Episode 2
Early morning turkey hunts. Mark Twain's visits to his uncle's farm and how they inspired his stories. Read by Kerry Shale.
Read by Kerry Shale. Mark Twain remembers the annual boyhood visits to his Uncle's farm in Florida. He admits transporting the farm to several other locations in his later work, and his memories of his time there and the characters he met are every bit as vibrant in his newly published autobiography as the writing in the classic stories he based on them.
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Producer: Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
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