The Ordeal of Mark Twain

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Ordeal of Mark Twain, by Van Wyck Brooks. Read by Lucretia B. This book, published in 1920, analyzes the literary progression of Samuel Clemens and his shortcomings (which are debatable). Brooks attributes Clemens' increasing sense of pessimism to the repression of his creative spirit due largely to his mother and his wife. (Summary by Wikipedia and Lucretia B.) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 01-11 (179MB) Download M4B 12-22 (176MB)

Directors & creators

Van Wyck Brooks

Subjects

librivox; audiobook; Mark Twain; Samuel Clemens; biography

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