Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Read by John Greenman
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of …
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 2)
Read by Mark F. Smith
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain creates an entertaining adventure of Middle America in the 1800's - afloat on a raft on th…
Die Abenteuer Tom Sawyers
Read by Ramona Deininger-Schnabel
Die Abenteuer des Tom Sawyer (Originaltitel: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) ist ein Roman des US-amerikanischen Schriftstellers Mark Twain. D…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary cri…
The Prince and the Pauper
Read by John Greenman
The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two …
Life on the Mississippi
Read by John Greenman
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil…
Las Aventuras De Tom Sawyer
Read by krahs
Tom Sawyer es un niño que vive en San Petesburgo al lado del río Missisipi con su hermano menor Sid, su prima Mary y su t&iacu…
Roughing It
Read by John Greenman
Roughing It is semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was authored during 1870–71 and published…
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Read by Steve Andersen
Come and hear the strange tail of The Boss Hank Morgan, a modern day (at the time of publication) Connecticut Yankee who inexplicably finds…
Coffee Break Collection 001 - Humor
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This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) stories suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Emphasis f…
The Awful German Language
Read by Rainer
If you’ve ever studied German (and maybe even if you haven’t), you’re likely to find this short essay to be hilarious. Published as Appendix…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 4)
Read by John Greenman
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade), often shortened to Huck Finn, is a novel written by Mark Twain and published in 1884.…
Ghost Story Collection 002
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A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyo…
El Diario De Adán Y Eva
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Con su ingenio y encanto habituales, Mark Twain, uno de los más grandes escritores de nuestro tiempo, presenta la historia del Jard&i…
The Innocents Abroad
Read by John Greenman
Writer/entertainer Garrison Keillor (A Prairie Home Companion) on “The Innocents Abroad”: “…one of the best selling travel books of all time…
Eve’s Diary
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Eve’s Diary is a humorous monologue about Eve’s experiences at the dawn of creation. She is fascinated by every aspect of the new world …
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (version 2)
Read by John Greenman
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The work is a very early example of…
A Dog's Tale
Read by Aaron Elliott
This short novel of Twain’s, from 1903, is told from the point of view of a loyal and beloved family pet. Themes of heroics, valor and heart…
A Tramp Abroad
Read by John Greenman
A Tramp Abroad is a work of non-fiction travel literature by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by th…
Chapters from my Autobiography
Read by John Greenman
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) began writing his autobiography long before the 1906 publications of these Chapters from my Autobiography. He or…
What is Man? and Other Essays
Read by John Greenman
"What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a young man and an older man jaded to the world. It involve…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 3)
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The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River, and its sober and often scathing look at en…
Tom Sawyer Abroad by Huck Finn
Read by John Greenman
Tom Sawyer Abroad is a novel by Mark Twain published in 1894. It features Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a parody of Jules Verne-esque a…
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Volumes 1 & 2
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte." De Conte …
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors…
Read by John Greenman
Please note: this recording contains strong language. Also known simply as "1601", this is a humorously risque work by Mark Twain,…
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Read by John Greenman
Tom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn …
The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories
Read by Ted Delorme
Here's a Mark Twain story that's very unlike those he became famous for, but when I read it back in Catholic high school, it left a deep imp…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (version 2 dramatic reading)
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Growing up on the banks of the Mississippi river, a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer spends his days getting into one scrape after another. …
Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer
Read by Florent
Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer (1876) est le premier et plus célèbre roman de Mark Twain.Pour celles et ceux qui ne connaissent p…
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
Read by John Greenman
Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American autho…
Extracts from Adam's Diary
Read by Mr. Baby Man
Get the true story of Adam and Eve, straight from the source. This humorous text is a day-to-day account of Adam’s life from happiness in th…
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Read by Michael Yard
In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 007
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A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…
A Double Barreled Detective Story
Read by John Greenman
A Double Barrelled Detective Story is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), in which Sherlock Holmes finds himself in the American west.At…
Historias de Detectives
Read by Victor Villarraza
La ficción detectivesca es un subgénero de la novela negra, y paradójicamente también su antecesor. Básic…
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (Version 2)
Read by John Greenman
It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this …
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Read by lca-master
Thomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He appears in three other …
Cartas Desde La Tierra
Read by luisal0052
Cartas desde la Tierra, cuya primera edición no se autorizó hasta 1962, describe en vivo y en directo la versión siglo …
The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today (version 2)
Read by John Greenman
Originally published in 1873, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the only novel Twain co-wrote (C.D. Warner was a good friend and neighbor o…
El Peligro De Quedarse En Cama
Read by erikasj
Cuento humorístico de Mark Twain traducido por un colaborador de Leer Escuchando. De Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, conocido…
The Awful German Language (version 2)
Read by Kirsten Wever
This long essay is a work of mock philology, one of several appendices to Twain’s travel novel, A Tramp Abroad. In it, Twain explains, compl…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 010
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A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
