| 1872 | Americans and the English | |
| Address at a gathering of Americans in London, July 4, 1872 | ||
| 1872 | About London | |
| Address at a dinner given by the Savage Club, London, September 28, 1872. | ||
| 1872 | On Stanley and Livingstone | |
| Mr. Clemens was entertained at dinner by the Whitefriars’ Club in London on the evening of August 6, 1872. | ||
| 1872 | The Ladies | |
| Delivered at the Anniversary Festival of the Scottish Corporation of London in 1872. Mr. Clemens replied to the toast “The Ladies.” | ||
| 1874 | Cats and Candy | |
| Delivered at a social meeting of literary men in New York in 1874. | ||
| 1877 | The Story of a Speech | |
| An address delivered in 1877, and a review of it twenty-nine years later. The original was delivered at a dinner given by the publishers of The Atlantic Monthly in honor of the seventieth anniversary of the birth of John Greenleaf Whittier, at the Hotel Brunswick, Boston, December 17, 1877. | ||
| 1879 | Unconscious Plagiarism | |
| Delivered at a dinner given by the publishers of the The Atlantic Monthly to Oliver Wendell Holmes in honor of his seventieth birthday, August 29, 1879. | ||
| 1879 | Speech on the Babies | |
| At the Chicago Banquet given by the Army of the Tennessee to their first commander, General Ulysses S. Grant. November 1879. | ||
| 1881 | Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims | |
| Address at the first annual dinner, New England Society, Philadelphia, December 22, 1881. | ||
| 1886 | The Old-Fashioned Printer | |
| Address at the Typothetae dinner commemorating the birthday of Benjamin Franklin. Given at Delmonico’s, January 18, 1886. | ||
| 1886 | Henry M. Stanley | |
| Address delivered in Boston, November 1886. Mr. Clemens introduced Mr. Stanley. | ||
| 1888 | Introducing Nye and Riley | |
| James Whitcomb Riley and Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) were to give readings in Tremont Temple, Boston, November, 1888. Mr.Clemens was induced to introduce Messrs. Riley and Nye. His appearance on the platform was a surprise to the audience, and when they recognized him there was a tremendous demonstration. | ||
| 1893 | Lotos Club Dinner in Honor of Mark Twain | |
| Address at the first formal dinner in the new club house of the Lotos Club, November 11, 1893. | ||
| 1895 | An Undelivered Speech | |
| The steamship St. Paul was to have been launched from Cramp’s shipyard in Philadelphia on March 25, 1895. After the launching a luncheon was to have been given, at which Mr.Clemens was to make a speech. The launching was postponed for a week or two; but in the meantime Mr. Clemens had gone to Europe. Years after a reporter called on Mr. Clemens and submitted the manuscript of the speech. | ||
| 1895 | Pudd’nhead Wilson Dramatized | |
| When Mr. Clemens arrived from Europe in 1895 one of the first things he did was to see the dramatization of Pudd’nhead Wilson. Aware of the fact that Mr. Clemens was in the house, the audience called on him for a speech. | ||
| 1897 | Die Schrecken Der Deutschen Sprache — The Horrors of the German Language | |
| Address to the Vienna Press Club, November 21, 1897. Delivered in German, here in literal translation. | ||
| 1899 | The Day We Celebrate | |
| Address at the Fourth-of-July dinner of the American Society, London, 1899. | ||
| 1899 | To the Whitefriars | |
| Address at the dinner given by the Whitefriars Club in honor of Mr. Clemens, London, June 20, 1899. The Whitefriars Club was founded by Dr. Samuel Johnson, and Mr.Clemens was made an honorary member in 1874. | ||
| 1899 | Statistics | |
| On June 9, 1899, he consented to visit the Savage Club, London, on condition that there was to be no publicity and no speech was to be expected from him. | ||
| 1899 | Theoretical Morals | |
| The New Vagabonds Club of London, made up of the leading younger literary men of the day, gave a dinner in honor of Mr.and Mrs. Clemens, July 8, 1899. | ||
| 1900 | Welcome Home | |
| Address at the dinner in his honor at the Lotos Club, November 10, 1900. | ||
| 1900 | Galveston Orphan Bazaar | |
| Address at a fair held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, in October 1900. In aid of the orphans at Galveston. | ||
| 1900 | The New York Press Club Dinner | |
