Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook

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09/21/22

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This is a collection of newspaper articles written by Samuel Clemens, for various newspapers, between 1862 and 1881. After Feb 3rd 1863, he began using the pen name Mark Twain. This compilation is the work of Project Gutenberg and contains articles from TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE, THE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY MORNING CALL, THE SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, DAILY HAWAIIAN HERALD, ALTA CALIFORNIA, THE CHICAGO REPUBLICAN, and THE GALAXY.

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Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [history]

September 21, 2022

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Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: history

In Mark Twains Letters from Hawaii, the young journalist Samuel Clemens - not yet the world famous Mark Twain - turns a brief assignment in the Pacific into a vivid, funny, and sharply observed portrait of the Hawaiian Islands in the 1860s. Writing as a roaming correspondent, Twain moves from bustling Honolulu to rural districts, recording what he sees with an outsiders curiosity and a satirists eye: volcanic landscapes, sudden storms, crowded wharves, local politics, missionaries and merchants, royal pageantry, and the everyday work and celebrations of island life. Along the way he tests his own limits, chasing sights that feel impossible to describe and meeting people who challenge his assumptions about culture, class, and modernity. The central tension is not a single plot twist, but the push and pull between romantic expectations of paradise and the complex realities of a changing kingdom under growing foreign influence. By mixing reportorial detail with comic exaggeration and bursts of lyrical awe, these letters capture a moment in time while showcasing the early formation of Twains unmistakable voice - skeptical, compassionate, and endlessly entertaining.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:05) Chapter 02

(00:23:22) Chapter 03

(00:36:58) Chapter 04

(00:54:36) Chapter 05

(01:09:03) Chapter 06

(01:31:37) Chapter 07

(01:47:00) Chapter 08

(02:06:33) Chapter 09

(02:25:02) Chapter 10

(02:41:20) Chapter 11

(02:57:14) Chapter 12

(03:12:13) Chapter 13

(03:27:58) Chapter 14

(03:52:39) Chapter 15

(04:34:35) Chapter 16

(05:02:51) Chapter 17

(05:31:15) Chapter 18

(05:56:14) Chapter 19

(06:20:10) Chapter 20

(06:35:35) Chapter 21

(06:57:04) Chapter 22

(07:21:45) Chapter 23

(07:56:58) Chapter 24

(08:22:34) Chapter 25

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Old Times on the Mississippi by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [history]

September 21, 2022

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227m

Old Times on the Mississippi by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: history

In Old Times on the Mississippi, Mark Twain returns to the great river that shaped his imagination and his youth, recounting the years when he learned the demanding craft of steamboat piloting. With a newcomer's awe and a veteran's hard-won confidence, Twain takes listeners into the bustling world of river landings, shifting sandbars, fogbound channels, and the strict apprenticeship that could mean the difference between glory and disaster. Along the way, he sketches a living panorama of the Mississippi Valley: rough-and-ready deckhands, sharp-eyed captains, boastful travelers, and the eccentric towns that cling to the riverbanks. Twain's humor is everywhere, but so is his respect for the river as a force that rewards attention and punishes carelessness. More than a personal reminiscence, the narrative becomes a portrait of an era on the brink of change, capturing the rhythms of commerce and the folklore of the frontier before modern life begins to reshape the river's culture. Wry, vivid, and deeply observant, this is Twain at his best: turning memory into a story as wide and restless as the Mississippi itself.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:36) Chapter 02

(00:48:49) Chapter 03

(01:17:15) Chapter 04

(01:44:07) Chapter 05

(02:15:35) Chapter 06

(02:56:27) Chapter 07

(03:25:24) Chapter 08

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