Robin Field

Mark Twain’s Speeches

Having established himself as a popular lecturer in town halls across America, Twain became an honored after-dinner speaker for the rest of his life. His memorable speeches were first published in book form in 1910 (as presented here)—in no particular order.

Disc 1

  1. Preface & The Story of a Speech 13:27

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  2. The Story of a Speech (Concluded) 17:52

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  3. Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims 18:22

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  4. Compliments and Degrees 11:20

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  5. Books, Authors, and Hats 15:52

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Disc 2

  1. Books, Authors, and Hats (Concluded) • Dedication Speech 8:20

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  2. Die Schrecken der Deutschen Sprache (The Horrors of the German Language) • German for the Hungarians • A New German Word 15:06

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  3. Unconscious Plagiarism • The Weather 16:18

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  4. The Babies • Our Children and Great Discoveries 13:03

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  5. Educating Theatre-Goers • The Educational Theatre • Poets as Policemen • Pudd’nhead Wilson Dramatized • Daly Theatre 20:15

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Disc 3

  1. The Dress of Civilized Woman • Dress Reform and Copyright • College Girls • Girls 16:28

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  2. The Ladies • Women’s Press Club • Votes for Women • Woman — An Opinion • Advice to Girls 25:30

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  3. Taxes and Morals • Tammany and Croker 17:28

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  4. Municipal Corruption • Municipal Government 18:41

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Disc 4

  1. China and the Philippines • Theoretical and Practical Morals • Layman’s Sermon 20:37

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  2. University Settlement Society • Public Education Association • Education and Citizenship 19:01

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  3. Courage • The Dinner to Mr. Choate • On Stanley and Livingstone • Henry M. Stanley 15:36

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  4. Dinner to Mr. Jerome • Henry Irving • Dinner to Hamilton W. Mabie • Introducing Nye and Riley 20:53

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Disc 5

  1. Dinner to Whitelaw Reid • Rogers and Railroads 22:00

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  2. The Old-Fashioned Printer • Society of American Authors • Reading-Room Opening • Literature • The Disappearance of Literature 25:59

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  3. The New York Press Club Dinner • The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling • Spelling and Pictures 29:55

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Disc 6

  1. Books and Burglars • Authors’ Club • Booksellers • “Mark Twain’s First Appearance” 18:42

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  2. Morals and Memory 27:18

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  3. Queen Victoria • Joan of Arc 21:05

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  4. Accident Insurance, Etc. 5:30

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Disc 7

  1. Osteopathy • Water-Supply • Mistaken Identity • Cats and Candy • Obituary Poetry 21:38

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  2. Cigars and Tobacco • Billiards • The Union Right or Wrong? • An Ideal French Address • Statistics 19:07

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  3. Galveston Orphan Bazaar • San Francisco Earthquake • Charity and Actors 11:04

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  4. Russian Republic • Russian Sufferers • Watterson and Twain as Rebels 19:08

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Disc 8

  1. Robert Fulton Fund • Fulton Day, Jamestown 20:42

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  2. Lotus Club Dinner in Honor of Mark Twain • Copyright 22:00

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  3. In Aid of the Blind 21:24

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  4. Dr. Mark Twain, Farmeopath 8:01

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Disc 9

  1. Missouri University Speech • Business • Carnegie the Benefactor • On Poetry, Veracity, and Suicide 21:37

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  2. Welcome Home • An Undelivered Speech 24:26

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  3. Sixty-Seventh Birthday 25:02

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Disc 10

  1. To the Whitefriars • The Ascot Gold Cup 20:18

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  2. The Savage Club Dinner • General Miles and the Dog 21:25

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  3. When in Doubt, Tell the Truth 8:18

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  4. The Day We Celebrate • Independence Day 23:07

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Disc 11

  1. Americans and the English 8:42

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  2. About London • Princeton • The St. Louis Harbor-Boat “Mark Twain” 14:56

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  3. Seventieth Birthday 24:44

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