Sketches New and Old by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

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09/21/22

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648m

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Sketches New and Old by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Sketches New and Old is a lively collection that shows Mark Twain at his most sharp-eyed and mischievous, gathering together short pieces that range from tall tales and travel anecdotes to satire, memoir, and moments of surprising tenderness. With his trademark plainspoken voice and perfect sense of timing, Twain turns everyday situations into comedy - a stubborn watch that refuses to behave, a public lecture that veers toward disaster, a courtroom or newspaper report that reveals more absurdity than truth, and the small vanities people defend as if their lives depend on it. The 'new' sketches catch the bustle of modern America as Twain saw it, while the 'old' ones look back on earlier experiences and stories, tracing how a frontier wit became a national commentator. Beneath the laughter are themes Twain returns to again and again: the slippery nature of facts, the performance of respectability, and the gap between what people say and what they do. Each piece stands alone, making this an ideal listen in bite-sized chapters - funny, skeptical, and unmistakably Twain.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:08) Chapter 02

(00:22:57) Chapter 03

(01:06:05) Chapter 04

(01:20:24) Chapter 05

(01:28:17) Chapter 06

(01:38:54) Chapter 07

(01:40:44) Chapter 08

(01:56:52) Chapter 09

(02:18:41) Chapter 10

(02:24:58) Chapter 11

(02:39:22) Chapter 12

(02:44:52) Chapter 13

(02:48:38) Chapter 14

(02:53:35) Chapter 15

(02:55:22) Chapter 16

(03:10:29) Chapter 17

(03:28:35) Chapter 18

(03:37:25) Chapter 19

(03:40:56) Chapter 20

(03:45:40) Chapter 21

(04:10:03) Chapter 22

(04:25:44) Chapter 23

(04:36:14) Chapter 24

(04:48:12) Chapter 25

(04:50:12) Chapter 26

(04:58:55) Chapter 27

(05:00:24) Chapter 28

(05:06:38) Chapter 29

(05:14:05) Chapter 30

(05:21:59) Chapter 31

(05:40:15) Chapter 32

(05:42:26) Chapter 33

(05:48:37) Chapter 34

(05:59:20) Chapter 35

(06:09:42) Chapter 36

(06:32:58) Chapter 37

(06:45:13) Chapter 38

(06:54:46) Chapter 39

(07:02:48) Chapter 40

(07:18:38) Chapter 41

(07:30:55) Chapter 42

(07:34:55) Chapter 43

(07:38:35) Chapter 44

(07:51:56) Chapter 45

(07:59:06) Chapter 46

(08:05:50) Chapter 47

(08:11:23) Chapter 48

(08:16:14) Chapter 49

(08:23:19) Chapter 50

(08:25:45) Chapter 51

(08:35:07) Chapter 52

(08:37:47) Chapter 53

(08:53:46) Chapter 54

(08:56:27) Chapter 55

(08:59:29) Chapter 56

(09:07:24) Chapter 57

(09:28:51) Chapter 58

(09:40:37) Chapter 59

(09:42:54) Chapter 60

(09:48:57) Chapter 61

(09:59:28) Chapter 62

(10:10:17) Chapter 63

(10:22:20) Chapter 64

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Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

September 21, 2022

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Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: comedy

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:06) Chapter 02

(00:49:02) Chapter 03

(01:14:14) Chapter 04

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The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

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55m

The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: comedy

When a sacred white elephant arrives in America as a diplomatic gift, it is supposed to be the ultimate symbol of goodwill and grandeur. Instead, it becomes the center of a wildly escalating fiasco. Mark Twain frames the tale as an official report, following a conscientious but increasingly bewildered investigator tasked with recovering the missing animal after it vanishes from its secure stable. As newspapers erupt with theories and sightings, the search balloons into a full-scale public spectacle: detectives multiply, clues contradict each other, and every confident announcement seems to deepen the confusion. Twain delights in piling up earnest paperwork, solemn testimony, and breathless sensationalism until the machinery of law and the machinery of publicity start to look like the same absurd engine. Beneath the farce is a sharp satire of institutional competence, media frenzy, and the human need to turn uncertainty into a story that feels satisfying. Brisk, mischievous, and packed with deadpan wit, The Stolen White Elephant is a comic chase through bureaucracy, rumor, and the strange ways a single missing creature can expose a whole society's appetite for certainty.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:12) Chapter 02

(00:35:33) Chapter 03

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