Aventuras de Masín (Tom) Sawyer
Read by Victor Villarraza
La vida en San Petersburgo, un pueblecito situado a orillas del Misisipi, al suroeste de Estados Unidos, es tan plácida que incluso p…
Short Story Collection Vol. 003
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 003: a collection of 20 short fictional works in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories (version 2)
Read by John Greenman
The Mysterious Stranger-A Romance- is the final novel attempted by Mark Twain. It was worked on periodically from roughly 1890 up until 1910…
How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays
Read by Claudia Salto
In his inimitable way, Mark Twain gives sound advice about how to tell a story, then lets us in on some curious incidents he experienced, an…
Anti-imperialist Writings
Read by John Greenman
This audiobook is a collection of Mark Twain's anti-imperialist writings (newspaper articles, interviews, speeches, letters, essays and pamp…
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2)
Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published j…
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Version 6)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Follow the young boy Huckleberry Finn and the slave Jim on their epic journey down the Mississippi River in the years before the Civil War. …
Mark Twain's Journal Writings, Volume 1
Read by John Greenman
Volume 1 contains these 12 essays: 1.) "Americans on a Visit to the Emperor of Russia." 2.) "The Austrian Edison keeping scho…
The Best American Humorous Short Stories
Read by David Wales
Eighteen short stories by famous and little known authors compassing the period 1839 - 1914. The editor's very extensive introduction is omi…
Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 1
Read by John Greenman
Spanning the time between 1872 and the year before he died, this collection of after-dinner speeches, random thoughts to "the press&quo…
Old Times on the Mississippi
Read by John Greenman
Old Times on the Mississippi is a non-fiction work by Mark Twain. It was published in 1876. Originally published in serial form in the Atlan…
Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 2
Read by John Greenman
This second collection of essays by Mark Twain is a good example of the diversity of subject matter about which he wrote. As with the essays…
The Letters of Mark Twain, Complete
Read by James K. White
These letters were arranged in two volumes by Albert Bigelow Paine, Samuel L. Clemens's literary executor, as a supplement to Mark Twain, A …
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories
Read by John Greenman
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, a…
The Stolen White Elephant
Read by Kristen McQuillin
In this Mark Twain short story an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local po…
The Stolen White Elephant (Version 2)
Read by John Greenman
"The Stolen White Elephant" was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Bri…
Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion
Read by John Greenman
Written for the Atlantic magazine in 1877, this is a collection of stories about a trip Mark Twain made with some friends to Bermuda. (Summa…
Eve’s Diary (version 2)
Read by John Greenman
Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain. It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in…
A Horse's Tale (Version 2)
Read by John Greenman
A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite hors…
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new Stories
Read by John Greenman
collection contains: -The £1,000,000 Bank-Note -Mental Telegraphy -A Cure for the Blues -The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant -Abo…
Short Story Collection Vol. 004
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 004: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox member…
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
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Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, a short volume, published by Sheldon & Co., NY in 1871, is Mark Twain's third …
Short Story Collection Vol. 001
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 005
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 005: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox member…
The Jumping Frog
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was also published as "The Notorio…
The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches
Read by John Greenman
As the title reveals, these stories are a collection of some of Mark Twain's more fanciful and eccentric works. They run the gamut from poli…
The American Claimant
Read by John Greenman
The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The story focuses on the class differences and expectatio…
The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is an 1873 novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirizes greed and political corruption in po…
Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain
Read by John Greenman
This is a collection of newspaper articles written by Samuel Clemens, for various newspapers, between 1862 and 1881. After Feb 3rd 1863, he …
A Horse's Tale
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alis…
Short Story Collection Vol. 008
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox member…
Those Extraordinary Twins
Read by John Greenman
"Those Extraordinary Twins" was published as a short story, separate and distinct from its origins inside Twain's "The Tr…
Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 3
Read by John Greenman
This third volume of Mark Twain's journal writings continues on eclectic and varied path established by the first two volumes. Included in t…
The Treaty with China
Read by John Greenman
"A good candidate for 'the most under-appreciated work by Mark Twain' would be 'The Treaty With China,' which he published in the New Y…
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 5 Dramatic Reading)
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In order to escape his cruel father, and led by a thirst for adventure, Huck Finn sets off down the Mississippi River with Jim, an escaped s…
Sketches New and Old
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This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1875. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the or…
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories
Read by John Greenman
A collection of Twain short stories including:The Loves Of Alonzo FitzClarence And Rosannah EtheltonOn The Decay Of The Art Of LyingAbout Ma…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002
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A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Read by Kevin LaVergne
"Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" is a short-story written by American writer Mark Twain and published in 1909. The story fol…
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven (version 3)
Read by John Greenman
This was the last story published by Twain, a few months before he died. The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long co…
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences
Read by Gesine
Fenimore Cooper - author of The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, etc - has often been praised, but just as often been criticised for hi…
Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 2
Read by John Greenman
