Episode 5
The Moro incident. Mark Twain speaks his mind on the conduct of the American forces in the Philippines. Read by Kerry Shale.
Read by Kerry Shale. Mark Twain maintained that the proper material for an autobiography was to talk about the things that interest you for the moment, as your views on this or that would give an insight into your character.
He also decreed that his autobiography should not be published until he'd been dead for 100 years so that he could feel free to speak his "whole frank mind." And his outspoken views on the Moro incident, and the conduct of the American forces in the Philippines, certainly show a very different side to the man who is famous for his childhood classics.
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Producer: Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
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