Five Speeches
by Mark Twain
29 minutes, 45 seconds
Unabridged Humorous Speeches
1899-1908
Five speeches by the master at making them interesting and witty.
Theoretical Morals (1899)
"A man can't become morally perfect by stealing one or a thousand green watermelons, but every little helps."
The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling (1907)
"Simplified spelling is all right, but, like chastity, you can take it too far."
Education and Citizenship (1908)
"Now I want to tell a story about jumping to conclusions. It was told to me by Bram Stoker and it concerns a christening."
Layman's Sermon (1906)
"Now I am not modest. I was born modest, but it didn't last."
University Settlement Society (1901)
"Marvelous it is, to think of schools where you don't have to drive the children in, but drive them out! It was not so in my day."
Read by Alex Wilson.
Categories: 100 cents, 15-30 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2005 Release, 20th Century AD, Alex Wilson (Reader), Essay, Humor, Mark Twain, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Popular Author, Speech
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial License on January 18, 2010 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
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29 minutes, 45 seconds
Unabridged Humorous Speeches
1899-1908
Five speeches by the master at making them interesting and witty.
Theoretical Morals (1899)
"A man can't become morally perfect by stealing one or a thousand green watermelons, but every little helps."
The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling (1907)
"Simplified spelling is all right, but, like chastity, you can take it too far."
Education and Citizenship (1908)
"Now I want to tell a story about jumping to conclusions. It was told to me by Bram Stoker and it concerns a christening."
Layman's Sermon (1906)
"Now I am not modest. I was born modest, but it didn't last."
University Settlement Society (1901)
"Marvelous it is, to think of schools where you don't have to drive the children in, but drive them out! It was not so in my day."
Read by Alex Wilson.
Categories: 100 cents, 15-30 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2005 Release, 20th Century AD, Alex Wilson (Reader), Essay, Humor, Mark Twain, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Popular Author, Speech
Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American author and beloved humorist best known for his serial novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Born Samuel Clemens, Twain made a name for himself with his travel writing, anti-imperialism satire, and a white linen suit he wore when speaking in public.
Alex Wilson is a writer and stage/film actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. He starred in the North American Premiere of Richard Taylor's musical Whistle Down the Wind and recently filmed The Third Cord with Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido. His animated comics-parody film All's Fair in Love and Police Actions was recently selected as an iFilm Pick. He is the founder of Telltale Weekly and Spoken Alexandria. See his website for more. [new windows, all].
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial License on January 18, 2010 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
Posted by alex at January 18, 2005 1:07 PM