| At the annual dinner of the New York Press Club, November 13, 1900. Col. William L. Brown, the former editor of the Daily News, as president of the club, introduced Mr. Clemens as the principal ornament of American literature. | ||
| 1900 | Disappearance of Literature | |
| Address at the dinner of the Nineteenth Century Club, at Sherry’s, New York, November 20, 1900. Mr. Clemens spoke to the toast “The Disappearance of Literature.” | ||
| 1900 | Literature | |
| Address at the Royal Literary Fund banquet, London, May 4, 1900. Anthony Hope introduced Mr. Clemens to make the response to the toast “Literature.” | ||
| 1900 | Reading-Room Opening | |
| On October 13, 1900, Mr. Clemens made his last address preceding his departure for America at Kensal Rise, London. | ||
| 1900 | Society of American Authors | |
| On November 15, 1900, the society of American Authors gave a reception to Mr.Clemens, who came with his wife and daughter. So many members surrounded the guests that Mr. Clemens asked: “Is this genuine popularity or is it all a part of a prearranged programme?” | ||
| 1900 | Henry Irving | |
| The Dramatic and Literary Society of London gave a welcome-home dinner to Sir Henry Irving at the Savoy Hotel, London, June 9, 1900. | ||
| 1900 | Public Education Association | |
| Address at a meeting of the Berkely Lyceum, New York, November 23, 1900. | ||
| 1900 | China and the Philippines | |
| Address at a dinner given at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, December 1900. Winston Churchill was introduced by Mr. Clemens. | ||
| 1900 | Municipal Government | |
| Address at the annual dinner of the St. Nicholas Society, New York, December 6, 1900. Doctor Mackay, in his response to the toast “St. Nicholas,”referred to Mr. Clemens, saying:—”Mark Twain is as true a preacher of true righteousness as any bishop, priest, or minister of any church to-day, because he moves men to forget their faults by cheerful well-doing instead of making them sour and morbid by everlastingly bending their attention to the seamy and sober side of life.” | ||
| 1900 | Woman’s Press Club | |
| On October 27, 1900, the New York Woman’s Press Club gave a tea in Carnegie Hall. Mr. Clemens was the guest of honor. | ||
| 1900 | Poets as Policemen | |
| Mr. Clemens was one of the speakers at the Lotos Club dinner to Governor Odell, March 24, 1900. The police problem was referred to at length. | ||
| 1901 | Princeton | |
| Mr. Clemens spent several days in May, 1901, in Princeton, New Jersey, as the guest of Lawrence Hutton. | ||
| 1901 | Business | |
| The alumni of Eastman College gave their annual banquet,March 30, 1901, at the Y.M.C.A. Building. Mr. James G. Cannon, of the Fourth National Bank, made the first speech of the evening, after which Mr. Clemens was introduced by Mr. Bailey as the personal friend of Tom Sawyer. | ||
| 1901 | Watterson and Twain as Rebels | |
| Address at the Celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 92nd Birthday Anniversary, Carnegie Hall, February 11, 1901, to raise funds for the Lincoln Memorial University at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. | ||
| 1901 | Water-Supply | |
| Mr. Clemens visited Albany on February 21 and 28, 1901. The privileges of the floor were granted and he was asked to make a short address to the Senate. | ||
| 1901 | Osteopathy | |
| On February 27, 1901, Mr. Clemens appeared before the Assembly Committee in Albany, New York, in favor of the Seymour bill legalizing the practice of osteopathy. | ||
| 1901 | Dinner to Hamilton W. Mabie | |
| Address delivered April 29, 1901 | ||
| 1901 | University Settlement Society | |
| After the serious addresses were made, Seth Low introduced Mr. Clemens at the Settlement House, February 2, 1901. | ||
| 1901 | Municipal Corruption | |
| Address at the City Club dinner, January 4, 1901. Bishop Potter told how an alleged representative of Tammany Hall asked him in effect if he would cease his warfare upon the Police Department if a certain captain and inspector were dismissed. | ||
| 1901 | Tammany and Croker | |
| Mr. Clemens made his debut as a campaign orator on October 7, 1901, advocating the election of Seth Low for Mayor, not as a Republican, but as a member of the “Acorns,” which he described as a “third party having no political affiliation, but was concerned only in the selection of the best candidates and the best member.” | ||
