The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway wrote: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." The book Papa Hemingway credits has been the subject of controversy since its publication in 1884. It is an unblinking portrait of American society during slave times, as seen through the eyes of the title character, who narrates the tale.
Thirteen-year-old Huck runs away from his alcoholic and abusive father in a stolen canoe. Hiding on a wooded island, he comes upon a slave named Jim, who is also fleeing--from slavery. the two set off down the Mississippi on a piece of a raft, each in search of his own kind of freedom.
Some critics have condemned Huck's attitudes towards slavery, his treatment of Jim, and his derogatory language, citing it as evidence that Mark Twain was a racist. But noted African American author Ralph Ellison rejects this criticism, saying "one also has to look at the teller of the tale, and realize that you are getting a black man, an adult, seen through the condescending eyes -- partially -- of a young white boy."
This Mark Twain In Person Library recording is an approximation of Mark Twain's own voice, just as his family might have heard the story for the first time in the family library.
(P)2008 Richard Henzel
Author - Mark Twain.
Narrator - Richard Henzel.
Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Mark Twain
Richard Henzel
Twain's Tom & Huck
Big Happy Family
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Ernest Hemingway wrote: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." The book Papa Hemingway credits has been the subject of controversy since its publication in 1884. It is an unblinking portrait of American society during slave times, as seen through the eyes of the title character, who narrates the tale. Thirteen-year-old Huck runs away from his alcoholic and abusive father in a stolen canoe. Hiding on a wooded island, he comes upon a slave named Jim, who is also fleeing--from slavery. the two set off down the Mississippi on a piece of a raft, each in search of his own kind of freedom. Some critics have condemned Huck's attitudes towards slavery, his treatment of Jim, and his derogatory language, citing it as evidence that Mark Twain was a racist. But noted African American author Ralph Ellison rejects this criticism, saying "one also has to look at the teller of the tale, and realize that you are getting a black man, an adult, seen through the condescending eyes -- partially -- of a young white boy." This Mark Twain In Person Library recording is an approximation of Mark Twain's own voice, just as his family might have heard the story for the first time in the family library. (P)2008 Richard Henzel Author - Mark Twain. Narrator - Richard Henzel. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:11:01
Chapter 2
Duration:00:16:09
Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
Duration:00:10:37
Chapter 6
Duration:00:18:48
Chapter 7
Duration:00:15:44
Chapter 8
Duration:00:26:56
Chapter 9
Duration:00:10:16
Chapter 10
Duration:00:08:39
Chapter 11
Duration:00:16:39
Chapter 12
Duration:00:16:35
Chapter 13
Duration:00:11:09
Chapter 14
Duration:00:08:56
Chapter 15
Duration:00:14:11
Chapter 16
Duration:00:21:09
Chapter 17
Duration:00:21:07
Chapter 18
Duration:00:27:41
Chapter 19
Duration:00:20:56
Chapter 20
Duration:00:21:27
Chapter 21
Duration:00:23:50
Chapter 22
Duration:00:14:11
Chapter 23
Duration:00:14:43
Chapter 24
Duration:00:13:53
Chapter 25
Duration:00:18:25
Chapter 26
Duration:00:16:14
Chapter 27
Duration:00:15:13
Chapter 28
Duration:00:22:05
Chapter 29
Duration:00:22:13
Chapter 30
Duration:00:06:57
Chapter 31
Duration:00:23:23
Chapter 32
Duration:00:14:26
Chapter 33
Duration:00:16:05
Chapter 34
Duration:00:12:40
Chapter 35
Duration:00:16:46
Chapter 36
Duration:00:12:12
Chapter 37
Duration:00:15:17
Chapter 38
Duration:00:15:35
Chapter 39
Duration:00:13:26
Chapter 40
Duration:00:12:12
Chapter 41
Duration:00:14:51
Chapter 42
Duration:00:18:01
Chapter 43
Duration:00:04:27