Publisher's Synopsis
OUT LOUD: Collected Lectures and Speeches, version 2 by Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910) Contents first published 1866 1923 Mark Twain is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." "Out Loud" is an extensive collection of 160 lectures and speeches (though some are only fragments). Contents are arranged chronologically by performance date, from 1866 to 1909. It is interesting to observe the evolution from the early days of tall tales and broad burlesque, to Twain's later life when his remarks became more thoughtful and finely honed - but never losing that delicious Twainian tang. Descriptive passages, truly poetic in nature, are noteworthy throughout his career. His lectures were, of course, most often based upon his writings; frequently the speeches touched upon them as well. Twain fans will find familiar echoes and delightful surprises.