This collection of the 195 known, publicly-printed speeches of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Paul Fatout and publish…
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors
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Please note: this recording contains strong language. "1601," wrote Mark Twain, "is a supposititious conversation which take…
Short Story Collection Vol. 007
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 007: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox member…
Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again
Read by John Greenman
This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pur…
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Read by Leonard Wilson
The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took t…
Short Story Collection Vol. 035
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A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 066
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Another great collection of short stories in English, selected and read by Librivox readers.
Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews
Read by John Greenman
This collection of the 258 known, publicly-printed interviews of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Gary Scharnhorst and …
Short Story Collection Vol. 036
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A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.The story of The Lamplighter (…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003
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A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit To Heaven (version 2)
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
In the afterlife grizzled sea captain Eli Stormfield finds himself piloting a ship to heaven. Despite a detour and some navigation errors he…
Coffee Break Collection 004 - Hodge Podge
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This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) fiction or non-fiction works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a …
Short Story Collection Vol. 039
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 039: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Plus fort que Sherlock Holmes
Read by René Depasse
« La première scène se passe à la campagne dans la province de Virginie, en l’année 1880.Un él&eacu…
Tom Sawyer, De Lotgevallen van
Read by Bart de Leeuw
Uit de inleiding van de schrijver bij de originele Engelstalige uitgave (helaas niet in deze vertaling opgenomen): "Ofschoon mijn boek …
In Defense of Harriet Shelley
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain pulls no punches while exposing the "real" Percy Shelley in this scathing condemnation of Edward Dowden's "Life of…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 029
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A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
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Mark Twain wrote these two diaries, or rather as he insists, 'translated them from the original manuscripts', late in his writing career. T…
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories
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A book of short stories and humorous anecdotes by Mark Twain, published together in 1906. (Summary by Tricia G)
Short Story Collection Vol. 010
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 010: a collection of 10 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox member…
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences (Version 2)
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This is Mark Twain's vicious and amusing review of Fenimore Cooper's literary art. It is still read widely in academic circles. Twain's essa…
Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales
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The Lords of the Housetops reveals the cat through the creative lenses of 13 authors. Consequently, this carefully chosen collection of stor…
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 1
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Volume 1 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…
Short Story Collection Vol. 054
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 054: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 041
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 041: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 043
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 040
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 040: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006
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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…
Short Story Collection Vol. 034
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 034: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 021
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Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. "Die Schrecken der deutschen Sprache" übersetzt …
Short Story Collection Vol. 020
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 020: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024
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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…
Short Story Collection Vol. 030
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 030: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
How To Tell A Story, and Other Essays
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The complete collection of works using this title. Other versions, including the Project Gutenberg version, have been radically shortened. M…
The Prince and the Pauper (version 2)
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One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself interv…
Short Story Collection Vol. 042
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 042: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
The Mysterious Stranger
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Mark Twain wrote this fairytale style story about 3 boys who meet Satan's cousin and they experience many things during this time. The story…
Short Story Collection Vol. 038
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 038: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027
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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…
Short Story Collection Vol. 037
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 037: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 072
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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Virginia Woolf…
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2
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Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…
Comment on raconte une histoire
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« Il y a différentes espèces d’histoires, mais une seule est difficile à manier : c’est l’histoire humoristique. …
Short Story Collection Vol. 018
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 018: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 027
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 027: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
The Innocents Abroad (version 2)
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Samuel L. Clemens' (Mark Twain) journey to Europe and the Holy Land in 1866. Reportedly his best selling book.
