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Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II

Albert Bigelow Paine (1861 - 1937)

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

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886 - CV. MARK TWAIN AT FORTY	John Greenman	00:13:11
Play 02	CVI. HIS FIRST STAGE APPEARANCE	John Greenman	00:05:50
Play 03	CVII. HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”	John Greenman	00:09:30
Play 04	CVIII. SUMMER LABORS AT QUARRY FARM	John Greenman	00:13:20
Play 05	CIX. THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”	John Greenman	00:08:22
Play 06	CX. MARK TWAIN AND BRET HARTE WRITE A PLAY	John Greenman	00:08:05
Play 07	CXI. A BERMUDA HOLIDAY	John Greenman	00:08:19
Play 08	CXII. A NEW PLAY AND A NEW TALE	John Greenman	00:07:59
Play 09	CXIII. TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS	John Greenman	00:08:04
Play 10	CXIV. THE WHITTIER BIRTHDAY SPEECH	John Greenman	00:18:56
Play 11	CXV. HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS	John Greenman	00:11:39
Play 12	CXVI. OFF FOR GERMANY	John Greenman	00:06:47
Play 13	CXVII. GERMANY AND GERMAN	John Greenman	00:19:18
Play 14	CXVIII. TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL	John Greenman	00:17:33
Play 15	CXIX. ITALIAN DAYS	John Greenman	00:12:15
Play 16	CXX. IN MUNICH	John Greenman	00:08:13
Play 17	CXXI. PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND	John Greenman	00:20:09
Play 18	CXXII. AN INTERLUDE	John Greenman	00:06:06
Play 19	CXXIII. THE GRANT SPEECH OF 1879	John Greenman	00:15:05
Play 20	CXXIV. ANOTHER “ATLANTIC” SPEECH	John Greenman	00:09:53
Play 21	CXXV. THE QUIETER THINGS OF HOME	John Greenman	00:08:46
Play 22	CXXVI. "A TRAMP ABROAD”	John Greenman	00:17:48
Play 23	CXXVII. LETTERS, TALES, AND PLANS	John Greenman	00:15:21
Play 24	CXXVIII. MARK TWAIN’s ABSENT-MINDEDNESS	John Greenman	00:08:26
Play 25	CXXIX. FURTHER AFFAIRS AT THE FARM	John Greenman	00:11:14
Play 26	CXXX. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES	John Greenman	00:12:34
Play 27	CXXXI. WORKING FOR GARFIELD	John Greenman	00:11:00
Play 28	CXXXII. A NEW PUBLISHER	John Greenman	00:06:44
Play 29	CXXXIII. THE THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS	John Greenman	00:11:18
Play 30	CXXXIV. LITERARY PROJECTS AND A MONUMENT TO ADAM	John Greenman	00:10:57
Play 31	CXXXV. A TRIP WITH SHERMAN AND AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT	John Greenman	00:09:44
Play 32	CXXXVI. "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER”	John Greenman	00:09:54
Play 33	CXXXVII. CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS	John Greenman	00:10:09
Play 34	CXXXVIII. MANY UNDERTAKINGS	John Greenman	00:13:39
Play 35	CXXXIX. FINANCIAL AND LITERARY	John Greenman	00:10:54
Play 36	CXL. DOWN THE RIVER	John Greenman	00:17:10
Play 37	CXLI. LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY	John Greenman	00:10:16
Play 38	CXLII. ''LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI''	John Greenman	00:06:16
Play 39	CXLIII. A GUEST OF ROYALTY	John Greenman	00:04:31
Play 40	CXLIV. A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST	John Greenman	00:13:17
Play 41	CXLV. HOWELLS AND CLEMENS WRITE A PLAY	John Greenman	00:05:45
Play 42	CXLVI. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS	John Greenman	00:03:42
Play 43	CXLVII. THE FORTUNES OF A PLAY	John Greenman	00:06:25
Play 44	CXLVIII. CABLE AND HIS GREAT JOKE	John Greenman	00:18:12
Play 45	CXLIX. MARK TWAIN IN BUSINESS	John Greenman	00:07:04
Play 46	CL. FARM PICTURES	John Greenman	00:11:20
Play 47	CLI. MARK TWAIN MUGWUMPS	John Greenman	00:11:04
Play 48	CLII. PLATFORMING WITH CABLE	John Greenman	00:19:41
Play 49	CLIII. HUCK FINN COMES INTO HIS OWN	John Greenman	00:14:16
Play 50	CLIV. THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL GRANT	John Greenman	00:16:55
Play 51	CLV. DAYS WITH A DYING HERO	John Greenman	00:15:11
Play 52	CLVI. THE CLOSE OF A GREAT CAREER	John Greenman	00:06:46
Play 53	CLVII. MINOR MATTERS OF A GREAT YEAR	John Greenman	00:21:18
Play 54	CLVIII. MARK TWAIN AT FIFTY	John Greenman	00:09:39
