To all who responded to the query from AULA, Dr. Erdynast sends along his grateful thanks. Howard Harrelson On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Howard Harrelson < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Bird <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: a request from Antioch University Los Angeles > To: [log in to unmask] > > > I think the question might be about somebody else's speech, the one that > preceded Twain's on the subject of adultery, if I am reading the question > right. I wrote the entry on the Onanism speech in the Mark Twain > Encyclopedia, so I did all the research on the topic that I could, and I > don't recall reading about the other speeches. > > John Bird > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rick Talbot > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:49 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: a request from Antioch University Los Angeles > > Hello, > Chronologically speaking, "Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism" was > delivered to the Stomach Club in Paris in the spring of 1879. The speech > given before this one was earlier in the spring of 1879 also in Paris at > the > Stanley Club Dinner. It was recorded as "Dinner Speech." > See Mark Twain Speaking by Paul Fatout, University of Iowa Press 1976 ISBN > 0-87745-056-0. > > Another resource might be MARK TWAIN'S SPEECHES. New York and London: > Harper > & Brothers, 1910. BAL 3513. > > The 1910 edition was the first collection of Twain's speeches, followed by > an edition in 1923 that added twenty-one more. Both are superseded by MARK > TWAIN SPEAKING (1976) which is harder to find in the first printing than > either the 1910 or 1923 collections. > > Start with Fatout. I'm thinking he's your best bet. > > Richard Talbot > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Howard > Harrelson > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 4:28 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: a request from Antioch University Los Angeles > > Hello Twain List-ers > > Professor Al Erdynast at AULA is trying to find the speech that proceeded > Twain's "The Science of Onanism" which Twain delivered at the Stomach Club > in Paris, 1879. The subject of that preceding speech was "adultery" and > Twain makes reference to it as he begins. If you could help us, we would be > deeply indebted. > > Thanks, > > Howard Harrelson > Student, MA in Psychology > Antioch University Los Angeles > >