| 1901 | Votes for Women | |
| At the annual meeting of the Hebrew Technical School for Girls, held in the Temple Emmanuel, January 20, 1901. Mr. Clemens was introduced by President Meyer, who said: “In one of Mr. Clemens’s works he expressed his opinion of men, saying he had no choice between Hebrew and Gentile, black men or white; to him all men were alike. But I never could find that he expressed his opinion of women; perhaps that opinion was so exalted that he could not express it. We shall now be called to hear what he thinks of women.” | ||
| 1902 | The St. Louis Harbor-Boat “Mark Twain” | |
| The Countess de Rochambeau christened the St. Louis harbor-boat’ Mark Twain’ in honor of Mr. Clemens, June 6, 1902. Just before the luncheon he acted as pilot. | ||
| 1902 | Sixty-Seventh Birthday | |
| Address at a dinner given in honor of Mr. Clemens by Colonel Harvey, President of Harper & Brothers. At the Metropolitan Club, New York, November 28, 1902. | ||
| 1902 | Missouri University Speech | |
| Address delivered June 4, 1902, at Columbia, Missouri. When the name of Samuel L. Clemens was called the humorist stepped forward, put his hand to his hair, and apparently hesitated. | ||
| 1902 | The Dinner to Mr. Choate | |
| At a dinner given in honor of Ambassador Josephe H. Choate at the Lotos Club, November 24, 1902. The speakers, among others, were: Senator Depew, William Henry White, Speaker Thomas Reed, and Mr. Choate. | ||
| 1905 | Seventieth Birthday | |
| Address at a dinner given by Colonel George Harvey at Delmonico’s, December 5, 1905, to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of Mr. Clemens’ birth. | ||
| 1905 | Russian Sufferers | |
| On December 18, 1905, an entertainment was given at the Casino for the benefit of the Russian sufferers. After the performance Mr. Clemens spoke. | ||
| 1905 | Obituary Poetry | |
| Address at the Actor’s Fund Fair, Philadelphia, in 1895. | ||
| 1905 | Joan of Arc | |
| Address at the dinner of the Society of Illustrators, given at the Aldine Association Club, December 22, 1905. Just before Mr. Clemens made his speech, a young woman attired as Joan of Arc, with a page bearing her flag of battle, courtesied reverently and tendered Mr. Clemens a laurel wreath on a satin pillow. He tried to speak, but his voice failed from excess of emotion. “I thank you!” he finally exclaimed, and, pulling him self together, began his speech. | ||
| 1906 | When in Doubt, Tell the Truth | |
| Mark Twain’s speech at the dinner of the “Freundschaft Society,” March 9, 1906, had as a basis the words of the introduction used by Toastmaster Frank, who, referring to Pudd’nhead Wilson, used the phrase, “When in doubt, tell thetruth.” | ||
| 1906 | On Poetry, Varecity, and Suicide | |
| Address at a dinner of the Manhattan Dickens Fellowship, New York City, February 7, 1906. This dinner was in commemoration of the ninety-fourth anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. On another occasion Mr. Clemens told the same story with variations and a different conclusion to the University Settlement Society. | ||
| 1906 | In Aid of the Blind | |
| Address at a public meeting of the New York Association for promoting the interests of the blind at the Waldorf-Astoria, March 29, 1906. | ||
| 1906 | Copyright | |
| With Mr. Howells, Edward Everett Hale, Thomas Nelson Page, and a number of other authors, Mr. Clemens appeared before the committee December 6, 1906. The new Copyright Bill contemplated an author’s copyright for the term of his life and for fifty years thereafter…Mr. Clemens was the last speaker of the day, and its chief feature. He made a speech, the serious parts of which created a strong impression, and the humorous parts set the Senators and Representatives in roars of laughter. | ||
| 1906 | Robert Fulton Fund | |
| Address made on the evening of April 19, 1906. Mr. Clemens had been asked to address the association by Gen. Frederick D. Grant, president. He was offered a fee of $1,000 ,but refused it, saying: “I shall be glad to do it, but I must stipulate that you keep the $1,000, and add it to the Memorial Fund as my contribution to erect a monument in New York to the memory of the man who applied steam to navigation.” | ||
| 1906 | Russian Republic | |
