Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

By the time Mark Twain worked as a roving reporter for the Sacramento Union, he had held positions with other newspapers in Nevada and California. However, his assignment in 1866 to visit and report on the Sandwich Islands, changed his life. These 25 "letters" from Hawaii gave him an international "scoop" and opened the door for a lifetime of speaking engagements. “I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five. I had a jolly time. I would not have fooled away any of it writing letters under any consideration whatever.” –Mark Twain - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Travel & Geography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Letter #1 - CLIMATIC John Greenman
00:09:05
Play 02 Letter #2 - THE AJAX VOYAGE CONTINUED John Greenman
00:14:17
Play 03 Letter #3 - STILL AT SEA John Greenman
00:13:36
Play 04 Letter #4 - OUR ARRIVAL ELABORATED A LITTLE MORE John Greenman
00:17:38
Play 05 Letter #5 - BOARD AND LODGING SECURED John Greenman
00:14:27
Play 06 Letter #6 - COMING HOME FROM PRISON John Greenman
00:22:34
Play 07 Letter #7 - THE EQUESTRIAN EXCURSION CONCLUDED John Greenman
00:15:23
Play 08 Letter #8 - OFF John Greenman
00:19:33
Play 09 Letter #9 - SAD ACCIDENT John Greenman
00:18:29
Play 10 Letter #10 - THE WHALING TRADE John Greenman
00:16:18
Play 11 Letter #11 - PARADISE AND THE PARI (JOKE) John Greenman
00:15:54
Play 12 Letter #12 - HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE John Greenman
00:14:59
Play 13 Letter #13 - LEGISLATURE CONTINUED - THE SOLONS AT WORK John Greenman
00:15:45
Play 14 Letter #14 - "HOME AGAIN" John Greenman
00:24:41
Play 15 Letter #15 - BURNING OF THE CLIPPER SHIP HORNET AT SEA John Greenman
00:41:56
Play 16 Letter #16 - A MONTH OF MOURNING John Greenman
00:28:16
Play 17 Letter #17 - FUNERAL OF THE PRINCESS John Greenman
00:28:24
Play 18 Letter #18 - AT SEA AGAIN John Greenman
00:24:59
Play 19 Letter #19 - STILL IN KONA - CONCERNING MATTERS AND THINGS John Greenman
00:23:56
Play 20 Letter #20 - GREAT BRITAIN'S QUEER MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN COOK John Greenman
00:15:25
Play 21 Letter #21 - A FUNNY SCRAP OF HISTORY John Greenman
00:21:29
Play 22 Letter #22 - THE ROMANTIC GOD LONO John Greenman
00:24:41
Play 23 Letter #23 - THE HIGH CHIEF OF SUGARDOM John Greenman
00:35:13
Play 24 Letter #24 - A NOTABLE DISCOVERY John Greenman
00:25:36
Play 25 Letter #25 - THE GREAT VOLCANO OF KILAUEA John Greenman
00:15:33