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Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews

by Mark TWAIN (1835 - 1910)

184 - W. O. Inglis, ''What I Am Thankful For,'' New York World Magazine, Nov. 26, 1905, page 1

This collection of the 258 known, publicly-printed interviews of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Gary Scharnhorst and published by the University of Alabama Press. The interviews are in the Public Domain, and our thanks go to Gary Scharnhorst and the University of Alabama for making them available for this Public Domain audio recording. They were compiled in the University of Alabama Press book entitled "Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews" and are arranged, chronologically, from Twain's first authenticated interview in 1871, to his last interview in 1910. Here's how Professor Scharnhorst has characterized the interviews: Interviews 1-20 The Growth of Mark Twain's Early Reputation, 1871-1884 Interviews 21-39 The "Twins of Genius" Tour, 1884-1885 Interviews 40-59 The Best and Worst of Times, 1886-1895 Interviews 60-81 Across North America, 1895 Interviews 82-120 Across Australia, Asia, and Africa, 1895-1896 Interviews 121-151 "Ambassador at Large" and Man of Letters, 1897-1901 Interviews 152-170 Last Visit to Mississippi, 1902 Interviews 171-195 At Large, 1902-1906 Interviews 196-220 "Dean of Humorists," 1906-1907 Interviews 221-235 Visit to Oxford, 1907 Interviews 236-258 The Long Goodbye, 1907-1910 Extensive analysis (for instance how other publications interpreted identical interview sessions), notes, appendix and index are included in the printed work. - Summary by John Greenman