| The American auxiliary movement to aid the cause of freedom in Russia was launched on the evening of April 11, 1906, at the Club A house, 3 Fifth Avenue, with Mr. Clemens and Maxim Gorky as the principal spokesmen. Mr. Clemens made an introductory address, presenting Mr. Gorky. | ||
| 1906 | San Francisco Earthquake | |
| After the address at the Robert Fulton Fund meeting, June 19, 1906, Mr. Clemens talked to the assembled reporters about the San Francisco earthquake. | ||
| 1906 | Billiards | |
| Mr. Clemens attended a billiard tourney on the evening of April24, 1906, and was called on to tell a story. | ||
| 1906 | Morals and Memory | |
| Mr. Clemens was the guest of honor at a reception held at Barnard College (Columbia University), March 7, 1906, by the Barnard Union. One of the young ladies presented Mr. Clemens, and thanked him for his amiability in coming to make them an address. She closed with the expression of the great joy it gave her fellow-collegians, “because we all love you.” | ||
| 1906 | Spelling and Pictures | |
| Address at the annual dinner of the Associated Press, and the Waldorf-Astoria, September 18, 1906. | ||
| 1906 | Layman’s Sermon | |
| The YMCA asked Mr. Clemens to deliver a lay sermon at the Majestic Theatre, New York, March 4, 1906. More than five thousand young men tried to get into the theatre, and in a short time traffic was practically stopped in the adjacent streets. The police reserves had to be called out to thin the crowd. Doctor Fagnani had said something before about the police episode, and Mr. Clemens took it up. | ||
| 1906 | Taxes and Morals | |
| Address delivered in New York, January 22, 1906. At the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Tuskeegee Institute by Booker Washington, Mr. Choate presided, and in introducing Mr. Clemens made fun of him because he made play his work, and that when he worked hardest he did so lying in bed. | ||
| 1906 | College Girls | |
| Five hundred undergraduates, under the auspices of the Woman’s University Club, New York, welcomed Mr. Clemens as their guest, April 3, 1906, and gave him the freedom of the club, which the chairman explained was freedom to talk individually to any girl present. | ||
| 1907 | Independence Day | |
| The American Society in London gave a banquet, July 4, 1907, at the Hotel Cecil. Ambassador Choate called on Mr. Clemens to respond to the toast “The Day We Celebrate.” | ||
| 1907 | General Miles and the Dog | |
| Mr. Clemens was the guest of honor at a dinner given by the Pleiades Club at the Hotel Brevoort, December 22, 1907. The toastmaster introduced the guest of the evening with a high tribute to his place in American literature. | ||
| 1907 | The Savage Club Dinner | |
| A portrait of Mr. Clemens, signed by all the members of the club attending the dinner, was presented to him, July 6, 1907, and in submitting the toast “The Health of Mark Twain.” | ||
| 1907 | The Ascot Gold Cup | |
| The news of Mr. Clemens’s arrival in England in June, 1907, was announced in the papers with big headlines. Immediately following the announcement was the news—also with big headlines—that the Ascot Gold Cup had been stolen the same day. The combination, MARK TWAIN ARRIVES-ASCOT CUP STOLEN, amused the public. | ||
| 1907 | Fulton Day, Jamestown | |
| Address delivered September 23, 1907. As Mr. Clemens came down to the platform the applause became louder and louder, until Mr. Clemens held out his hand for silence. | ||
| 1907 | Charity and Actors | |
| Address at the Actor’s Fund Fair at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, May 6, 1907. Mr. Clemens, in his white suit, formally declared the fair open. | ||
| 1907 | The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling | |
| Address at the dinner given to Mr. Carnegie at the dedication of the New York Engineer’s Club, December 9, 1907. | ||
| 1907 | Advice to Girls | |
| In 1907 a young girl whom Mr. Clemens met on the steamer Minnehaha called him “grandpa,” and he called her his granddaughter. She was attending St. Timothy’s School, at Catonsville, Maryland, and Mr. Clemens promised her to see her graduate. He made the journey from New York on June 10, 1909, and delivered a short address. | ||
| 1907 | The Educational Theatre | |
