Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 2
Mark Twain
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Length 20 h 20 min
Chapters 127
First published 1909
This collection of the 195 known, publicly-printed speeches of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Paul Fatout and published by the University of Iowa Press. The speeches are in the Public Domain, and our thanks go to the University of Iowa for making them available for this Public Domain audio recording. They were compiled in the University of Iowa Press book entitled "Mark Twain Speaking" and are arranged, chronologically, from Twain's first authenticated public speech in 1864, to his last speech, exactly 7 months before he died. Extensive analysis (for instance how other publications interpreted identical interview sessions), notes, appendix and index are included in the printed work.
- Summary by John Greenman
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by John Greenman 1:39
2
Sandwich Islands Lecture - First Given in San Francisco, October 2, 1866 Read by John Greenman 42:40
3
Concluding Remarks - Congress Hall, San Francisco, December 10, 1866 Read by John Greenman 7:09
4
Address to the Czar - Yalta, Russia, August 25, 1867 Read by John Greenman 2:48
5
Pilgrim Life - Platt's Hall, San Francisco, April 14-15, 1868 Read by John Greenman 6:58
6
Introductory Remarks - Mercantile Library, San Francisco, Juy 2, 1868 Read by John Greenman 3:12
7
The American Vandal Abroad - Lyceum Season, November 17, 1868 Read by John Greenman 37:56
8
Concluding Remarks - Protestant Orphan Asylum Benefit, Case Hall, Cleveland, January 22, 1869 Read by John Greenman 3:54
9
The Reliable Contraband - New York Press Club Dinner, Elmonico's, June 5, 1869 Read by John Greenman 8:23
10
Artemus Ward Lecture - Lecture Season 1871-72 Read by John Greenman 21:39
11
Roughing It Lecture - Lecture Season, 1871-72; England, 1873 Read by John Greenman 1:00:37
12
On Governor Nye - Steinway Hall, New York, January 24, 1872 Read by John Greenman 1:14
13
Dinner Speech - The Aldine Dinner, St. James Hotel, New York, Early February, 1872 Read by John Greenman 11:51
14
Dinner Speech - Whitefriars Club, London, ca. Ocotber 1872 Read by John Greenman 5:32
15
After-Dinner Speech - Meeting of Americans, London, July 4, 1873 Read by John Greenman 8:18
16
The Guests - St. Andrews Society Dinner, London, November 29, 1873 Read by John Greenman 3:36
17
Introducing The Reverend Charles Kingsley - Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, ca. February 14, 1874 Read by John Greenman 3:58
18
Dinner Speech - Massachusetts Press Association, Boston, February 17, 1874 Read by John Greenman 7:57
19
Curtain Speech - Opening of The Gilded Age, Park Theatre, New York, September 16, 1874 Read by John Greenman 5:18
20
Curtain Speech - One Hundredth Performance of The Gilded Age, Park Theatre, New York, Deccember 23, 1874 Read by John Greenman 4:13
21
Introductory Remarks - Spelling Match, Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, May 12, 1875 Read by John Greenman 7:44
22
Political Speech - Republican Mass Meeting, Allyn Hall, Hartford, Spet. 30, 1876 Read by John Greenman 7:17
23
Curtain Speech - Opening of Ah Sin, Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, July 31, 1877 Read by John Greenman 7:07
24
Dinner Speech - Putnam Phalanx Dinner for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, Allyn House, Hartford, Oct. 2, 1877 Read by John Greenman 11:21
25
Dinner Speech - Farewell Banquet for Bayard Taylor, Delmonico's, New York, April 4, 1878 Read by John Greenman 10:46
26
Dinner Speech - Anglo-American Club Banquet, Heidelberg, Germanay, Juy 4, 1878 Read by John Greenman 6:28
27
Dinner Speech - Stanley Club, Paris, ca. April 1879 Read by John Greenman 7:44
28
Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism - Stomach Club Dinner, Paris, Spring 1879 Read by John Greenman 8:44
29
Introducing General Hawley - Republican Meeting, Elmira, New York, October 16, 1879 Read by John Greenman 6:31
