Van Wyck Brooks

The Ordeal of Mark Twain


Read by Lucretia B.


This book, published in 1920, analyzes the literary progression of Samuel Clemens and his shortcomings (which are debatable). Brooks attribu…

The Ordeal of Mark Twain (Version 2)


Read by John Greenman


The Ordeal of Mark Twain analyzes the literary progression of Samuel L. Clemens and attributes shortcomings to Clemens' mother and wife. The…