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Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume III

This work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain for over a hundred years. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. These recordings of Paine's exhaustive biography cover Twain's personal and literary life in detail, heretofore, unapproached. The published work is divided into 7 sections, on three separate recordings:

Recording #1
-VOLUME I, Part 1: 1835-1866
-VOLUME I, Part 2: 1866-1875

Recording #2
-VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886
-VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900

Recording #3 (This Recording)
-VOLUME III, Part 1: 1900-1907
-VOLUME III, Part 2: 1907-1910
-Appendixes
( John Greenman and Wikipedia with special thanks to Eberhard Schneider, Altlußheim, Germany)

Year of Publication: 1912Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 24 hours 12 minutes 55 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	VOLUME III, Part 1: 1900-1907 CCXII. THE RETURN OF THE CONQUEROR John Greenman	21:53
2	CCXIII. MARK TWAIN—GENERAL SPOKESMAN John Greenman	16:09
3	CCXIV. MARK TWAIN AND THE MISSIONARIES John Greenman	25:24
4	CCXV. SUMMER AT “THE LAIR” John Greenman	17:11
5	CCXVI. RIVERDALE—A YALE DEGREE John Greenman	7:45
6	CCXVII. MARK TWAIN IN POLITICS John Greenman	9:08
7	CCXVIII. NEW INTERESTS AND INVESTMENTS John Greenman	17:02
8	CCXIX. YACHTING AND THEOLOGY John Greenman	22:21
9	CCXX. MARK TWAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES John Greenman	5:36
10	CCXXI. THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE John Greenman	13:35
11	CCXXII. A PROPHET HONORED IN HIS COUNTRY John Greenman	8:02
12	CCXXIII. AT YORK HARBOR John Greenman	13:01
13	CCXXIV. THE SIXTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY DINNER John Greenman	11:49
14	CCXXV. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONTROVERSIES John Greenman	5:46
15	CCXXVI. "WAS IT HEAVEN? OR HELL?” John Greenman	13:34
16	CCXXVII. THE SECOND RIVERDALE WINTER John Greenman	19:09
17	CCXXVIII. PROFFERED HONORS John Greenman	10:07
18	CCXXXIX. THE LAST SUMMER AT ELMIRA John Greenman	10:06
19	CCXXX. THE RETURN TO FLORENCE John Greenman	18:09
20	CCXXXI. THE CLOSE OF A BEAUTIFUL LIFE John Greenman	9:07
21	CCXXXII. THE SAD JOURNEY HOME John Greenman	10:42
22	CCXXXIII. BEGINNING ANOTHER HOME John Greenman	7:31
23	CCXXXIV. LIFE AT 21 FIFTH AVENUE John Greenman	26:56
24	CCXXXV. A SUMMER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE John Greenman	29:37
25	CCXXXVI. AT PIER 70 John Greenman	10:40
26	CCXXXVII. AFTERMATH John Greenman	10:47
27	CCXXXVIII. THE WRITER MEETS MARK TWAIN John Greenman	18:30
28	CCXXXIX. WORKING WITH MARK TWAIN John Greenman	14:11
29	CCXL. THE DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN John Greenman	20:20
30	CCXLI. GORKY, HOWELLS, AND MARK TWAIN John Greenman	18:46
31	CCXLII. MARK TWAIN’S GOOD-BY TO THE PLATFORM John Greenman	6:46
32	CCXLIII. AN INVESTMENT IN REDDING John Greenman	8:24
33	CCXLIV. TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHIES John Greenman	10:38
34	CCXLV. IN THE DAY’S ROUND John Greenman	19:32
35	CCXLVI. THE SECOND SUMMER AT DUBLIN John Greenman	19:56
36	CCXLVII. DUBLIN, CONTINUED John Greenman	14:48
37	CCXLVIII. "WHAT IS MAN?” AND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY John Greenman	6:23
38	CCXLIX. BILLIARDS John Greenman	21:07
39	CCL. PHILOSOPHY AND PESSIMISM John Greenman	13:14
40	CCLI. A LOBBYING EXPEDITION John Greenman	28:51
