Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879)

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) and The New York Times

This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included in the chronological listing are some of Twain’s short stories, speeches and letters, as they appeared in the New York Times from the first (May 1, 1867) up through 1924 (the most recent Public Domain year available). "Part One" of the collection includes articles that appeared from 1867 through 1879. The original microfiche articles are available at the New York Times "Time Machine" website: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/ - Summary by John Greenman and Barbara Schmidt

Genre(s): Literary Collections

Language: English

Group: Mark Twain Articles in the New York Times

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 May 1, 1867 - New Publications [Jumping Frog] John Greenman
00:02:31
Play 02 May 7, 1867 - Mark Twain's Lecture [Sandwich Islands] John Greenman
00:02:40
Play 03 June 9, 1867 - The Pleasure Excursion to Europe and Palestine - Sailing of the Quaker City John Greenman
00:06:23
Play 04 July 23, 1871 - A Real Church & A New Beecher Church John Greenman
00:24:55
Play 05 January 25, 1872 - Mark Twain's Lecture [''Roughing It''] John Greenman
00:01:37
Play 06 November 26, 1872 - Perils of the Sea John Greenman
00:10:17
Play 07 February 6, 1873 - Mark Twain's Lecture on the Sandwich Islands [Review] John Greenman
00:04:54
Play 08 June 11, 1873 - Mark Twain - An Interesting Question in Trade-Mark - The ''Innocent'' at Law John Greenman
00:03:18
Play 09 June 12, 1873 - Mark Twain's Suit - He Obtains a Permanent Injunction John Greenman
00:01:33
Play 10 September 17, 1874 - Amusements [Review of performance of ''The Gilded Age''] John Greenman
00:04:06
Play 11 November 29, 1874 - Sociable Jimmy John Greenman
00:12:11
Play 12 December 24, 1874 - Amusements - The 100th Representation of ''The Gilded Age'' John Greenman
00:09:32
Play 13 April 29, 1875 - Proposed Shakespeare Memorial John Greenman
00:09:05
Play 14 October 1, 1875 - A Persistent Beggar John Greenman
00:08:13
Play 15 December 9, 1875 - Mark Twain’s Contribution John Greenman
00:01:40
Play 16 March 19, 1876 - Mark Twain on St. Patrick John Greenman
00:04:37
Play 17 October 2, 1876 - Mark Twain in Politics John Greenman
00:09:41
Play 18 October 29, 1876 - Mark Twain Compliments Postmaster James John Greenman
00:02:10
Play 19 December 23, 1876 - Forefather’s Day - Speech of Mr. Samuel Clemens: ''The Oldest Inhabitant-The Weather'' John Greenman
00:18:13
Play 20 January 13, 1877 - Unsigned book review for Tom Sawyer John Greenman
00:11:39
Play 21 June 17, 1877 - Mark Twain [How he got his name] John Greenman
00:01:33
Play 22 August 1, 1877 - Amusements - Fifth-Avenue Theatre John Greenman
00:07:24
Play 23 September 20, 1877 - Mark Twain’s ''Tramp'' of The Sea John Greenman
00:05:07
Play 24 October 7, 1877 - Mark Twain’s War Experiences John Greenman
00:11:04
Play 25 December 20, 1877 - Twain at the Whittier Dinner John Greenman
00:12:18
Play 26 April 12,1878 - The Start for Germany John Greenman
00:11:43
Play 27 April 11, 1879 - Too Late for Roger McPherson - Mark Twain Apologizes for Not making a speech John Greenman
00:07:51
Play 28 September 3, 1879 - Mark Twain Home Again John Greenman
00:09:27
Play 29 October 19, 1879 - ''The Innocents'' in Elmira & Patriotic Letter from Mark Twain John Greenman
00:08:23
Play 30 November 15, 1879 - Banquet of the Army of the Tennessee John Greenman
00:09:08
Play 31 November 26, 1879 - How His Time is Wasted John Greenman
00:08:34
Play 32 December 14, 1879 - The Postal Order Again John Greenman
00:17:50