A collection of humorous speeches and addresses by Mark Twain, gathered from his public appearances. It shows his wit and storytelling as a speaker, with observations on people and life. Worth listening for its lively humour and Twain's distinctive voice.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
MARK TWAIN’S SPEECHES by Mark Twain INTRODUCTION These speeches will address themselves to the minds and hearts of those who read them, but not with the effect they had with those who heard them; Clemens himself would have said, not with half the effect. I have noted elsewhere how he always held that the actor doubled the value of the author’s words; and he was a great actor as well as a great author. He was a most consummate actor, with this difference from other actors, that he was the first to know the thoughts and invent the fancies to which his voice and action gave the color of life. Representation is the art of other actors; his art was creative as well as representative; it was nothing at second hand. I never heard Clemens speak when I thought he quite
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