Mark Twain and the Happy Island


Lu par John Greenman

(4.8 stars; 12 reviews)

This Mark Twain Memoir by Elizabeth Wallace paints an idyllic portrait of his time in Bermuda, not long before his death in 1910. Wallace and Twain met in Bermuda in 1908, became fast friends, and shared time together on the island and regular correspondence until 6 weeks before Twain's death. According to one academician, "Wallace’s deep affection for Twain is evident in her writings, so she also may have wished to burnish his legacy. As a result, Happy Island is a popular treatment in a breezy, occasionally sentimental style. It portrays Twain as a fun and caring friend but only hints at weightier matters." - Summary by John Greenman (2 hr 23 min)

Chapitres

I. The Sign of the Shell 10:20 Lu par John Greenman
II. How history May Be Taught 8:47 Lu par John Greenman
III. Some Literary Gossip 9:37 Lu par John Greenman
IV. Spanish Point 14:23 Lu par John Greenman
V. The Island Without Mark Twain 10:41 Lu par John Greenman
VI. The Return 8:46 Lu par John Greenman
VII. Battleships and Society 9:23 Lu par John Greenman
VIII. Mark Twain's Aquarium 8:18 Lu par John Greenman
IX. Odds and Ends 7:44 Lu par John Greenman
X. The King and Kipling 10:18 Lu par John Greenman
XI. Stormfield 10:30 Lu par John Greenman
XII. Stormfield, Happily Continued 10:14 Lu par John Greenman
XIII. Letters 24:58 Lu par John Greenman