30
Impromptu Speech - Thirteenth Reunion, Army of the Tennessee, Haverly's Theater, Chicago. November 12, 1879 Read by John Greenman 1:36
31
Speech - Atantic Monthly Breakfast, Seventieth Birthday of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston, December 3, 1879 Read by John Greenman 6:02
32
Welcome to General Grant - Hartford, October 16, 1880 Read by John Greenman 6:15
33
Political Speech - Republican Rally, Hartford Opera House, October 26, 1880 Read by John Greenman 25:39
34
Funeral Oration Over the Grave of the Democratic Party - Republican Jollifiction, Opera House, Hartford, November 2, 1880 Read by John Greenman 5:45
35
The Benefit of Judicious Training - Twelfth Annual Reunion Banquet, Army of the Potomac, Allyn House, Hartford, June 8, 1881 Read by John Greenman 12:13
36
De Woman wid de Gold'n Arm - Reading Selection, First Used About 1881 and Often Thereafter Read by John Greenman 6:27
37
Dinner Speech - Dinner for Mark Twain, Windsor Hotel, Montreal, December 8, 1881 Read by John Greenman 14:45
38
At a Dinner for Monsieur Fréchette of Quebec - Hotel Windsor, Holyoke, Massachusetts, January 31, 1882 Read by John Greenman 6:03
39
Advice to Youth - Saturday Morning Club, Boston, April 15, 1882 Read by John Greenman 9:34
40
Woman - God Bless Her - Seventy-seventh Annual Dinner, New England Society of New York, Delmonico's, December 22, 1882 Read by John Greenman 10:23
41
Introducing George W. Cable - Unity Hall, Hartford, April 4, 1883 Read by John Greenman 3:13
42
On Adam - Royal Literary and Scientific Society Dinner, Ottawa, May 23, 1883 Read by John Greenman 10:58
43
Dinner Speech - Banquet of Wheelmen, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 16 or 17, 1883 Read by John Greenman 2:25
44
Turncoats - Political Meeting, Hartford, Late October 1884 Read by John Greenman 8:51
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Remarks as Chairman - Mugwump Rally, Allyn Hall, Hartford, October 20, 1884 Read by John Greenman 3:45
46
Mock Oration on the Dead Partisan - Early November 1884 Read by John Greenman 5:37
47
On Speech-Making Reform - Tile Club Dinner for Laurence Hutton, New York, March 31, 1885 Read by John Greenman 15:07
48
Huck Saves Jim - From Huckleberry Finn, a Reading Often Used from 1885 On Read by John Greenman 14:24
49
The Compositor - Typothetae Dinner, Delmonico's, New York, January 18, 1886 - PLUS Rejected Version of Typothetae Speech Read by John Greenman 17:48
50
Remarks on Copyright - Before the Committee on Patents, United States Senate, Washington, D.C., January 20-29, 1886 Read by John Greenman 11:43
51
Yankee Smith of Camelot - Military Service Institution, Governor's Island, New York, November 11, 1886 Read by John Greenman 7:30
52
Dinner Speech - Stationers Board of Trade Dinner, Hotel Brunswick, New York, February 10, 1887 Read by John Greenman 7:57
53
An Author's Soldiering - Twenty-Second Reunion Banquet, Union Veterans Association of Maryland, Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, April 8, 1887 Read by John Greenman 10:38
54
Dinner Speech - Ninth Annual Renunion Banquet, Army and Navy Club of Connecticut, Central Hall, Hartford, April 27, 1887 Read by John Greenman 9:04
55
Post-Prandial Oratory - Forefather's Day Dinner, Congregational Club, Music Hall, Boston, December 20, 1887 Read by John Greenman 17:26
56
Yale College Speech - Yale Alumni Association Banquet, Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, February 6, 1889 Read by John Greenman 6:47
57
Introducing Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye and James Whitcomb Riley - Tremont Temple, Boston, February 28, 1889 Read by John Greenman 6:47
58
The Long Clam - Supper for Edwin Booth, Delmonico's New York, March 30, 1889 Read by John Greenman 8:30
59
The Grand Tour--1. The Sandwich Islands - Baseball Dinner, Delmonico's, New York, April 8, 1889 Read by John Greenman 11:41
60
Dinner Speech - Fellowcroft Club Dinner, New Yrok, November 15, 1889 Read by John Greenman 12:07