41	CCLII. THEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION John Greenman	39:32
42	CCLIII. AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER John Greenman	3:19
43	CCLIV. BILLIARD-ROOM NOTES John Greenman	11:39
44	CCLV. FURTHER PERSONALITIES John Greenman	9:20
45	VOLUME III, Part 2: 1907-1910 - CCLVI. HONORS FROM OXFORD John Greenman	8:48
46	CCLVII. A TRUE ENGLISH WELCOME John Greenman	32:27
47	CCLVIII. DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, OXFORD John Greenman	10:28
48	CCLIX. LONDON SOCIAL HONORS John Greenman	22:13
49	CCLX. MATTERS PSYCHIC AND OTHERWISE John Greenman	12:25
50	CCLXI. MINOR EVENTS AND DIVERSIONS John Greenman	14:48
51	CCLXII. FROM MARK TWAIN’s MAIL. John Greenman	17:34
52	CCLXIII. SOME LITERARY LUNCHEONS John Greenman	10:11
53	CCLXIV. "CAPTAIN STORMFIELD” IN PRINT John Greenman	5:10
54	CCLXV. LOTOS CLUB HONORS John Greenman	4:51
55	CCLXVI. A WINTER IN BERMUDA John Greenman	21:42
56	CCLXVII. VIEWS AND ADDRESSES John Greenman	10:06
57	CCLXVIII. REDDING John Greenman	12:43
58	CCLXIX. FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD John Greenman	6:56
59	CCLXX. THE ALDRICH MEMORIAL John Greenman	6:16
60	CCLXXI. DEATH OF “SAM” MOFFETT John Greenman	5:21
61	CCLXXII. STORMFIELD ADVENTURES John Greenman	8:25
62	CCLXXIII. STORMFIELD PHILOSOPHIES John Greenman	16:03
63	CCLXXIV. CITIZEN AND FARMER John Greenman	10:22
64	CCLXXV. A MANTEL AND A BABY ELEPHANT John Greenman	9:04
65	CCLXXVI. SHAKESPEARE-BACON TALK John Greenman	12:02
66	CCLXXVII. "IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?” John Greenman	14:02
67	CCLXXVIII. THE DEATH OF HENRY ROGERS John Greenman	8:31
68	CCLXXIX. AN EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT John Greenman	6:54
69	CCLXXX. A WARNING John Greenman	16:29
70	CCLXXXI. THE LAST SUMMER AT STORMFIELD John Greenman	6:19
71	CCLXXXII. PERSONAL MEMORANDA John Greenman	26:29
72	CCLXXXIII. ASTRONOMY AND DREAMS John Greenman	14:33
73	CCLXXXIV. A LIBRARY CONCERT John Greenman	5:27
74	CCLXXXV. A WEDDING AT STORMFIELD John Greenman	5:13
75	CCLXXXVI. AUTUMN DAYS John Greenman	24:34
76	CCLXXXVII. MARK TWAIN’S READING John Greenman	11:26
77	CCLXXXVIII. A BERMUDA BIRTHDAY John Greenman	13:26
78	CCLXXXIX. THE DEATH OF JEAN John Greenman	19:00
79	CCXC. THE RETURN TO BERMUDA John Greenman	6:07
80	CCXCI. LETTERS FROM BERMUDA John Greenman	15:24
81	CCXCII. THE VOYAGE HOME John Greenman	24:28
82	CCXCIII. THE RETURN TO THE INVISIBLE John Greenman	7:59
83	CCXCIV. THE LAST RITES John Greenman	4:17
84	CCXCV. MARK TWAIN’S RELIGION John Greenman	15:08
85	CCXCVI. POSTSCRIPT John Greenman	2:58
86	Volume III - APPENDIXES - APPENDIX A - LETTER FROM ORION CLEMENS TO MISS WOOD CONCERNING HENRY CLEMENS (See Chapter xxvi) John Greenman	5:06
87	APPENDIX B - MARK TWAIN’S BURLESQUE OF CAPTAIN ISAIAH SELLERS (See Chapter xxvii) John Greenman	9:16
88	APPENDIX C - I. MARK TWAIN’S EMPIRE CITY HOAX - II. NEWS-GATHERING WITH MARK TWAIN (See Chapter xli) John Greenman	8:41
89	APPENDIX D - FROM MARK TWAIN’S FIRST LECTURE, DELIVERED OCTOBER 2, 1866 - HAWAIIAN IMPORTANCE TO AMERICA - NATIVE PASSION FOR FUNERALS - VIEW FROM HALEAKALA - NOTICE OF MARK TWAIN’S LECTURE - “THE TROUBLE IS OVER” (See Chapter liv) John Greenman	13:13
90	APPENDIX E - FROM “THE JUMPING FROG” BOOK (MARK TWAIN’S FIRST PUBLISHED VOLUME - I. ADVERTISEMENT - II. FROM ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS - III. FROM “A STRANGE DREAM” (Example of Mark Twain’s Early Descriptive Writing) (See Chapters lviii and lix) John Greenman	11:13