Short Story Collection Vol. 028
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 028: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Essays on Paul Bourget
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Collection of short essays concerning French novelist and critic Paul Bourget. Included: "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us" and &quo…
Short Story Collection Vol. 029
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 029: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Pour guérir un rhume
Au Fil des Lectures Une nouvelle de Mark Twain lue par R. Depasse (13 min). « C'est une chose sans doute excellente d'écrire po…
Short Story Collection Vol. 033
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 033: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 073
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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Saki, Katheri…
La C?lebre Rana Saltarina Del Distrito De Calaveras
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Este cuento de Mark Twain fue escrito 11 años antes de Tom Sawyer. Es una obra corta, divertida e interesante, que nos presenta un au…
The Ontario Readers: Third Book
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The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053
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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (version 3)
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An adventure story for children, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a fun-filled book that shows life along the Mississippi River in the 1840s.…
More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain
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"More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain" fills in the gaps left by the first collection of newspaper articles: "Newspaper Arti…
Short Story Collection Vol. 078
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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. The ever-popular detective stories of Arthur Conan D…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028
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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…
L'Histoire de l'invalide
Au Fil des Lectures Nouvelle de Mark Twain lue par R. Depasse (20 min). « J'ai l'air d'un homme de soixante ans et marié, mais …
Un pari de milliardaires
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« Les deux frères étaient en train de discuter sur la façon dont se tirerait d’affaire un étranger honn&ec…
Coffee Break Collection 21 -- Fairy Tales, Tall Stories and Scams
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This is the twenty-first Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 10
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The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the tenth volume, 62 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 048
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Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought--Phtah-Hotep…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 7)
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A slightly more complex sequel to Mark Twain's original book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, this book really shows the true side of racism i…
Cinq Nouvelles
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Une heure d’humour grâce à Pour guérir un rhume, L’Histoire de l’invalide, L’Histoire se répète, Situation…
Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven (version 4)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Mark Twain pokes a little good natured fun at the usual concept of heaven. The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long…
Un roman du Moyen-Âge
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« Le sévère vieux lord de Klugenstein était assis dans une chaise d’apparat et plongé dans la médit…
Children's Short Works, Vol. 021
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Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 021: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 046
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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation…
Feu Benjamin Franklin
Au Fil des Lectures Une nouvelle de Mark Twain lue par R. Depasse (9 min). « Cet individu était une de ces personnes que l’on a…
Coffee Break Collection 20 -- Old Age
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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…
Short Story Collection Vol. 076
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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the annals of Arthur Conan …
El hombre que riñe con los gatos
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A falta de otra cosa, contamos una vez en nuestro periódico la aventura de un desgraciado que, según nuestro relato, para po…
Sainte Jeanne d’Arc
Read by René Depasse
Les quelques pages consacrées par Mark Twain à Sainte Jeanne d’Arc ne nous apprennent rien que nous ne sachions, nous, Fran&cc…
Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather
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This is the thirteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in…
Coffee Break Collection 23 -- Mysteries, Riddles and Conundrums
