Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1
Albert Bigelow Paine
Read by John Greenman
Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. This recording of Paine's exhaustive biography covers Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore unapproached. - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia (21 hr 30 min)
Chapters
| INTRODUCTION - VOLUME I, Part 1: 1835-1866 | 4:13 | Read by John Greenman |
| I. ANCESTORS | 7:47 | Read by John Greenman |
| II. THE FORTUNES OF JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS | 10:00 | Read by John Greenman |
| III. A HUMBLE BIRTHPLACE | 8:44 | Read by John Greenman |
| IV. BEGINNING A LONG JOURNEY | 11:09 | Read by John Greenman |
| V. THE WAY OF FORTUNE | 5:04 | Read by John Greenman |
| VI. A NEW HOME | 7:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| VII. THE LITTLE TOWN OF HANNIBAL | 11:01 | Read by John Greenman |
| VIII. THE FARM | 8:47 | Read by John Greenman |
| IX. SCHOOL-DAYS | 12:10 | Read by John Greenman |
| X. EARLY VICISSITUDE AND SORROW | 10:44 | Read by John Greenman |
| XI. DAYS OF EDUCATION | 22:07 | Read by John Greenman |
| XII. TOM SAWYER'S BAND | 22:55 | Read by John Greenman |
| XIII. THE GENTLER SIDE | 9:17 | Read by John Greenman |
| XIV. THE PASSING OF JOHN CLEMENS | 4:20 | Read by John Greenman |
| XV. A YOUNG BEN FRANKLIN | 15:19 | Read by John Greenman |
| XVI. THE TURNING-POINT | 5:15 | Read by John Greenman |
| XVII. THE HANNIBAL “JOURNAL” | 11:15 | Read by John Greenman |
| XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF A LITERARY LIFE | 10:55 | Read by John Greenman |
| XIX. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANKLIN | 23:46 | Read by John Greenman |
| XX. KEOKUK DAYS | 20:38 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXI. SCOTCHMAN NAMED MACFARLANE | 9:03 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXII. THE OLD CALL OF THE RIVER | 10:10 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXIII. THE SUPREME SCIENCE | 17:19 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXIV. THE RIVER CURRICULUM | 11:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXV. LOVE-MAKING AND ADVENTURE | 15:52 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXVI. THE TRAGEDY OF THE “PENNSYLVANIA” | 13:45 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXVII. THE PILOT | 14:53 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXVIII. PILOTING AND PROPHECY | 25:31 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXIX. THE END OF PILOTING | 6:00 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXX. THE SOLDIER | 13:55 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXI. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY | 8:00 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXII. THE PIONEER | 19:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXIII. THE PROSPECTOR | 13:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXIV. TERRITORIAL CHARACTERISTICS | 13:21 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXV. THE MINER | 19:02 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXVI. LAST MINING DAYS | 10:36 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXVII. THE NEW ESTATE | 10:48 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXVIII. ONE OF THE “STAFF” | 15:19 | Read by John Greenman |
| XXXIX. PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY | 6:19 | Read by John Greenman |
| XL. “MARK TWAIN” | 10:11 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLI. THE CREAM OF COMSTOCK HUMOR | 17:34 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLII REPORTORIAL DAYS | 14:16 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLIII. ARTEMUS WARD | 11:06 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLIV. GOVERNOR OF THE “THIRD HOUSE” | 14:13 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLV. A COMSTOCK DUEL | 8:33 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLVI. GETTING SETTLED IN SAN FRANCISCO | 8:55 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLVII. BOHEMIAN DAYS | 15:26 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLVIII. THE REFUGE OF THE HILLS | 13:02 | Read by John Greenman |
| XLIX. THE JUMPING FROG | 8:49 | Read by John Greenman |
| L. BACK TO THE TUMULT | 5:47 | Read by John Greenman |
| LI. THE CORNER-STONE | 9:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| LII. A COMMISSION TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS | 9:52 | Read by John Greenman |
| LIII. ANSON BURLINGAME AND THE “HORNET” DISASTER | 13:01 | Read by John Greenman |
