This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included in the chronological listing are some of Twain’s short stories, speeches and letters, as they appeared in the New York Times from the first (May 1, 1867) up through 1924 (the most recent Public Domain year available). "Part One" of the collection includes articles that appeared from 1867 through 1879. The original microfiche articles are available at the New York Times "Time Machine" website: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/ - Summary by John Greenman and Barbara Schmidt
Chapters
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May 1, 1867 - New Publications [Jumping Frog] Read by John Greenman 2:31
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May 7, 1867 - Mark Twain's Lecture [Sandwich Islands] Read by John Greenman 2:40
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June 9, 1867 - The Pleasure Excursion to Europe and Palestine - Sailing of the Quaker City Read by John Greenman 6:23
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July 23, 1871 - A Real Church & A New Beecher Church Read by John Greenman 24:55
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January 25, 1872 - Mark Twain's Lecture [''Roughing It''] Read by John Greenman 1:37
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November 26, 1872 - Perils of the Sea Read by John Greenman 10:17
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February 6, 1873 - Mark Twain's Lecture on the Sandwich Islands [Review] Read by John Greenman 4:54
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June 11, 1873 - Mark Twain - An Interesting Question in Trade-Mark - The ''Innocent'' at Law Read by John Greenman 3:18
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June 12, 1873 - Mark Twain's Suit - He Obtains a Permanent Injunction Read by John Greenman 1:33
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September 17, 1874 - Amusements [Review of performance of ''The Gilded Age''] Read by John Greenman 4:06
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November 29, 1874 - Sociable Jimmy Read by John Greenman 12:11
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December 24, 1874 - Amusements - The 100th Representation of ''The Gilded Age'' Read by John Greenman 9:32
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April 29, 1875 - Proposed Shakespeare Memorial Read by John Greenman 9:05
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October 1, 1875 - A Persistent Beggar Read by John Greenman 8:13
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December 9, 1875 - Mark Twain’s Contribution Read by John Greenman 1:40
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March 19, 1876 - Mark Twain on St. Patrick Read by John Greenman 4:37
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October 2, 1876 - Mark Twain in Politics Read by John Greenman 9:41
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October 29, 1876 - Mark Twain Compliments Postmaster James Read by John Greenman 2:10
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December 23, 1876 - Forefather’s Day - Speech of Mr. Samuel Clemens: ''The Oldest Inhabitant-The Weather'' Read by John Greenman 18:13
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January 13, 1877 - Unsigned book review for Tom Sawyer Read by John Greenman 11:39
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June 17, 1877 - Mark Twain [How he got his name] Read by John Greenman 1:33
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August 1, 1877 - Amusements - Fifth-Avenue Theatre Read by John Greenman 7:24
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September 20, 1877 - Mark Twain’s ''Tramp'' of The Sea Read by John Greenman 5:07
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October 7, 1877 - Mark Twain’s War Experiences Read by John Greenman 11:04
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December 20, 1877 - Twain at the Whittier Dinner Read by John Greenman 12:18
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April 12,1878 - The Start for Germany Read by John Greenman 11:43
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April 11, 1879 - Too Late for Roger McPherson - Mark Twain Apologizes for Not making a speech Read by John Greenman 7:51
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September 3, 1879 - Mark Twain Home Again Read by John Greenman 9:27
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October 19, 1879 - ''The Innocents'' in Elmira & Patriotic Letter from Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 8:23
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November 15, 1879 - Banquet of the Army of the Tennessee Read by John Greenman 9:08
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November 26, 1879 - How His Time is Wasted Read by John Greenman 8:34
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December 14, 1879 - The Postal Order Again Read by John Greenman 17:50
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