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This is the twenty-third Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …
1916: First Chapters Collection
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These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the yea…
LibriVox 5th Anniversary Collection Vol. 2
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What do you do for a fifth anniversary? We decided to have a collection of short works with a difference. We challenged our readers to find …
Autobiografía burlesca
Read by Alba
Dos o tres personas me escribieron en diferentes ocasiones diciéndome que si yo publicaba mi autobiografía tal vez la leer&iac…
Le Passeport russe
Read by René Depasse
On retrouve dans Le Passeport russe l’humour de Mark Twain.En Russie, à l’époque où, non muni d’un passeport, un &eacu…
La Chicago allemande
Read by René Depasse
Extrait de Un pari de milliardaires, La Chicago allemande est une description de la ville de Berlin en 1900. Lors de sa visite, l’Amé…
The Prince and the Pauper (version 3)
Read by Luke Sieburg
The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive …
Short Poetry Collection 004
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Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 004: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Autobiographie burlesque
Read by René Depasse
« On s’occupe beaucoup de M. Mark Twain, en ce moment. Il est fêté à Londres, attendu à Paris… Nous publion…
L’Arche de Noé
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« Le pauvre Noé ne pourrait guère entreprendre aujourd’hui ce qu’il se permit alors, car l’expérience nous a ense…
Un mot de Satan – Les Cinq Dons de la vie – Mémoires d’une chienne
Read by René Depasse
Dans Un mot de Satan Mark Twain accuse, avec ironie, Rockefeller (1839-1937), l’un des hommes les plus riches de tous les temps, avec une f…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 059
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Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 59 contains an eclectic mix of readings, ra…
Una historia de fantasmas
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Fui a una gran habitación, lejos de Broadway, de un gran y viejo edificio cuyos departamentos superiores habían estado vac&ia…
Histoire du méchant petit garçon
Read by René Depasse
« Il y avait une fois un méchant petit garçon qui s’appelait Jim. Cependant, si l’on veut bien le remarquer, les m&eacut…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 061
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Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain independently chosen by the readers. Volume 61 features articles and essays on both cu…
LibriVox 5th Anniversary Collection Vol. 3
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What do you do for a fifth anniversary? We decided to have a collection of short works with a difference. We challenged our readers to find …
Twain and Howells On Each Other
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Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and William Dean Howells were friends for 44 years. Their personal and professional relationship is considered b…
Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879)
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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…
Los ciceroni
Read by Alba
Una palabra sobre Miguel Angelo Buonarotti. Yo adoraba el genio potente de Miguel Ángel —ese hombre grande en poesía, en pi…
Les Droits de la femme
Read by René Depasse
« L’année dernière, j’avais planté ma tente dans une petite ville d’Indiana. Je me tenais sur le seuil de la port…
Nouvelle Sélection (Quatre Contes)
Read by René Depasse
À noter que L’Histoire du Petit Stephen Girard (1873), dont voici les premières lignes, a été traduite par Alph…
Pourquoi j’étranglais ma conscience
Read by René Depasse
« L’idée d’une conscience polie ! quelle bonne plaisanterie ! quelle excellente farce ! Toutes les consciences dont j’ai entend…
The Awful German Language
Read by J.-F. Leblanc
Il s’agit ici de l’appendice D du livre de Mark Twain intitulé A Tramp Abroad, publié en 1880. Dans cette « satire&…
La Grande Révolution de Pitcairn
Read by René Depasse
Peut-être Mark Twain connaissait-il Les Révoltés de la Bounty en écrivant cette nouvelle historique…«…
La Caravelle de Christophe Colomb – Une pétition à la reine d’Angleterre
Read by René Depasse
Ces deux histoires humoristiques sont parmi les dernières traduites que l’on peut dénicher.La Caravelle de Christophe Colomb …
Local Color Collection Vol. 001
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In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)
Mark Twain's Travel Letters from 1891-92
Read by John Greenman
This collection of Mark Twain travel letters was compiled by Barbara Schmidt for her website, TwainQuotes.com. According to his biographer, …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066
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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Why Women Should Vote" (Jane Addams, 1910) is one of several selections devo…
Short Poetry Collection 062
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LibriVox's New Short Poetry Collection 062: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Enfer ou Paradis ?
