Mark Twain and the Happy Island

Elizabeth Wallace (1865 - 1960)

This Mark Twain Memoir by Elizabeth Wallace paints an idyllic portrait of his time in Bermuda, not long before his death in 1910. Wallace and Twain met in Bermuda in 1908, became fast friends, and shared time together on the island and regular correspondence until 6 weeks before Twain's death. According to one academician, "Wallace’s deep affection for Twain is evident in her writings, so she also may have wished to burnish his legacy. As a result, Happy Island is a popular treatment in a breezy, occasionally sentimental style. It portrays Twain as a fun and caring friend but only hints at weightier matters." - Summary by John Greenman

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (20th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 I. The Sign of the Shell John Greenman
00:10:20
Play 02 II. How history May Be Taught John Greenman
00:08:47
Play 03 III. Some Literary Gossip John Greenman
00:09:37
Play 04 IV. Spanish Point John Greenman
00:14:23
Play 05 V. The Island Without Mark Twain John Greenman
00:10:41
Play 06 VI. The Return John Greenman
00:08:46
Play 07 VII. Battleships and Society John Greenman
00:09:23
Play 08 VIII. Mark Twain's Aquarium John Greenman
00:08:18
Play 09 IX. Odds and Ends John Greenman
00:07:44
Play 10 X. The King and Kipling John Greenman
00:10:18
Play 11 XI. Stormfield John Greenman
00:10:30
Play 12 XII. Stormfield, Happily Continued John Greenman
00:10:14
Play 13 XIII. Letters John Greenman
00:24:58