Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Seven (1920-1924)


Read by John Greenman

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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included in Part Seven of this chronological listing (1920-1924) are articles concerning his death, some of Twain’s short stories, speeches and letters, as they appeared in the New York Times in that period. The original microfiche articles are available at the New York Times’ “Times Machine” website: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/. - Summary by John Greenman and Barbara Schmidt (3 hr 25 min)

Chapters

March 7, 1920 - REMODELING TWAIN HOME [Hartford mansion] 1:31 Read by John Greenman
March 21, 1920 - TOPICS OF THE WEEK - CHANGING HUMOR [Editorial related to Van… 10:42 Read by John Greenman
April 4, 1920 - MARK TWAIN [Editorial related to Gamaliel Bradford] & MARK TWAI… 9:11 Read by John Greenman
April 6, 1920 - MARK TWAIN'S HOUSE [Poem about Hartford mansion] 1:33 Read by John Greenman
April 18, 1920 - MARK TWAIN MEMORIAL [Hartford mansion] 2:49 Read by John Greenman
May 17, 1920 - TOPICS OF THE WEEK - COERCION CAN BE APPLIED [Editorial - Hartfo… 3:25 Read by John Greenman
June 27, 1920 - MARK TWAIN, CHIEF OF SINNERS [Book Review of ‘‘The Ordeal of Ma… 17:37 Read by John Greenman
September 12, 1920 - MARK TWAIN’S MOCK TRIAL 2:50 Read by John Greenman
November 7, 1920 - ELECT MARK TWAIN TO HALL OF FAME 4:47 Read by John Greenman
November 9, 1920 - FAME [Editorial on election to Hall of Fame] 2:41 Read by John Greenman
November 24, 1920 - TO HONOR MARK TWAIN. Ettinger Wants Books Mentioned in Scho… 1:20 Read by John Greenman
December 1, 1920 - OBSERVE TWAIN'S BIRTHDAY. Senator Reed Extols Author 1:57 Read by John Greenman
March 10, 1921 - BUST OF MARK TWAIN STOLEN 0:54 Read by John Greenman
October 9, 1921 - AID ESCAPE FROM RUSSIA 6:41 Read by John Greenman
March 12, 1922 - MARK TWAIN FOUND GORKY A VEXATION 4:11 Read by John Greenman
March 21, 1922 - $200,000 MARK TWAIN SET. Gabriel Wells Pays Record Price 1:25 Read by John Greenman
June 11, 1922 - TWAIN'S CABIN DEDICATED 1:43 Read by John Greenman
December 28, 1922 - MARK TWAIN'S HOME SOLD [Stormfield] 1:15 Read by John Greenman
January 25, 1923 - PAYS $1,900 FOR RARE MARK TWAIN WORK [‘‘Is Shakespeare Dead’… 1:44 Read by John Greenman
March 23, 1923 - MARK TWAIN ESTATE SOLD 0:58 Read by John Greenman
June 10, 1923 - DINNER TALK BY MARK TWAIN [Review of MARK TWAIN'S SPEECHES] 17:31 Read by John Greenman
July 9, 1923 - HARBAUGH,WRITER OF TERROR TALES, SELLS RELICS OF PAST 3:11 Read by John Greenman
July 26, 1923 - TWAIN'S OLD HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE (Stormfield) 2:38 Read by John Greenman
October 7, 1923 - EUROPE AND ELSEWHERE [Book Review] 5:44 Read by John Greenman
December 2, 1923 - FLEET-FINGERED TYPIST 2:15 Read by John Greenman
April 18, 1924 - BUYS MARK TWAIN'S HOUSE 1:09 Read by John Greenman
May 14, 1924 - UNVEIL TEN BUSTS FOR HALL OF FAME 7:03 Read by John Greenman
July 13, 1924 - MARK TWAIN’S BROAD GERMAN GRIN 11:37 Read by John Greenman
July 26, 1924 - MARK TWAIN MATCHED GERMAN'S INVENTION 2:13 Read by John Greenman
August 10, 1924 - MARK TWAIN'S FORMER HOME - Famous Fifth Avenue House 12:43 Read by John Greenman
October 15, 1924 - A UNIQUE AUTOBIOGRAPHY 4:02 Read by John Greenman
October 19, 1924 - MIRROR OF THE HEART AND MIND OF A GREAT AMERICAN 38:49 Read by John Greenman
December 28, 1924 - MARK TWAIN’S BURGLAR - Now a Devoted Reader of Man He Robbed 16:58 Read by John Greenman