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The Resource Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, by Mark Twain ; [edited by Harriet Elinor Smith and other editors of the Mark Twain Project], (sound recording)

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, by Mark Twain ; [edited by Harriet Elinor Smith and other editors of the Mark Twain Project], (sound recording)

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Contributor
Summary
"I've struck it!" Mark Twain once wrote. "And I will give it away-- to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) Plan" for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion-- to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment"-- meant that his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for one hundred years meant that when they came out, he would be "dead, and unaware, and indifferent," and that he was therefore free to speak his "whole frank mind." This first of three volumes presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave, as he intended
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
2 audio discs (approximately 25 hr.)
Note
  • Unabridged
  • "All texts ... have been published previously ... in the Mark Twain Project's microfilm edition of Mark Twain's literary manuscripts available in the Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley"--Container
Isbn
9781441778444
Instance
Label
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1
Title
Autobiography of Mark Twain
Title number
Volume 1
Statement of responsibility
by Mark Twain ; [edited by Harriet Elinor Smith and other editors of the Mark Twain Project]
Creator
Contributor
Editor
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"I've struck it!" Mark Twain once wrote. "And I will give it away-- to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) Plan" for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion-- to "talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment"-- meant that his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for one hundred years meant that when they came out, he would be "dead, and unaware, and indifferent," and that he was therefore free to speak his "whole frank mind." This first of three volumes presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave, as he intended
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Accompanying matter
technical information on music
Cataloging source
BLACP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1835-1910
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Twain, Mark
Dewey number
818/.4/0924
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
PS1331
LC item number
.A2 2010e
Literary text for sound recordings
autobiography
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Grover Gardner
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Smith, Harriet Elinor.
  • Gardner, Grover.
  • Bancroft Library
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Twain, Mark
  • Authors, American
  • Humorists, American
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, by Mark Twain ; [edited by Harriet Elinor Smith and other editors of the Mark Twain Project], (sound recording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Unabridged
  • "All texts ... have been published previously ... in the Mark Twain Project's microfilm edition of Mark Twain's literary manuscripts available in the Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley"--Container
Antecedent source
file reproduced from original
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
2 audio discs (approximately 25 hr.)
File format
one file format
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781441778444
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Level of compression
lossy
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Note
Set includes: 2 compact discs.
Other physical details
digital
Publisher number
ZM6160
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • optical disk
  • sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
  • ocn660530466
  • (OCoLC)660530466
System details
  • Compact disc, MP3 format
  • System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, by Mark Twain ; [edited by Harriet Elinor Smith and other editors of the Mark Twain Project], (sound recording)
Publication
Note
  • Unabridged
  • "All texts ... have been published previously ... in the Mark Twain Project's microfilm edition of Mark Twain's literary manuscripts available in the Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley"--Container
Antecedent source
file reproduced from original
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
2 audio discs (approximately 25 hr.)
File format
one file format
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781441778444
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Level of compression
lossy
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Note
Set includes: 2 compact discs.
Other physical details
digital
Publisher number
ZM6160
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • optical disk
  • sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
  • ocn660530466
  • (OCoLC)660530466
System details
  • Compact disc, MP3 format
  • System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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