Robin Field

What Is Man?

The title essay is a somewhat philosophical dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man, first published anonymously in 1906. The final essay “Is Shakespeare Dead?” was intended for his autobiography, but published separately—a serious and funny rant on why the actor could not have been the author of Shakespeare’s poems and plays (upon which I based my 2013 one-man show Mark Twain and the Shakespeare Mystery).

Disc 1

  1. What Is Man?: Chapter 1 22:56

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  2. What Is Man?: Chapter 2 20:17

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  3. What Is Man?: Chapter 2 (Continued) 10:10

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  4. What Is Man?: Chapter 3 21:36

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Disc 2

  1. What Is Man?: Chapter 4 22:25

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  2. What Is Man?: Chapter 4 (Continued) 15:11

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  3. What Is Man?: Chapter 5 22:32

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  4. What Is Man?: Chapter 6 12:29

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Disc 3

  1. What Is Man?: Chapter 6 (Continued) 14:32

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  2. What Is Man?: Chapter 6 (Continued) 10:08

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  3. What Is Man?: Chapter 6 (Continued) 10:18

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  4. What Is Man?: Conclusion 16:03

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  5. The Death of Jean 23:27

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Disc 4

  1. The Death of Jean (Concluded) 10:15

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  2. The Turning-Point of My Life 26:56

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  3. How to Make History Dates Stick 17:19

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  4. How to Make History Dates Stick (Concluded) 22:53

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Disc 5

  1. The Memorable Assassination 17:27

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  2. The Memorable Assassination (Concluded) 12:03

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  3. A Scrap of Curious History 21:42

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  4. Switzerland, the Cradle of Liberty 24:37

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Disc 6

  1. Switzerland, the Cradle of Liberty (Concluded) 6:37

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  2. At the Shrine of St. Wagner 20:03

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  3. At the Shrine of St. Wagner (Concluded) 21:04

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  4. William Dean Howells 25:00

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Disc 7

  1. English as She Is Taught 17:42

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  2. English as She Is Taught (Concluded) 18:05

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  3. A Simplified Alphabet 12:51

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  4. As Concerns Interpreting the Deity 20:57

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Disc 8

  1. Concerning Tobacco • The Bee 20:18

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  2. Taming the Bicycle 23:40

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  3. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapters 1-2 15:06

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  4. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapter 2 (Continued) 14:53

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Disc 9

  1. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapter 3 12:59

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  2. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapters 4-5 21:47

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  3. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapters 6-7 26:22

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  4. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapter 8 18:09

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Disc 10

  1. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapter 8 (Continued) 13:52

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  2. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapter 9 16:02

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  3. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapters 10-11 19:47

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  4. Is Shakespeare Dead?: Chapters 12-13 23:21

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