Mark Twain and the Happy Island
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 |