61
Interview - Hartford, Early December, 1889 Read by John Greenman 9:22
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The Christening Yarn - Often Used From About 1889-1890 Read by John Greenman 5:15
63
Curtain Speech - Opening of The Prince and the Pauper, Broadway Theatre, New York, January 20, 1890 Read by John Greenman 2:17
64
On Foreign Critics - Dinner for Max O'Rell, Everettt House, Boston, April 27, 1890 Read by John Greenman 10:31
65
Dinner Speech - National Wholesale Druggists Association Banquet, Washington, D.C., ca. September 1890 Read by John Greenman 6:14
66
Dinner Speech - Dinner for Judge Robert A. Pryor, Astor House, New York, October 9, 1890 Read by John Greenman 4:24
67
Two Dinner Speeches - Lotos Club Dinner for Mark Twain, New York, November 11, 1893 Read by John Greenman 8:06
68
Dinner Speech - Dinner for Brander Matthews, New York, ca. December 1893 Read by John Greenman 3:48
69
Advice - Dedication of Town Hall, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, February 22, 1894 Read by John Greenman 10:00
70
Curtain Speech - Performance of Pudd'nhead Wilson, Herald Square Theatre, New York, May 22, 1895 Read by John Greenman 9:02
71
Morals Lecture - Music Hall, Cleveland, July 15, 1895, Prototype of Subsequent Tour Performances Read by John Greenman 29:50
72
Interview - Vancouver, B.C. August 19, 1895 Read by John Greenman 5:00
73
His Grandfather's Old Ram - Told on the World Tour, 1895-96, and on Other Occasions Read by John Greenman 10:56
74
Dinner Speech - Dinner for Mark Twain, Yorick Club, Melbourne, Australia, October 3, 1895 Read by John Greenman 21:00
75
Four Speeches - Smoke Night, Australian Institute of Journalists, Cathedral Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, October 27, 1895 Read by John Greenman 12:54
76
Supper Speech - Savage Club Supper for Mark Twain, Provincial Council Chamber, Christchurch, New Zealand, November 15, 1895 Read by John Greenman 7:56
77
Speech - Commemoration Luncheon, Glenelg, Australia, December 30, 1895 Read by John Greenman 7:34
78
Punch, Brothers, Punch - Read on World Tour Programs, 1895-96, and on Other Occasions Read by John Greenman 9:59
79
Interview - Bombay, India, ca. January 22, 1896 Read by John Greenman 5:33
80
Dinner Speech - New Vagabonds Club Dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Clemens, London, June 29, 1899 Read by John Greenman 11:11
81
Remarks on Copyright - Select Committee Hearing, House of Lords, April 3, 1900 Read by John Greenman 5:12
82
Travelogue - Dockside, New York, October 15, 1900 Read by John Greenman 5:33
83
Remarks - Woman's Press Club Tea, Carnegie Hall, New York, October 27, 1900 Read by John Greenman 6:02
84
Three Speeches - New York Press Club Reception for Mark Twain, November 12,1900 Read by John Greenman 9:48
85
Introducing Winston S. Churchill - Grand Ballroom, Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York, December 12, 1900 Read by John Greenman 6:56
86
Speech - Annual Meeting, Hebrew Technical School for Girls, Temple Emanu-El, New York, January 20, 1901 Read by John Greenman 7:53
87
Speech - Annual Meeting, University Settlement Society, New York, February 2, 1901 Read by John Greenman 10:56
88
Remarks as Chairman - Lincoln Celebration, Benefit of Lincoln Memorial University, Carnegie Hall, New York, February 11, 1901 Read by John Greenman 9:11
89
Remarks on Osteopathy - Committee on Public Health, New York, General Assembly, Albany, February 27, 1901 Read by John Greenman 14:08
90
Training That Pays - Monthly Supper, Male Teachers Association, Hotel Albert, New York, March 16, 1901 Read by John Greenman 5:01
91
Dinner Speech - Lotos Club Dinner for Governor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., New York, March 23, 1901 Read by John Greenman 9:54
92
Dinner Speech - First Banquet, Missouri Society of New York, Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, May 28, 1901 Read by John Greenman 3:20
93
