Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews

Mark Twain

Read by John Greenman

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This collection of the 258 known, publicly-printed interviews of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Gary Scharnhorst and published by the University of Alabama Press. The interviews are in the Public Domain, and our thanks go to Gary Scharnhorst and the University of Alabama for making them available for this Public Domain audio recording. They were compiled in the University of Alabama Press book entitled "Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews" and are arranged, chronologically, from Twain's first authenticated interview in 1871, to his last interview in 1910. Here's how Professor Scharnhorst has characterized the interviews:
Interviews 1-20 The Growth of Mark Twain's Early Reputation, 1871-1884
Interviews 21-39 The "Twins of Genius" Tour, 1884-1885
Interviews 40-59 The Best and Worst of Times, 1886-1895
Interviews 60-81 Across North America, 1895
Interviews 82-120 Across Australia, Asia, and Africa, 1895-1896
Interviews 121-151 "Ambassador at Large" and Man of Letters, 1897-1901
Interviews 152-170 Last Visit to Mississippi, 1902
Interviews 171-195 At Large, 1902-1906
Interviews 196-220 "Dean of Humorists," 1906-1907
Interviews 221-235 Visit to Oxford, 1907
Interviews 236-258 The Long Goodbye, 1907-1910
Extensive analysis (for instance how other publications interpreted identical interview sessions), notes, appendix and index are included in the printed work. - Summary by John Greenman (37 hr 51 min)