What is Man? and Other Essays
Mark Twain
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 involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserted that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position. This collection of short stories covers a wide range of Twain's interests: the serious, the political and the ironically humorous. (Summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman) (10 hr 37 min)
Chapters
| What Is Man- Sec. I | 21:25 | Read by John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. II | 29:11 | Read by John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. III | 20:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. IV | 34:15 | Read by John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. V | 21:22 | Read by John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Sec. VI | 43:45 | Read by John Greenman |
| What Is Man- Conclusion | 14:36 | Read by John Greenman |
| The Death of Jean | 28:58 | Read by John Greenman |
| The Turning-Point of My Life | 23:02 | Read by John Greenman |
| How to Make History Dates Stick | 32:59 | Read by John Greenman |
| The Memorable Assassination | 27:05 | Read by John Greenman |
| A Scrap of curious History | 18:02 | Read by John Greenman |
| Switzerland, the Cradle of Liberty | 26:02 | Read by John Greenman |
| At The Shrine of St. Wagner | 33:32 | Read by John Greenman |
| William Dean Howells | 22:02 | Read by John Greenman |
| English As She Is Taught | 31:06 | Read by John Greenman |
| A Simplified Alphabet | 11:52 | Read by John Greenman |
| As Concerns Interpreting The Diety | 17:36 | Read by John Greenman |
| Concerning Tobacco | 7:44 | Read by John Greenman |
| The Bee | 8:40 | Read by John Greenman |
| Taming the Bicycle | 20:14 | Read by John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 1-3 | 33:44 | Read by John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 4-7 | 37:33 | Read by John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 8-9 | 39:51 | Read by John Greenman |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? section 10-13 | 32:40 | Read by John Greenman |
Reviews
A worthwhile listen.
Alan H.
Entertaining, as usual, but more thought provoking & informative than some, perhaps. The Shakespeare stuff was new to me and blew my mind. (I am no fan of Shakespeare.)
Recommended!
Oleg K
Essays mostly entertaining (I found the quibble about Shakespeare irrelevant) by the great Mark Twain. Read very effectively by Mr. Greenman.
well read and enjoyable
Ged
thought provoking and entertaining beautiful red by Mr Green Room well worth a listen
Excellent reading and essays
A LibriVox Listener
Twainâs wit is expertly conveyed by this reader!
A LibriVox Listener
Brilliant reader and a most enjoyable, thought provoking listen. Gilly
agathe
john greenman is clearly channeling mark Twain.
Lloyd Boone
Terrible rendition! Reader should not speak the words "om" and "ym" but simply read the dialog only for each party. As is, it is very annoying to listen to.