Play 55	CLIX. THE LIFE OF THE POPE	John Greenman	00:08:59
Play 56	CLX. A GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME	John Greenman	00:10:03
Play 57	CLXI. HISTORY: MAINLY BY SUSY	John Greenman	00:13:57
Play 58	VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900 - CLXII. BROWNING, MEREDITH, AND MEISTERSCHAFT	John Greenman	00:15:28
Play 59	CLXIII. LETTER TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND	John Greenman	00:07:14
Play 60	CLXIV. SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES L WEBSTER & CO.	John Greenman	00:08:45
Play 61	CLXV. LETTERS, VISITS, AND VISITORS	John Greenman	00:20:23
Play 62	CLXVI. A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF ARTS	John Greenman	00:13:29
Play 63	CLXVII. NOTES AND LITERARY MATTERS	John Greenman	00:12:58
Play 64	CLXVIII. INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY AND OTHERS	John Greenman	00:09:14
Play 65	CLXIX. THE COMING OF KIPLING	John Greenman	00:08:29
Play 66	CLXX. ''THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'' ON THE STAGE	John Greenman	00:08:33
Play 67	CLXXI. ''A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT''	John Greenman	00:14:37
Play 68	CLXXII. THE ''YANKEE'' IN ENGLAND	John Greenman	00:15:40
Play 69	CLXXIII. A SUMMER AT ONTEORA	John Greenman	00:07:47
Play 70	CLXXIV. THE MACHINE	John Greenman	00:28:18
Play 71	CLXXV. ''THE CLAIMANT''—LEAVING HARTFORD	John Greenman	00:14:59
Play 72	CLXXVI. A EUROPEAN SUMMER	John Greenman	00:19:51
Play 73	CLXXVII. KORNERSTRASSE,7	John Greenman	00:07:13
Play 74	CLXXVIII. A WINTER IN BERLIN	John Greenman	00:20:49
Play 75	CLXXIX. A DINNER WITH WILLIAM II	John Greenman	00:13:24
Play 76	CLXXX. MANY WANDERINGS	John Greenman	00:09:43
Play 77	CLXXXI. NAUHEIM AND THE PRINCE OF WALES	John Greenman	00:10:35
Play 78	CLXXXII. THE VILLA VIVIANI	John Greenman	00:15:28
Play 79	CLXXXIII. THE SIEUR DE CONTE AND JOAN	John Greenman	00:06:42
Play 80	CLXXXIV. NEW HOPE IN THE MACHINE	John Greenman	00:19:43
Play 81	CLXXXV. AN INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS	John Greenman	00:07:05
Play 82	CLXXXVI. ''THE BELLE OF NEW YORK''	John Greenman	00:21:19
Play 83	CLXXXVII. SOME LITERARY MATTERS	John Greenman	00:07:36
Play 84	CLXXXVIII. FAILURE	John Greenman	00:12:13
Play 85	CLXXXIX. AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS	John Greenman	00:31:47
Play 86	CXC. STARTING ON THE LONG TRAIL	John Greenman	00:08:18
Play 87	CXCI. CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA WITH A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE	John Greenman	00:13:15
Play 88	CXCII. ''FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR''	John Greenman	00:32:22
Play 89	CXCIII. THE PASSING OF SUSY	John Greenman	00:13:24
Play 90	CXCIV. WINTER IN TEDWORTH SQUARE	John Greenman	00:07:55
Play 91	CXCV. ''PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC''	John Greenman	00:15:26
Play 92	CXCVI. MR. ROGERS AND HELEN KELLER	John Greenman	00:08:09
Play 93	CXCVII. FINISHING THE BOOK OF TRAVEL	John Greenman	00:11:48
Play 94	CXCVIII. A SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND	John Greenman	00:12:14
Play 95	CXCIX. WINTER IN VIENNA	John Greenman	00:12:37
Play 96	CC. MARK TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS	John Greenman	00:11:28
Play 97	CCI. SOCIAL LIFE IN VIENNA	John Greenman	00:15:47
Play 98	CCII. LITERARY WORK IN VIENNA	John Greenman	00:11:39
Play 99	CCIII. AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY	John Greenman	00:05:39
Play 100	CCIV. THE SECOND WINTER IN VIENNA	John Greenman	00:11:05
Play 101	CCV. SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT MADE	John Greenman	00:20:47
Play 102	CCVI. A SUMMER IN SWEDEN	John Greenman	00:14:51
Play 103	CCVII. 30, WELLINGTON COURT	John Greenman	00:15:18
Play 104	CCVIII. MARK TWAIN AND THE WARS	John Greenman	00:07:51
Play 105	CCIX. PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE	John Greenman	00:13:00
Play 106	CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS	John Greenman	00:09:46
Play 107	CCXI. DOLLIS HILL AND HOME	John Greenman	00:06:44

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