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185 - Marlen E. Pew, ''Samuel L. Clemens Interviews the Famous Humorist, Mark Twain,'' Seattle Star, Nov. 30, 1905, page 8 , 186 - ''Twain Calls Leopold Slayer of 15,000,000,'' New York World, Dec. 3, 1905, sec. 3, page 6 , 187 - ''Mark Twain in 'Uncle Joe's' Lair,'' New York Herald, Jan. 30, 1906, page 5 , 188 - ''Congress Admires Mark Twain's Hair,'' New York World, Jan. 30, 1906, page 3 , 189 - ''Mark Twain Pays Tribute to Servant,'' Hartford Courant, Feb. 28, 1906, page 3 , 190 - ''Mark Twain Too Lazy for a U.S. Senator,'' New York Herald, Mar. 11, 1906, sec. 1, page 5 , 191 - ''Huckleberry Finn's End Disappoints Mark Twain,'' New York American, March 18, 1906, magazine section, page 11 , 192 - ''Mark Twain on Ocean Scenery,'' New York Herald Magazine, April 15, 1906, page 4 , 193 - ''Gorky Evicted Twice in a Day from Hotels,'' New York World, April 15, 1906, pages 1-2 , 194 - ''Mark Twain's Position,'' New York Times, April 15, 1906, page 3 , 195 - ''Mark Twain's Memories of City,'' New York Tribune, April 20, 1906, page 5 , 196 - William A. Graham, ''Mark Twain-Dean of Our Humorists,'' Human Life 3 (May 1906): pages 1-2 , 197 - ''Mark Twain Well Again,'' New York Tribune, May 13, 1906, page 16 , 198 - ''Mark Twain's Guide to Health,'' Boston Sunday Post, May 20, 1906, page 30 , 199 - ''Polk Miller's Visit to Mark Twain,'' Charranooga Times, July 7, 1906, page 7 , 200 - ''Twain Awes Capitol,'' Washington Herald, Dec. 8, 1906, section 1, page 7 , 201 - ''Mark Twain Demands Thanks of Congress, and Right Away, Too,'' Washington Times, Dec. 8, 1907, page 1 , 202 - ''Heard at the Capitol,'' Washington Post, Dec. 12, 1906, page 4 , 203 - "Twain's Plan to Beat the Copyright Law," New York Times, Dec. 12, 1906, page 1 , 204 - ''Ervin Justice, "Mark Twain's Actually in Earnest,'' New York World, Dec. 16, 1906, E3 , 205 - ''Twain and the Telephone,'' New York Times, Dec. 23, 1906, page 2 , 206 - ''Mark Twain in White Greets 1907,'' New York Tribune, Jan. 1, 1907, page 2 , 207 - ''Little Old N.Y. Is Good Enough for Me-Twain,'' New York Evening Journal, Jan. 9, 1907, page 4 , 208 - ''Tributes to Poet by Men of Letters,'' New York Times pictorial section, Feb. 24, 1907, page 4 , 209 - ''Mark Twain Sails South,'' New York Herald, March 17, 1907, page 12 , 210 - ''Mark Twain's Wanderings at an End,'' New York Times, March 31, 1907, page 3 , 211 - ''Cub Reporter Has Interview with Mark Twain: Humorist Asks Himself One Question,'' Elmira Advertiser, April 4, 1907, page 5 , 212 - ''Mark Twain Is Going to Be a Buccaneer,'' New York American, April 23, 1907, page 5 , 213 - ''Marooned Mark Twain,'' Norfolk (Va.) Ledger-Dispatch, May 1, 1907, page 7 , 214 - ''Twain Hesitates to Admit He's Dead,'' New York American, May 5, 1907, sec. 1, page 6 , 215 - '' 'I'm Not Lost at Sea,' Says Twain,'' New York World, May 5, 1907, page 9 , 216 - ''Mark Twain Tells Literary Secret and Many Other Things,'' Baltimore News, May 10, 1907, page 13 , 217 - ''As Mark Twain Watched Drill,'' Baltimore American, May 11, 1907, page 15 , 218 - ''Mighty Mark Twain Overawes Marines,'' New York Times, May 12, 1907, page 4 , 219 - ''Mark Twain's Visit Ends,'' Maltimore News, May 11, 1907, page 9 , 220 - ''Mark Twain Departs,'' Baltimore Sun, May 12, 1907, page 20 , 221 - ''Mark Twain Sails; Shiest Man Aboard,'' New York American, June 9, 1907, section I, page 3 , 222 - ''Mark Twain in London,'' Westminster Gazette, June 18, 1907, page 7 , 223 - ''Mark Twain on the Secrets of Youth,'' Leader (London), June 19, 1907, page 1 , 224 - ''Mark Twain at Windsor,'' Evening News (London), June 20, 1907, page 1 , 225 - ''Mark Twain Again Meets His Former Chum Edward,'' New York American, June 23, 1907, pages 1-2 , 226 - ''Mark Twain Meets King Edward,'' Leader (London), June 24, 1907, page 1 , 227 - ''His Hat on before the King: Mark Twain Kept Covered, but by the Queen's Order,''New York Times, June 24, 1907, page 1 , 228 - ''Oxford Pageant: What Mark Twain Thought of the Show,'' London Daily News, June 28, 1907, page 8 , 229 - ''Mark Twain Living Up to His Degree,'' New York Times, June 30, 1907, section 3, page 1 , 230 - ''Mark Twain,'' Chronicle (London), July 2, 1907, page 7 , 231 - ''Mark Twain for Penny Post,'' New York Sun, July 2, 1907, page 2 , 232 - ''Sleepy, But Happy: Mark Twain's Regretful Farewell,'' London Daily News, July 12, 1907, page 7 , 233 - ''Twain Postpones Funeral,'' New York Times, July 13, 1907, page 1 , 234 - ''Twain Home with English Jokes at 30 Cents a Word,'' New York American, July 23, 1907, page 5 , 235 - ''Mark Twain Recalls Happy Days in 'Frisco,'' New York Evening World, July 23, 1907 , 236 - Channez Huntington Olney, '' 'It's an Awful Thing to Get a Reputaion for Being Funny', Says Mark Twain,'' New York World Magazine, Aug. 25, 1907, page 7 , 237 - ''Mark Twain's Ideal Pipe,'' New York Press, Sept. 15, 1907, section 2, page 1 , 238 - Isidore Harris, ''A Prince of Humorists: Interview with 'Mark Twain,' '' Great Thoughts from Master Minds, Oct. 5, 1907, pages 136-138 , 239 - Frederick Boyd Stevenson, ''Mark Twain on the Scope of the Children's Theater,'' Brooklyn Eagle news special, Nov. 24, 1907, page 1 , 240 - ''Twain out $32,000 in Plasmon Failure,'' New York American, Dec. 21, 1907, pages 1-2 , 241 - ''Rival Jokesmiths Off for Bermuda,'' New York World, Feb. 23, 1908, page 3 , 242 - ''Mark Twain Faced 2 Perils,'' New York American, April 14, 1908, page 3 , 243 - ''Mark Twain Meets the Cardinal,'' New York American, May 10, 1908, page 1W , 244 - ''Mark Twain Cannot 'Bubble Humor,' He Says, as Demanded,'' New York American, Sept. 8, 1908, page 3 , 245 - ''Burglar Chase at Mark Twain's Ends in Shooting,'' New York World, Sept. 19, 1908, page 3 , 246 - Charles Henry Meltzer, ''Twain Says He Told Her 'Book a Mistake,' '' New York American, Sept. 27, 1908. sec.2, page 1 , 247 - ''Owner of Virginian in Excellent Health,'' Norfolk (Va.) Ledger-Dispatch, April 2, 1909. page 1 , 248 - ''Mark Twain Delighted the Little Ones,'' Norfolk (Va.) Ledger-Dispatch, Apr. 5, 1909, Sec.1, page 13 , 249 - ''Mark Twain, Rockefeller and Others Pay Tribute to the Dead,'' Boston Herald, May 20, 1909, page 1 , 250 - ''Mark Twain's High Esteem for Dr. Hale,'' Baltimore News, June 10, 1909, page 4 , 251 - ''Twain Puts Blame on the Typesetter,'' Baltimore News, June 10, 1909, page 14 , 252 - ''Mark Twain Their Guest,'' Baltimore Sun, June 11, 1909, page 13 , 253 - ''Twain Pokes Fun at Union Station and Pities City,'' Baltimore Star, June 11, 1909, sec. 1, page 12 , 254 - ''Mark Twain's Smokes,'' Danbury (Conn.) Evening News, Aug 3, 1909, page 6 , 255 - ''Miss Clemens Weds,'' New York Tribune, Oct. 7, 1909, page 7 ; 256 - ''Mark Twain Feeling Blue,'' New York Sun, Dec. 21, 1909, page 5 ; 257 - ''Mark Twain Hastily Returns to Bermuda,'' New York World, Jan. 6, 1910, page 2 ; 258 - (LAST INTERVIEW) - Mildred Champagne, ''Mark Twain at Bermuda,'' Human Life 11 (May 1910: pages 11 to 16