Twain was very careful to record the various speech styles of his time. Here we have two men, both speaking English (by English I mean American) and not communicating. One man a new minister from the East, and the other a fine man from "the mines" out West... Twain has done a fine job of reporting their troubles, and saving for us how people spoke in the past. Listen in for the fun.
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Only Twain would know these stories to write about the "all of a sudden" rich miners of Nevada. Twain was there "on the ground," to use Twain's own words. He was evolving into a writer at the local newspaper, and saw all the fun and foolishness.
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Well here we are with temps into the 100's so it's time for The Christmas Pudding. I read this each year in the worst of summer heat to remind us of snow and Sierra trees and Christmas Eve with a flaming pudding. Enjoy.
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And here we have Twain facing failure again....but what's this? A letter from the Virginia City newspaper....Twain is invited to be the City Editor at $25 dollars a week. Yes, Twain took the job and so began his future with word s.
Twain had been writing letters to various papers on various subjects, and now he had a real job.
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<p>Twain and Higbie are alone on one of the two islands in Mono Lake, and the boat is gone. Will Twain live to write "Tom Sawyer" and "Huck Finn"? Tune in to hear what happens to the two friends. Find out what happened to the boat. It was there and now is gone.</p>
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While Twain and Higbie look for water that is supposed to be on the island, the weather turns cloudy. They decide to check on their boat that they did not tie up because the weather was good. They are now back where they left the boat, but the boat is gone. They are alone on an island in the middle of Mono Lake and no one knows they are here. Will they live without water? Will Twain die and not write "Tom Sawyer" and "Huck Finn?" Where did the boat go?
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Here we are at Chapter 37 of "Roughing It." Mark Twain tells the story he lived about "The Lost Gold Mine." Not much else needs to be said. Listen in for a good tale.
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Landslides and Courtrooms...we are still in "Roughing It" by Mark Twain. Chapter 34 opens with some Twain fun that might have a bit of true story in it. At least the joke migt have been true.
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The next morning arrives to a great surprise AND they all are alive.
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