Read by René Depasse
Le joyeux conteur de bonnes farces, Mark Twain, pince-sans-rire flegmatique est devenu vers la soixantaine un psychologue sérieux et…
Perce, mon ami, perce !
Read by René Depasse
Rions un peu…« Conducteur, quand tu reçois l’argent, Perce, en présence du voyageur, Un ticket bleu de dix cents, Un tic…
Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Two (1880-1889)
Read by John Greenman
This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 9
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The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Le Courrier amateur
Read by René Depasse
Le Courrier amateur est le récit désopilant et échevelé des aventures d’un distrait qui accumule les gaffes.&l…
Cannibalisme en voyage
Read by René Depasse
« Laissez-moi vous raconter une histoire, vous dévoiler un chapitre secret de ma vie, une page que j’avais enterrée au f…
Nuit sans sommeil – Mort ou vivant ?
Read by René Depasse
Deux nouvelles pleines d’humour de Samuel Langhorne Clemens, plus connu sous le pseudonyme de Mark Twain.« J’ai reçu une &eacu…
La Télégraphie mentale
Read by René Depasse
Il est plus que probable que chaque lecteur ou auditeur trouvera dans ses propres souvenirs des témoignages de Télégra…
Le Roman d’une jeune Esquimau
Read by René Depasse
Le Roman d’une jeune Esquimau est une conversation charmante sur les différences des perceptions et des cultures entre une jeune fil…
El desventurado prometido de Aurelia
Read by Alba
Los hechos que voy a relatar se hallan consignados en una carta que me dirige cierta señora residente en la hermosa ciudad de San J…
Le Legs de 30.000 dollars
Read by René Depasse
« Quel esprit ne bat la campagne ? Qui ne fait châteaux en Espagne ? Picrochole, Pyrrhus, la laitière, enfin tous, Autant…
Coffee Break Collection 25 -- Water
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This is the twenty-fifth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …
Une visite mystérieuse
Read by René Depasse
Trouvée dans le supplément littéraire du Figaro du 6 juillet 1907, cette amusante nouvelle de Mark Twain Une visite my…
Contes et nouvelles
Mark Twain (1835-1910) a écrit de nombreux contes, articles et nouvelles, souvent pleins d’humour mordant.« Prodigue de plaisan…
La Prière de la guerre
Read by René Depasse
Le pays entre en guerre ; le pasteur prie : « Le refrain de cette supplication était que notre Père à tous, &eac…
L’Italien sans maître – L’Italien et sa grammaire
Read by René Depasse
Démêlés amusants de Mark Twain avec la langue italienne lors de son séjour à Florence (Firenze).L’Italie…
Un chien à l’Église
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« Après le chant du cantique, le Révérend Sprague se retourna et lut une liste interminable « d’annonc…
Comment j’ai tué un ours
Read by René Depasse
« On a raconté tant d’histoires invraisemblables sur ma chasse à l’ours de l’été dernier, à Adirond…
Par téléphone
Read by René Depasse
On songe aujourd’hui inévitablement aux rencontres par Internet à la lecture de Par téléphone, fantaisie am&ea…
histoire de la grenouille
Livre audio gratuit enregistré par fedydurke Pour Audiocite.net. De nombreux autres enregistrements sont disponibles sur www.audiocit…
Le Journal d’Ève
Read by René Depasse
À écouter en parallèle avec les Extrais du journal d’Adam.« La lune, la nuit dernière, était m…
Le Danger du lit – Le Marchand d’échos
Read by René Depasse
Une étude statistique sur les accidents ferroviaires qui est aussi pour nous un document historique sur le réseau des É…
Short Poetry Collection 056
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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 056: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Ma démission – Héros d’occasion
Read by René Depasse
« J’ai démissionné. Le gouvernement a l’air de marcher quand même, mais il a du plomb dans l’aile. J’étais …
La Visite du capitaine Tempête dans le ciel
Read by René Depasse
« Parfaitement. Il y avait une trentaine d’années que j’étais mort, et je commençais à me sentir un peu an…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 071
