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Book of the Week: Autobiography of Mark Twain

Book of the Week: Autobiography of Mark Twain: Episode 4

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Autobiography of Mark Twain

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Mark Twain reflects on a cause celebre and what it reveals about President Roosevelt.

The 'Morris incident'. Mark's reflections on a cause celebre and what it reveals about President Roosevelt. Read by Kerry Shale.

Read by Kerry Shale.The Morris Incident was a cause celebre which blasted apparently far bigger stories off the front pages of the American Press. For Mark Twain, the fascination of the incident lies in what it tells you about the character of President Roosevelt. 

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...Twain. Kerry Shale reads from Mark Twain's autobiography

Kerry Shale reads from Mark Twain's autobiography, which he forbade to be published until 100 years after his death.

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