Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood (Audible Signature Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1531865070 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 482 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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His performance captures the excitement and confusion of adolescence and adventure. The first book in the series is Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, performed by Elijah Wood.Ernest Hemingway said, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." One hundred years after its author’s death, this classic remains remarkably modern and poignantly relevant. Audible is pleased to announce the premiere of an exciting new series, Audible Signature Classics, featuring literature’s greatest stories, performed by accomplished stars handpicked for their ability to interpret each work in a new and refreshing way. In this brand new edition, Elijah Wood reads Huck in a youthful voice that may be the closest interpretation to Twain’s original intent. Best of all, the immediacy of Wood’s energetic reading sweeps listeners up and makes them feel as though they’re along for the ride, as Huck and Jim push their raft toward freedom.Stay tuned for more one-of-a-kind performances from actors Kenneth Branagh, David Hyde Pierce, Leelee Sobieski, and more, only from Audible Signature Classics.
The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript
Twain's Masterpiece! Sarasota2k4 Enrest Hemingway declared American fiction begins and ends with Huckleberry Finn, and he's correct. Twain's most famous novel is arguably his best. There are several instances in the book that are hilarious, but when I completed the book, I also realized I had read something profound. Although Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains some very poignant critiques of slavery, discrimination, and society in general, it is also important as the story of Huck's journey from boyhood to manhood. Twain. Original Twain/Rockwell Book I feel so lucky to have found these books (I got the Tom Sawyer companion book, too.). My friend and I went to Hannibal, MO over the Memorial Day weekend. What a treat! That's when I learned about the Twain/Rockwell connection. The gift shop in Hannibal was selling the set in a pristine, brand new binding, etc. for $99. I just couldn't justify the cost. But when I found these books from the original 1936 (or so) printing in these lovely sleeves, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. They ar. Classic Writing, Fine Illustration; Quality Paper and Printing James Ellsworth I bought this particular edition of 'Huckleberry Finn' for the few but wonderful illustrations done by Scott McKowen. I already owned a gallery-sized digital print of the cover art and I wanted to document where it came from. I also purchased a 'critical edition' of the work with scholarly annotations by Michael Patrick Hearn. Both editions have their strong points: the Sterling Classic edition is a convenient bedside format and the text, without scholarly annotations, reads easily--like any '