| VOLUME I, Part 2: 1866-1875 LIV. THE LECTURER | 11:22 | Read by John Greenman |
| LV. HIGHWAY ROBBERY | 15:17 | Read by John Greenman |
| LVI. BACK TO THE STATES | 8:41 | Read by John Greenman |
| LVII. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW PLANS | 7:39 | Read by John Greenman |
| LVIII. A NEW BOOK AND A LECTURE | 14:46 | Read by John Greenman |
| LIX. THE FIRST BOOK | 14:03 | Read by John Greenman |
| LX. THE INNOCENTS AT SEA | 17:24 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXI. THE INNOCENTS ABROAD | 18:27 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXII. THE RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS | 17:53 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXIII. IN WASHINGTON—A PUBLISHING PROPOSITION | 15:40 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXIV. OLIVIA LANGDON | 8:56 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXV. A CONTRACT WITH ELISHA BLISS, JR. | 13:01 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXVI. BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO | 11:18 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXVII. A VISIT TO ELMIRA | 6:15 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXVIII. THE REV. “JOE” TWICHELL | 7:02 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXIX. A LECTURE TOUR | 8:06 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXX. INNOCENTS AT HOME—AND “THE INNOCENTS ABROAD” | 11:31 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXI. THE GREAT BOOK OF TRAVEL | 6:44 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXII. THE PURCHASE OF A PAPER | 11:08 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXIII. THE FIRST MEETING WITH HOWELLS | 4:26 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXIV. THE WEDDING-DAY | 13:51 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXV. AS TO DESTINY | 2:20 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXVI. ON THE BUFFALO “EXPRESS” | 12:15 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXVII. THE “GALAXY” | 13:53 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXVIII. THE PRIMROSE PATH | 14:22 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXIX. THE OLD HUMAN STORY | 11:07 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXX. LITERARY PROJECTS | 16:44 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXI. SOME FURTHER LITERARY MATTERS | 14:50 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXII. THE WRITING OF “ROUGHING IT” | 20:40 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXIII. LECTURING DAYS | 21:16 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXIV. "ROUGHING IT” | 9:50 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXV. A BIRTH, A DEATH, AND A VOYAGE | 10:01 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXVI. ENGLAND | 9:15 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXVII. THE BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN | 25:36 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXVIII. "THE GILDED AGE” | 13:48 | Read by John Greenman |
| LXXXIX. PLANNING A NEW HOME | 4:09 | Read by John Greenman |
| XC. A LONG ENGLISH HOLIDAY | 20:55 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCI. A LONDON LECTURE | 11:13 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCII. FURTHER LONDON LECTURE TRIUMPHS | 13:43 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCIII. THE REAL COLONEL SELLERS-GOLDEN DAYS | 9:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCIV. BEGINNING “TOM SAWYER” | 20:31 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCV. AN “ATLANTIC” STORY AND A PLAY | 14:35 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCVI. THE NEW HOME | 12:47 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCVII. THE WALK TO BOSTON | 10:24 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCVIII. "OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI” | 8:34 | Read by John Greenman |
| XCIX. A TYPEWRITER, AND A JOKE ON ALDRICH | 9:41 | Read by John Greenman |
| C. RAYMOND, MENTAL TELEGRAPHY, ETC. | 20:14 | Read by John Greenman |
| CI. CONCLUDING “TOM SAWYER”—MARK TWAIN’s “EDITORS” | 7:29 | Read by John Greenman |
| CII. "SKETCHES NEW AND OLD” | 9:16 | Read by John Greenman |
| CIII. "ATLANTIC” DAYS | 8:23 | Read by John Greenman |
| CIV. MARK TWAIN AND HIS WIFE | 12:48 | Read by John Greenman |
Reviews
sandy
Good book! John Greenman is an excellent reader. Enjoy listening to all of Twain’s books read by him. Is there going to be a volume 2?