Speech-Making Experiment - Bar Harbor, Maine, August 14, 1901 Read by John Greenman 2:57
94
Two Political Speeches - Noonday Meeting, Order of Acorns, 350 Broadway, New York, October 29, 1901 Read by John Greenman 3:10
95
Mock Eulogy of Tammany - Acorns Election Jubilee, New York, November 6, 1901 Read by John Greenman 3:50
96
Speech - Good Citizenship Association, East Side Settlement House, New York, November 7, 1901 Read by John Greenman 5:43
97
Dinner Speech - Lotos Club Dinner for Joseph H. Choate, New York, November 16, 1901 Read by John Greenman 10:28
98
Scotch Humor - One hundred forty-fifth Annual Dinner, St. Andrew's Society, Delmonico's, New York, November 30, 1901 Read by John Greenman 7:02
99
Dinner Speech - Yale Alumni Association Dinner, Allyn Hall, Hartford, January 31, 1902 Read by John Greenman 5:00
100
Dinner Speech - Twentieth Anniversary Dinner, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Hotel Savoy, New York, March 8, 1902 Read by John Greenman 7:14
101
Remarks - Hannibal High School Graduation Exercises, Park Theatre, May 30, 1902 Read by John Greenman 12:46
102
Speech - University of Missouri Commencement, Columbia, June 4, 1902 Read by John Greenman 16:10
103
Remarks - Christening of Harbor Boat Mark Twain, St. Louis, June 6, 1902 Read by John Greenman 4:43
104
Remarks - Unveiling of a Tablet Commemorating Eugene Field, St. Louis, June 6, 1902 Read by John Greenman 1:02
105
Speech on Art - Art Students Association Luncheon for Mark Twain, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Louis, June 7, 1902 Read by John Greenman 14:55
106
Dinner Speech - Lotos Club Dinner for General Horace Porter, New York, June 17, 1902 Read by John Greenman 19:53
107
Reminiscences - The Ends of the Earth Club, Hotel Savoy, New York, February 16, 1906 Read by John Greenman 4:49
108
Introducing Dr. Henry Van Dyke - Late February or Early March, 1906 Read by John Greenman 15:59
109
Speech - Robert Fulton Monument Association Benefit, Carnegie Hall, New York, April 19, 1906 Read by John Greenman 11:34
110
Remarks as Presiding Officer - San Francisco Relief Meeting, Casino, New York, April 21, 1906 Read by John Greenman 3:12
111
Dinner Speech - Associated Press Banquet, Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York, September 19, 1906 Read by John Greenman 19:09
112
Interview - Washington, D.C., December 7, 1906 Read by John Greenman 10:12
113
Burlesque Temperance Lecture - Dinner Party for Clara Clemens, 21 Fifth Avenue, New York, December 31, 1906 Read by John Greenman 4:09
114
Reminiscences of Longfellow and Others - Interview, February 23, 1907 Read by John Greenman 6:28
115
Dinner Speech - Government House, Annapolis, Maryland, May 10, 1907 Read by John Greenman 16:30
116
Interview - Aboard S.S. Minneapolis, New York, June 8, 1907 Read by John Greenman 3:43
117
Monologue on the Royal Garden Party - Windsor Castle, England, June 22, 1907 Read by John Greenman 5:08
118
Dinner Speech - Lord Mayor's Dinner for the Savage Club, Mansion House, London, June 29, 1907 Read by John Greenman 9:27
119
Our Guest - Lord Mayor's Banquet for Mark Twain, Town Hall, Liverpool, July 10, 1907 Read by John Greenman 25:24
120
Interview - Dockside, New York, July 22, 1907 Read by John Greenman 5:27
121
Bishop Speech - Between October 5 and 17, 1907 Read by John Greenman 16:35
122
Story - Told to Garrison Children, Hamilton, Bermuda, April 6, 1908 Read by John Greenman 2:38
123
Interview - New York, April 13, 1908 Read by John Greenman 2:58
124
Dinner Speech - New York Postgraduate Medical School and Hospital Dinner, Delmonicco's, New York, January 20, 1909 Read by John Greenman 18:45
125
Dinner Speech - Lotos Club Dinner for Andrew Carnegie, March 17, 1909 Read by John Greenman 9:31
126
Remarks - The Misses Tewksbury's School Graduation, Baltimore, Maryland, June 9, 1909 Read by John Greenman 3:09
127
Last Known Comments - Concert, Stormfield, Redding, Connecticut, September 21st, 1909 Read by John Greenman 0:53
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