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Taming the Bicycle
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 21 mins
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Twain describes how he and his friend, Joe Twichell, tried to learn how to ride a bicycle in May of 1884. The bicycle was a new invention, and it proved to be more difficult than riding a horse. According to Twain, it was a painful and short-lived experience.
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Taming the Bicycle
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-21
- Language: English
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Tom Sawyer, Detective
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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As springtime comes, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have developed a bad case of spring fever. When Tom's Aunt Sally invites them to Arkansas, their malady is instantly cured. But as the duo sets out on their steamer to get down river, they learn that Tom's Uncle Silas is in considerable trouble and needs their help. This classic is the perfect listen for audiences of all ages and encapsulates the essence of American literature.
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Tom Sawyer, Detective
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Series: Twain's Tom and Huck, Book 4
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-11
- Language: English
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Is Shakespeare Dead?
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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In this brief, semi-autobiographical work, Mark Twain explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean literary canon. Applying satire, anecdote, and extensive quotation, he uses the debate over Shakespeare's real identity to satirize prejudice, intolerance, and self-importance.
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Is Shakespeare Dead?
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-06
- Language: English
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How to Make History Dates Stick
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 33 mins
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This 1899 essay describes Mark Twain's method of teaching historical dates to his children. It was first published posthumously in Harper's Monthly Magazine in December 1914.
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How to Make History Dates Stick
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-07
- Language: English
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The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 7 mins
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Mark Twain gave this speech at an event honoring Andrew Carnegie, who helped found the Simplified Spelling Board. Twain mentions how uncomfortable it is to only receive compliments when one is the guest of honor, so he critiques Carnegie’s “pestiferous” ideas about spelling reform. In doing so, he provides his own suggestions for fixing “this present silly alphabet, which I fancy was invented by a drunken thief.” This speech is a fine example of the brazen humor that made Twain himself famous.
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The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 7 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-01
- Language: English
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Advice to Youth
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 9 mins
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Mark Twain wrote this essay when asked to share something with America’s youth. Though he begins in a serious tone, his advice quickly takes a turn for the satirical: “Always obey your parents, when they are present. This is the best policy in the long run, because if you don’t, they will make you.” In a similar tone, he goes on to address the matters of respecting one’s elders, rising early, lying, handling firearms, and reading books. This essay is a great example of Twain’s infamous satirical wit and an easy entry point for anyone interested in the writer’s nonfiction.
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Advice to Youth
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 9 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-30
- Language: English
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Education and Citizenship
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 6 mins
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Mark Twain delivered this speech at the dedication of new buildings at the College of the City of New York. The mayor who preceded him mentioned that good citizenship should take precedence even over education. Twain uses this introduction to transition into a funny discussion of the motto “In God we trust” being stamped into US coins and how this relates to principles of citizenship.
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Education and Citizenship
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 6 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-30
- Language: English
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The $30,000 Bequest
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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A couple was promised a $30,000 inheritance from a rich relative on condition that it remains a secret. Through the years, they invest money, accumulating sizable assets, until they lose it all in a stock market crash. One day, they find out that the relative had died penniless, which means they yearned for an illusion their whole life long.
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The $30,000 Bequest
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-01
- Language: English
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Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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Thirty years after his death, Capt. Stormfield is still speeding across the universe, on his way to the next life, though he doesn't know yet where or when his journey will end. It's not a spoiler to tell you that he does get into heaven (it's in the title after all), but you may be surprised at some of the customs, characters, and spectacles he finds there.
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Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-28
- Language: English
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To the Person Sitting in Darkness
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 55 mins
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Mark Twain, incensed by increasing religious and political imperialism around the globe, characterizes a large nation's invasion and occupation of a smaller country as the "strange and over-showy onslaught of an elephant upon a nest of field mice, on the pretext that the mice had squeaked an insolence at him conduct which 'no self-respecting government could allow to pass unavenged' as Mr. Chamberlain said. Was that a good pretext in a small case when it had not been a good pretext in a large one?- for only recently Russia had affronted the elephant three times and survived...."