91	APPENDIX F - THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (See Chapter lx) John Greenman	2:42
92	APPENDIX G - MARK TWAIN AT THE CORRESPONDENTS CLUB, WASHINGTON (See Chapter lxiii) John Greenman	7:12
93	APPENDIX H - ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LECTURE OF JULY 2, 1868 (See Chapter lxvi) John Greenman	8:36
94	APPENDIX I - MARK TWAIN’S CHAMPIONSHIP OF THOMAS K. BEECHER (See Chapter lxxiv) John Greenman	16:13
95	APPENDIX J - THE INDIGNITY PUT UPON THE REMAINS OF GEORGE HOLLAND BY THE REV. MR. SABINE. (See Chapter lxxvii) John Greenman	16:31
96	APPENDIX K - A SUBSTITUTE FOR RULOFF - HAVE WE A SIDNEY CARTON AMONG US? (See Chapter lxxxii) John Greenman	7:15
97	APPENDIX L - ABOUT LONDON - ADDRESS AT A DINNER GIVEN BY THE SAVAGE CLUB, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 28, 1872. (See Chapter lxxxvii) John Greenman	12:10
98	APPENDIX M - LETTER WRITTEN TO MRS. CLEMENS FROM BOSTON, NOVEMBER, 1874, PROPHESYING A MONARCHY IN SIXTY-ONE YEARS. (See Chapter xcvii) John Greenman	13:55
99	APPENDIX N - MARK TWAIN AND COPYRIGHT - I. PETITION Concerning Copyright (1875) - CIRCULAR TO AMERICAN AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS - II. Communications supposed to have been written by the Tsar of Russia and the Sultan of Turkey to Mark Twain on the subject of International Copyright, about 1890. - III. MARK TWAIN’S LAST SUGGESTION ON COPYRIGHT. (See Chapter cii) John Greenman	19:31
100	APPENDIX O - Speech on John Greenleaf Whittier's birthday (See Chapter cxiv) John Greenman	14:07
101	APPENDIX P - THE ADAM MONUMENT PETITION (See Chapter cxxxiv) John Greenman	4:19
102	APPENDIX Q- GENERAL GRANT’S GRAMMAR (Written in 1886. Delivered at an Army and Navy Club dinner in New York City) John Greenman	8:00
103	APPENDIX R - PARTY ALLEGIANCE. BEING A PORTION OF A PAPER ON “CONSISTENCY,” READ BEFORE THE MONDAY EVENING CLUB IN 1887. (See Chapter clxiii) John Greenman	12:47
104	APPENDIX S - ORIGINAL PREFACE FOR “A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT” (See Chapter clxxii) John Greenman	5:08
105	APPENDIX T - A TRIBUTE TO HENRY H. ROGERS (See Chapter cc and earlier) John Greenman	9:00
106	APPENDIX U - FROM MARK TWAIN’S LAST POEM BEGUN AT RIVERDALE, NEW YORK. FINISHED AT YORK HARBOR, MAINE, AUGUST 18, 1902 (See Chapter ccxxiii) John Greenman	6:25
107	APPENDIX V - SELECTIONS FROM AN UNFINISHED BOOK, “3,000 YEARS AMONG THE MICROBES” THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A MICROBE, WHO, IN A FORMER EXISTENCE, HAD BEEN A MAN—HIS PRESENT HABITAT BEING THE ORGANISM OF A TRAMP, BLITZOWSKI. (WRITTEN AT DUBLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1905) (See Chapter ccxxxv) John Greenman	31:59
108	APPENDIX W - LITTLE BESSIE WOULD ASSIST PROVIDENCE (See Chapter cclxxxii) John Greenman	8:18
109	APPENDIX X - Part One - A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, PUBLISHED AND OTHERWISE—FROM 1851-1859 John Greenman	3:22
110	APPENDIX X - Part Two - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, PUBLISHED AND OTHERWISE—FROM 1860 to 1869 John Greenman	5:43
111	APPENDIX X - Part Three - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1870 to 1879 John Greenman	7:04
112	APPENDIX X - Part Four - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1880 to 1889 John Greenman	5:42
113	APPENDIX X - Part Five - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1890 to 1899 John Greenman	8:19
114	APPENDIX X - Part Six - MARK TWAIN’S WORKS, FROM 1900 to 1910 John Greenman	8:06