The Mark Twain Sampler

Mark Twain

Jun 2012 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Blair Einstein

About this audiobook

An unforgettable collection of Mark Twain's best writings—witty, passionate, fiery, and nothing short of profound. This collection includes the following stories: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County""The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut"

"Autobiographical Anecdotes""The Lesson""As Regards Patriotism""Speech on the Weather""How I Edited an Agricultural Paper""Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims""The Report of My Death""When a Book Gets Tired""The Approaching Epidemic""Letter to the Earth" "The Death of Jean"

About the author

Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, Mark Twain spent his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, which forms the setting for his two greatest works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Trying his hand at printing, typesetting and then gold-mining, the former steam-boat pilot eventually found his calling in journalism and travel writing. Dubbed 'the father of American literature' by William Faulkner, Twain died in 1910 after a colourful life of travelling, bankruptcy and great literary success.

Blair Einstein is an audiobook narrator whose credits include The Mark Twain Sampler and Stories of New England.