{"product_id":"2940012252319","title":"THE COMPLETE SPEECHES OF MARK TWAIN \u0026 THE BURLESQUE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN (Special Nook Edition) All the Speeches of Mark Twain and Complete Unabridged Text of The Burlesque Autobiography of Mark Twain NOOKbook (Complete Works of Mark Twain Series)","description":"ANNOTATED:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Contains literary critiques, detailed biographies, and historical context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOVERVIEW:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to writing articles and books, Mark Twain delighted audiences with his public lectures about the far-flung locations he visited on his travels. Twain travelled around the world and he dazzled audiences far and wide with lectures filled with the same humor and spirit found in his writings. People were eager to learn about his trips to then-exotic places, such as the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii), Egypt and the Holy Land. Twain often used the fees he earned with his lectures to pay for additional adventures. His well-attended performances also served to bring attention to his published work. At a time when the public lecture was a very popular form of entertainment, and audiences' expectations ran high, Twain never failed to amuse.  He was not only a writer’s writer, but also an actor’s actor ... who worked with the best written material any actor could wish for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection brings together, for the very first time in a single volume, the complete collected speeches of Mark Twain along with his famous ‘burlesque’ autobiography.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe enduring freshness and relevance of Mark Twain’s works serves as a true testament to a remarkable spirit which “still young ... continues to cheer and comfort a tired world” even to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE PREFACE:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Twain's appearance on the stage of the world was a succession of dramatic moments. He was always exactly in the setting. Whatever he did, or whatever came to him, was timed for the instant of greatest effect. At the end he was more widely observed and loved and honored than ever before, and at the right moment and in the right manner he died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe travelled always such a broad and brilliant highway, with plumes flying and crowds following after.  In the long analysis of the ages it is the truth that counts, and he never approximated, never compromised, but pronounced those absolute verities to which every human being of whatever rank must instantly respond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis understanding of subjective human nature—the vast, unwritten life within—was simply amazing. Such knowledge he acquired at the fountainhead—that is, from himself. He recognized in himself an extreme example of the human being with all the attributes of power and of weakness, and he made his exposition complete. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new signature edition collection brings together for the very first time in a single volume the speeches of Mark Twain and his ‘burlesque’ autobiography, which was first published 1871.  It contains an original preface as well as an in-depth and illuminating introduction by William Dean Howells of the American Academy of Arts and Letter.  This illustrated volume also contains rare illustrations and photographs.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePartial List:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION \u003cbr\u003ePREFACE \u003cbr\u003eTHE STORY OF A SPEECH \u003cbr\u003ePLYMOUTH ROCK AND THE PILGRIMS \u003cbr\u003eCOMPLIMENTS AND DEGREES \u003cbr\u003eBOOKS, AUTHORS, AND HATS \u003cbr\u003eDEDICATION SPEECH \u003cbr\u003eDIE SCHRECKEN DER DEUTSCHEN SPRACHE \u003cbr\u003eGERMAN FOR THE HUNGARIANS \u003cbr\u003eA NEW GERMAN WORD \u003cbr\u003eUNCONSCIOUS PLAGIARISM \u003cbr\u003eTHE WEATHER \u003cbr\u003eTHE BABIES \u003cbr\u003eOUR CHILDREN AND GREAT DISCOVERIES \u003cbr\u003eEDUCATING THEATRE-GOERS \u003cbr\u003eTHE EDUCATIONAL THEATRE \u003cbr\u003ePOETS AS POLICEMEN \u003cbr\u003ePUDD'NHEAD WILSON DRAMATIZED \u003cbr\u003eDALY THEATRE \u003cbr\u003eTHE DRESS OF CIVILIZED WOMAN \u003cbr\u003eDRESS REFORM AND COPYRIGHT \u003cbr\u003eCOLLEGE GIRLS \u003cbr\u003eGIRLS \u003cbr\u003eTHE LADIES \u003cbr\u003eWOMAN'S PRESS CLUB \u003cbr\u003eVOTES FOR WOMEN \u003cbr\u003eWOMAN-AN OPINION \u003cbr\u003eADVICE TO GIRLS \u003cbr\u003eTAXES AND MORALS \u003cbr\u003eTAMMANY AND CROKER \u003cbr\u003eMUNICIPAL CORRUPTION \u003cbr\u003eMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT \u003cbr\u003eCHINA AND THE PHILIPPINES \u003cbr\u003eTHEORETICAL MORALS \u003cbr\u003eLAYMAN'S SERMON \u003cbr\u003eUNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY \u003cbr\u003ePUBLIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION \u003cbr\u003eEDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIP \u003cbr\u003eCOURAGE \u003cbr\u003eTHE DINNER TO MR. CHOATE \u003cbr\u003eON STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE \u003cbr\u003eHENRY M. STANLEY \u003cbr\u003eDINNER TO MR. JEROME \u003cbr\u003eHENRY IRVING \u003cbr\u003eDINNER TO HAMILTON W. MABIE \u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY \u003cbr\u003eDINNER TO WHITELAW REID \u003cbr\u003eROGERS AND RAILROADS \u003cbr\u003eTHE OLD-FASHIONED PRINTER \u003cbr\u003eSOCIETY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS \u003cbr\u003eREADING-ROOM OPENING \u003cbr\u003eLITERATURE \u003cbr\u003eDISAPPEARANCE OF LITERATURE \u003cbr\u003eTHE NEW YORK PRESS CLUB DINNER \u003cbr\u003eTHE ALPHABET AND SIMPLIFIED SPELLING \u003cbr\u003eSPELLING AND PICTURES \u003cbr\u003eBOOKS AND BURGLARS \u003cbr\u003eAUTHORS' CLUB \u003cbr\u003eBOOKSELLERS \u003cbr\u003e\"MARK TWAIN'S FIRST APPEARANCE\" \u003cbr\u003eMORALS AND MEMORY \u003cbr\u003eQUEEN VICTORIA \u003cbr\u003eJOAN OF ARC \u003cbr\u003eACCIDENT INSURANCE—ETC. \u003cbr\u003eOSTEOPATHY \u003cbr\u003eWATER-SUPPLY \u003cbr\u003eMISTAKEN IDENTITY \u003cbr\u003eCATS AND CANDY \u003cbr\u003eOBITUARY POETRY \u003cbr\u003eCIGARS AND TOBACCO \u003cbr\u003eBILLIARDS \u003cbr\u003eTHE UNION RIGHT OR WRONG \u003cbr\u003eAN IDEAL FRENCH ADDRESS \u003cbr\u003eSTATISTICS \u003cbr\u003eGALVESTON ORPHAN BAZAAR \u003cbr\u003eSAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd MORE!","brand":"Literary Classics Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163275935984,"sku":"2940012252319","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012252319_p0.jpg?v=1763554141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012252319","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}