAMMAR (Written in 1886. Delivered at an Army and Navy Club dinner in New York City)

    08:00
  103. Chapter 103

    APPENDIX R - PARTY ALLEGIANCE. BEING A PORTION OF A PAPER ON “CONSISTENCY,” READ BEFORE THE MONDAY EVENING CLUB IN 1887. (See Chapter clxiii)

    12:47
  104. Chapter 104

    APPENDIX S - ORIGINAL PREFACE FOR “A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT” (See Chapter clxxii)

    05:08
  105. Chapter 105

    APPENDIX T - A TRIBUTE TO HENRY H. ROGERS (See Chapter cc and earlier)

    09:00
  106. Chapter 106

    APPENDIX U - FROM MARK TWAIN’S LAST POEM BEGUN AT RIVERDALE, NEW YORK. FINISHED AT YORK HARBOR, MAINE, AUGUST 18, 1902 (See Chapter ccxxiii)

    06:25
  107. Chapter 107

    APPENDIX V - SELECTIONS FROM AN UNFINISHED BOOK, “3,000 YEARS AMONG THE MICROBES” THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A MICROBE, WHO, IN A FORMER EXISTENCE, HAD BEEN A MAN—HIS PRESENT HABITAT BEING THE ORGANISM OF A TRAMP, BLITZOWSKI. (WRITTEN AT DUBLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1905) (See Chapter ccxxxv)

    31:59
  108. Chapter 108

    APPENDIX W - LITTLE BESSIE WOULD ASSIST PROVIDENCE (See Chapter cclxxxii)

    08:18
  109. Chapter 109

    APPENDIX X - Part One - A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, PUBLISHED AND OTHERWISE—FROM 1851-1859

    03:22
  110. Chapter 110

    APPENDIX X - Part Two - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, PUBLISHED AND OTHERWISE—FROM 1860 to 1869

    05:43
  111. Chapter 111

    APPENDIX X - Part Three - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1870 to 1879

    07:04
  112. Chapter 112

    APPENDIX X - Part Four - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1880 to 1889

    05:42
  113. Chapter 113

    APPENDIX X - Part Five - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1890 to 1899

    08:19
  114. Chapter 114

    APPENDIX X - Part Six - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1900 to 1910

    08:06