| On November 19, 1907, Mr. Clemens entertained a party of six or seven hundred of his friends, inviting them to witness the representation of “The Prince and the Pauper,” played by boys and girls of the East Side at the Children’s Educational Theatre, New York. | ||
| 1907 | Educating Theatre-Goers | |
| The children of the Educational Alliance gave a performance of The Prince and the Pauper on the afternoon of April 14, 1907, in the theatre of the Alliance Building in East Broadway. The audience was composed of nearly one thousand children of the neighborhood. | ||
| 1907 | Books, Authors, and Hats | |
| Address at the Pilgrim’s Club luncheon, given in honor of Mr. Clemens at The Savoy Hotel, London, June 25, 1907. | ||
| 1908 | Books and Burglars | |
| Address to the Redding, Connecticut Library Association, October 28, 1908. | ||
| 1908 | Dinner to Whitelaw Reid | |
| Address at the dinner in honor of Ambassador Reid, given by the Pilgrim’s Club of New York on February 19, 1908. | ||
| 1908 | Courage | |
| At a beefsteak dinner, given by artists, caricaturists, and humorists of New York City, April 18, 1908, Mr. Clemens, Mr. H.H. Rogers, and Mr. Patrick McCarren were the guests of honor. Each wore a white apron, and each made a short speech. | ||
| 1908 | Education and Citizenship | |
| On the evening of May 14, 1908, the alumni of the College of the City of New York celebrated the opening of the new college buildings at a banquet in the Waldorf-Astoria. Mr. Clemens followed Mayor McClellan. | ||
| 1908 | Dedication Speech | |
| At the dedication of the College of the City of New York, May 16, 1908. Mr. Clemens wore his gown as Doctor of Laws, Oxford University. Ambassador Bryce and Mr. Choate had made the formal addresses. | ||
| 1908 | Compliments and Degrees | |
| Delivered at the Lotos Club, January 11, 1908. In introducing Mr. Clemens, Frank R. Lawrence, the President of the Lotos Club, recalled the fact that the first club dinner in the present club-house, some fourteen years ago, was in honor of Twain. | ||
| 1909 | Carnegie the Benefactor | |
| At the dinner given in honor of Andrew Carnegie by the Lotos Club, March 17, 1909, Mr. Clemens appeared in a white suit from head to feet. He wore a white double-breasted coat, white trousers, and white shoes. | ||
| 1909 | Dr. Mark Twain, Farmeopath | |
| Address at the annual dinner of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, January 21, 1909. The president, Dr. George N. Miller, in introducing Mr. Clemens, referred to his late experience with burglars. | ||
| 1909 | Rogers and Railroads | |
| Address at a banquet given Mr. H. H. Rogers by the business men of Norfolk, Virginia, celebrating the opening of the Virginian Railway, April 3, 1909. | ||
| 1909 | Dinner to Mr. Jerome | |
| A dinner to express their confidence in the integrity and good judgment of District Attorney Jerome was given at Delmonico’s by over three hundred of his admirers on the evening of May 7, 1909. | ||
| UNK | Mistaken Identity | |
| Address at the annual “Ladies Day,” Papyrus Club, Boston. | ||
| UNK | Accident Insurance—Etc. | |
| Delivered in Hartford, at a dinner for Cornelius Walford of London. | ||
| UNK | Queen Victoria | |
| Address to the British Schools and University Club, at Delmonico’s, Monday, May 25, in honor of Queen Victoria’s birthday. Mr. Clemens told the story of his duel with a rival editor: how he practiced firing at a barn door and failed to hit it, but a friend of his took off the head of a little bird at thirty-five yards and attributed the shot to Mark twain. The duel did not take place. | ||
| UNK | Woman–An Opinion | |
| Address at an early banquet of the Washington Correspondent’s Club. The twelfth toast was as follows: “Woman—The pride of any profession, and the jewel of ours.” | ||
| UNK | Dress Reform and Copyright | |
| When copyright law was under discussion, Mr. Clemens appeared before the committee. While waiting to appear, Mr. Clemens talked to the reporters present. | ||
| Daly Theatre | ||
| Address at a dinner after the one-hundredth performance of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Mr. Clemens made a speech which he incorporated afterward in Following the Equator. | ||
| UNK | Our Children and Great Discoveries | |
| Delivered at the Author’s Club, New York. | ||
| UNK | Speech on the Weather | |
| At the New England Society’s seventy-first annual dinner, New York City. |
