Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Two (1880-1889)

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 Part Two of this chronological listing (1880-1889) are some of Twain’s short stories, speeches and letters, as they appeared in the New York Times in that decade. The original microfiche articles are available at the New York Times “Time Machine” website: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/ and here. - 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 January 2, 1880 - MARK TWAIN ON ARTEMUS WARD John Greenman
00:05:05
Play 02 October 17, 1880 - GEN. GRANT IN HARTFORD John Greenman
00:09:25
Play 03 October 27, 1880 - MARK TWAIN LIFTS HIS VOICE John Greenman
00:08:23
Play 04 December 15, 1880 - BABIES AS BURGLAR ALARMS. John Greenman
00:02:22
Play 05 January 2, 1881 - THE HOME OF MARK TWAIN John Greenman
00:04:23
Play 06 February 25, 1881 - THE PAPYRUS CLUB'S GUESTS John Greenman
00:07:20
Play 07 June 9, 1881 - VETERANS OF THE POTOMAC - Annual meeting and festivities. (This article has been edited to include only pertinent references to Mark Twain’s participation) John Greenman
00:17:21
Play 08 September 25, 1881 - MARK TWAIN TRANSLATED (editorial on French translations John Greenman
00:02:44
Play 09 December 2, 1881 - MARK TWAIN'S NEW BOOK John Greenman
00:01:06
Play 10 December 8, 1881 - AUTHORITATIVE CONTRADICTION. Mark Twain informs a friend in South Australia that he is not dead John Greenman
00:04:35
Play 11 December 10, 1881 - MARK TWAIN IN MONTREAL John Greenman
00:15:41
Play 12 December 17, 1881 - CANADA SURPRISES MARK TWAIN John Greenman
00:01:30
Play 13 December 25, 1881 - MARK TWAIN EXPLAINS. The Copyright Law John Greenman
00:06:23
Play 14 December 26, 1881 - MARK TWAIN ON THE PILGRIMS & GENERAL NOTES (Mark Twain's Copyright) John Greenman
00:16:21
Play 15 December 29, 1881 - MARK TWAIN'S COPYRIGHT John Greenman
00:06:03
Play 16 September 10, 1882 - MARK TWAIN'S SUMMER HOME John Greenman
00:06:10
Play 17 November 21, 1882 - MARK TWAIN'S BAROMETER John Greenman
00:04:45
Play 18 December 23, 1882 - ON PLYMOUTH ROCK AGAIN John Greenman
00:17:24
Play 19 December 25, 1882 - TROLLOPE AND MARK TWAIN by Joaquin Miller John Greenman
00:06:13
Play 20 January 10, 1883 - MARK TWAIN LOSES A SUIT John Greenman
00:01:14
Play 21 March 11, 1883 - JUDGE CLEMENS John Greenman
00:04:19
Play 22 May 30, 1883 - MARK TWAIN'S COPYRIGHT STRUGGLES John Greenman
00:01:42
Play 23 June 10, 1883 - MR. MARK TWAIN EXCITED John Greenman
00:14:52
Play 24 November 11, 1883 - MARK TWAIN ON COPYRIGHT LAW John Greenman
00:02:21
Play 25 December 4, 1883 - MARK TWAIN AGGRIEVED John Greenman
00:06:02
Play 26 November 19, 1884 - GENIUS AND VERSATILITY John Greenman
00:04:48
Play 27 December 31, 1884 - PUT HIM ON THE WITNESS STAND John Greenman
00:02:37
Play 28 January 15, 1885 - MARK TWAIN A PLAINTIFF John Greenman
00:03:24
Play 29 March 19, 1885 - TRASHY AND VICIOUS John Greenman
00:02:17
Play 30 April 10, 1885 - FOR THE ACTORS' FUND John Greenman
00:02:09
Play 31 August 10, 1886 - AN INJUNCTION REFUSED (against John Wanamaker) John Greenman
00:02:07
Play 32 March 21, 1887 - MARK TWAIN'S ENGLISH ROYALTIES John Greenman
00:02:11
Play 33 April 9, 1889 - BASEBALL AT DELMONICO'S John Greenman
00:04:17
Play 34 December 10, 1889 - MARK TWAIN AND HIS BOOK. The Copyright Question John Greenman
00:17:15
Play 35 December 17, 1889 - AUTHOR'S READINGS John Greenman
00:08:23