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To the Person Sitting in Darkness
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 55 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-26
- Language: English
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The Diaries of Adam and Eve
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Adam cannot understand Eve - her penchant for naming everything in the garden irks him, as does her boundless curiosity, but he learns, in time, that he cannot live happily without her. And Eve finds that she loves Adam above all things.
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The Diaries of Adam and Eve
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-13
- Language: English
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The Californian's Tale
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 18 mins
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"The Californian's Tale" is the story of a man, Henry, waiting for his wife to come home. The narrator, a stranger to the town, knows nothing of the circumstances. He discovers the tragic truth at a party thrown by Henry’s friends at his house.
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The Californian's Tale
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 18 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-19
- Language: English
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The Turning-Point of My Life
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 22 mins
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Twain reflects on the defining moment of his childhood. The incident occurred when a measles epidemic was raging in his hometown; fear was everywhere, and Twain was confined to the house for months. The turning point was when he left the house as he concluded that taking brave action was better than being smothered by fear.
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The Turning-Point of My Life
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-19
- Language: English
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A Dog's Tale
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 24 mins
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The tale is told from the standpoint of a household pet. When a fire breaks out in the nursery, the dog risks her life to drag the baby to safety. In the process, her motives are misunderstood and she is cruelly beaten by the father of the family before the truth of the situation is discovered and she receives no end of praise. Later her puppy is killed by the father of the family to prove his opinion on optics to his scientist peers.
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A Dog's Tale
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-01
- Language: English
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My Debut as a Literary Person
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Mark Twain relates how he broke the news when he was still unknown. He was in Honolulu when the survivors from the harrowing open sea voyage of the clipper-ship Hornet arrive. He stayed up late to get the accounts of the sailors’ trials, writes through the night and relays a detailed account when the other reporters only had an outline report.
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My Debut as a Literary Person
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-15
- Language: English
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The Prince and the Pauper
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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One of Mark Twain’s most famous books for young people. As children, his daughters loved to act out the story in their library. It’s a carefully researched and written story, which incorporates all of Mark Twain’s signature humor, evil villains, and compelling plotlines. Yes, it was written with young people in mind, but it is surely enjoyable to listeners of all ages.
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The Prince and the Pauper
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-15
- Language: English
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Der berühmte Springfrosch von Calaveras
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- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Hans Korte
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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Daniel Webster ist ein echter Akrobat. Er schlägt Saltos wie kein zweiter, springt so weit wie kaum ein anderer und ist noch dazu ein Ass im Fliegenfangen. Doch eines Tages funktioniert das mit dem Springen plötzlich nicht mehr. Unerklärlicherweise hat der Frosch Daniel Webster mit einem Mal seine Sprungkraft eingebüßt... Diese und sechs weitere Erzählungen von Mark Twain mit so wohlklingenden Titeln wie "Kannibalismus auf der Eisenbahn" oder "Der Tatbestand in Sachen des großen Rindfleischkontrakts" werden gelesen von Hans Korte und geben Einblick in die phantasievolle Gedankenwelt des Schriftstellers.
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Der berühmte Springfrosch von Calaveras
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- Narrated by: Hans Korte
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-22
- Language: German
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The Invalid's Story
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 17 mins
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"The Invalid’s Story", an example of Mark Twain’s frontier-style humor, describes the misadventures of two men - Thompson and the narrator - on a train who mistake a gunbox and a rotting cheese for a corpse in a coffin. Thompson does not know much but his wild imagination has a strong influence on the naïve narrator. In the end, this situation leads to disaster.
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The Invalid's Story
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 17 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-08
- Language: English
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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 14 mins
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This is a story within a story by Mark Twain. The one within is the tale of the gambler Jim Smiley and his jumping frog Dan’l. After many winning bets on Dan’l’s jumping ability, a cunning stranger comes along and that day Jim loses.
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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 14 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-08
- Language: English
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Luck
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 11 mins
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"Luck" was published in 1891 in Harper's Magazine and received little attention at the time. The English military hero, Lord Arthur Scoresby, is an idiot who blunders through life on pure good luck. In the Crimean War, he gets confused between his right and left hand to lead a charge in the wrong direction, which surprises a Russian force and ensures an Allied victory.
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Luck
- Narrated by: Steve Kelly
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-06
- Language: English
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