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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Suffrage for women will not usher in a millennium of peace and leisure" was …
Multilingual Short Works Collection 009
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This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). Al…
Une victime de l’hospitalité
Read by René Depasse
« Avec notre nature il nous faut des signes visibles et extérieurs de bonté ; l’accueil du cœur ne nous suffit pas. Si v…
Une interview
Read by René Depasse
« Le jeune homme nerveux, alerte et déluré, prit la chaise que je lui offrais, et dit qu’il était attaché …
L’Eléphant blanc volé
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« Il fallait s’arrêter quelque temps, pour permettre à l’animal de reprendre des forces avant de continuer le voyage.Tout…
Comment le ramoneur gagna l’oreille de l’empereur
Read by René Depasse
Quand un simple général, un poète, un acteur ou quelqu’un qui jouit d’une certaine notoriété tombe malade…
Une histoire de malade
Read by René Depasse
À la soixantaine de Contes et nouvelles enregistrés de Mark Twain va s’ajouter la série intitulée Le Legs de 300…
La célebre rana saltarina del Distrito de Calaveras
Read by Alba
Para cumplir el encargo de un amigo que me escribía desde el Este, fui a hacer una visita a ese simpático joven y viejo charla…
Edward Mills et George Benton
Read by René Depasse
« Le bébé Mills était une joie pour tous ceux qui l’entouraient. Quand il demandait un sucre d’orge, et qu’on le …
First Chapter Collection 004
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Librivox First Chapter Collection 004 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, chosen by Librivox volunteers.This volume …
Extraits du journal d’Adam
Read by René Depasse
« Lundi – Cette nouvelle créature aux longs cheveux est bien encombrante. Elle traîne partout et me suit toujours. Je d&e…
Cinq Esquisses anciennes et nouvelles
Read by René Depasse
« Quelques mots sur la citrouille : cette baie est fort appréciée par les indigènes de l’intérieur de la N…
Le Récent Carnaval du crime dans le Connecticut
Read by René Depasse
Le Récent Carnaval du crime dans le Connecticut est un titre fort énigmatique, puisqu’il n’est question dans le récit …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 070
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Twenty short nonfiction works selected by the readers. “Shall we ever be able to visit the moon?” queries journalist Charles Nevers Holmes i…
Trois Articles
Read by René Depasse
Ces trois textes destinés à compléter, sinon à achever, la collection des œuvres de Mark Twain publiables en fr…
L’Homme au message
Read by René Depasse
Traduction : Gabriel de Lautrec (1867-1938).L’Homme au message. > Télécharger le mp3 (Clic-droit, « Enregistrer …
Un article amusant – Une lettre au ministre des finances – L’Esprit des enfants
Read by René Depasse
En 1867 une croisière de douze mois est organisée pour touristes américains novices à destination de la plus g…
La Vénus du Capitole
Read by René Depasse
La Vénus du Capitole, ou « Comment donner une grande valeur à une statue en la mutilant. »Une nouvelle trouvaille …
L’Infortuné Fiancé d’Aurélia
Read by René Depasse
« Les faits suivants sont consignés dans une lettre que m’écrit une jeune fille habitant la belle ville de San Jos&eacut…
Esquisses et autres
Read by René Depasse
Un reportage sur le meurtre de Jules César aux Ides de mars 44 avant J.C, une satire des horlogers, des jugements peu aimables sur le…
Esquisses anciennes et nouvelles (Deuxième sélection)
Read by René Depasse
Réponse à un moraliste statisticien. — « Je n’ai nul besoin de vos statistiques. J’ai pris tout le paquet et j’en ai all…
Un majestueux fossile littéraire
Read by René Depasse
Le fossile que Twain ridiculise dans Un majestueux fossile littéraire est le Dictionnaire médical composé par le doct…
Histoire d’une fourniture de bœuf salé
Read by René Depasse
« Le célèbre humoriste Mark Twain, une des gloires littéraires des États-Unis, se trouve actuellement &ag…
Was It Heaven Or Hell
"Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it." Most would agree that…