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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: A Mark Twain Collection

Explore the wild world of the southern United States in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. These books are known for their adventurous spirit and their portrayal of the southern reaches of America. Each novel can be enjoyed separately, or together. While Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has become more popular than the first novel, the two build upon one another and are a fascinating examination of mid-1800s southern culture. Both titles have been adapted countless times for film, stage, and television. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Tom Sawyer is an orphan living with his aunt in St. Petersburg, Missouri. A mischievous young man, Tom spends his time playing pranks on other children, skipping school to go swimming or adventuring, and flirting with Becky, the new girl in school. The novel is full of Tom’s adventures with his friends, the mistakes he makes, and the ways he gets himself out of trouble at every turn. Tom’s adventures are trailed with thinly veiled sarcasm and criticism of Southern ideals, religion, and racial relations. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ¬– Huckleberry Finn is a young boy living in St. Petersburg, Missouri, along with his friend Tom Sawyer. The duo had acquired a lot of money from their adventures together. Huck is kidnapped by his estranged father in an attempt to steal his fortune, but Huck cleverly escapes and begins a new adventure assisting Jim, a runaway slave who wants to eventually buy his family’s freedom. The two take an adventure down the Mississippi River toward freedom, with many side adventures along the way as they meet other travelers. Mark Twain’s most well-known adventure novel is filled with his signature wit, sarcasm, and critique of the moral values of the mid-19th century.

Mark Twain (Author), Thomas Becker (Narrator)

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Sterntaler Hörgeschichten: Milly und Billy Im Wald

Die Mäusedame Milly ist eine richtige Abenteurerin. Sie lebt in London, in England! Da ihre Vorfahren als Schiffsmäuse über die sieben Weltmeere schipperten, hat auch Milly das Seefahrergen in sich. Und so passiert es, dass sie eines Tages aus Versehen mit einem Schiff ablegt! Als sie endlich an Land ankommt, gerät sie in einen tiefen Wald - und lernt dort den Bären Billy kennen, der ihr, der Großstadtmaus, hilft, sich zurechtzufinden. Bald sind die beiden dicke Freunde. Und Milly fühlt sich eigentlich mäusewohl bei Billy - wenn da nicht ihre Sehnsucht nach den Weltmeeren wäre... Wofür wird Milly sich entscheiden? Lustige und rührende Geschichten über die Freundschaft.

Katja Ruhl (Author), Jürgen Fritsche, Thomas Becker (Narrator)

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Twain's Humor - Collected Stories

Ten Classic Stories: * The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County * The McWilliamses with Membranous Croup * The Facts in the Great Beef Contract * The Story of the Old Ram *What Stumped the Bluejays *Punch, Brothers, Punch *Tom Quartz * Cannibalism in the Cars *Journalism in Tennessee * The Burglar Alarm 'Thomas Becker's delivery suggest the wry humor one imagines the author himself would use in reading them.' -- Booklist 'This recording's success is a result of Becker's dramatic reading ability, which is nicely understated yet totally effective and appropriate.' -- School Library Journal 'Possibly the best Twain on the market.' -- The Society for Performance Literature

Mark Twain (Author), Thomas Becker (Narrator)

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Great Authors – Mark Twain: Collected Stories

Seventeen of Twain's best-loved and funniest shorter works, including 'The Jumping Frog of Calavarous County', 'The Story of Old Ram', 'Buck Fanshaw's Funeral', 'Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses', 'Tom Quartz', and 'The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut'. Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal. Sam was to be a printer, a river boat pilot, an officer in the Confederacy, a silver prospector and a journalist. In 1865 his fame as an American humorist was launched with The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. He once wrote, 'To simply amuse would have satisfied my dearest ambition.' He died April 21, 1910. Narrator Thomas Becker has taught English, directed plays and performed Shakespeare. His experiences growing up in the Midwest may have given him his feel for Twain.

Mark Twain (Author), Thomas Becker (Narrator)

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The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories

Ten superbly narrated stories that help explain America by America's best writers. Irving's incredible and amusing tale of the archetypal 'Rip Van Winkle' relates the story of a man who slept through history. Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage' tells of a young soldier who must struggle with his conscience no matter what the consequences. 'The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' is Mark Twain's hilarious story of a contest to end all contests in the rowdy days of the Forty-Niners. Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Man of the Crowd' tells of one man's strange fascination with another. 'The Ransom of Red Chief' is another of O. Henry's tales of a kidnapping that goes horribly, horribly, wrong. 'Miss Tempy's Watchers', by Sarah Orne Jewett, speaks of the power of friendship. Kate Chopin's lovely 'Desiree's Baby' tells the poignant story of one woman's search for her past. Jack London's acclaimed The Call of the Wild is a thrilling adventure of nature and survival. Edith Wharton pens a chilling ghost story in the atmospheric 'The Eyes.' And 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' is F. Scott Fitzgerald's wry and amusing tale of a young lady's struggle for social success. 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving, narrated by George Vafiadis 'The Man of the Crowd' by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Ralph Cosham 'The Red Badge of Courage' by Stephen Crane, narrated by Sean Pratt 'The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain, narrated by Thomas Becker 'The Ransom of Red Chief' by O'Henry, narrated by Michael Hanson 'The Call of the Wild' by Jack London, narrated by Michael Kramer 'Desiree's Baby' by Kate Chopin, narrated by Jacquilin Kinlow 'Miss Tempy's Watchers' by Sarah Orne Jewett, narrated by Tana Hickens 'The Eyes' by Edith Wharton, narrated by Ralph Cosham 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, narrated by Kimberly Schraf

Edd Mcnair, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack London, Kate Chopin, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Sarah Orne Jewett, Stephen Crane, Washington Irving (Author), George Vafiadis, Jacquilin Kinlow, Kimberly Schraf, Michael Hanson, Michael Kramer, Ralph Cosham, Sean Pratt, Tana Hickens, Thomas Becker, Various (Narrator)

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A Double-Barreled Detective Story

Mark Twain is at his irreverent best with this hilarious parody of the 19th-century mystery. The tale begins with the murder of Flint Buckner and a heinous crime against a young woman. A man with special gifts - no less a personage than Sherlock Holmes! - enters the scene to solve the mystery and avenge the lady. He matches wits with an improbable villain, Archy Stillman, while Ham Sandwich and Wells Fargo look on, and almost gets himself lynched in the process.

Mark Twain (Author), Thomas Becker (Narrator)

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Huckleberry Finn

Revered by all of the town's children and dreaded by all of its mothers, Huckleberry Finn is indisputably the most appealing child-hero in American literature. Unlike the tall-tale, idyllic world of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn is firmly grounded in early reality. From the abusive drunkard who serves as Huckleberry's father to Huck's first tentative grappling with issues of personal liberty and the unknown, Huckleberry Finn endeavors to delve quite a bit deeper into the complexities-both joyful and tragic of life. 'American Literature began with Huckleberry Finn.' - Ernest Hemingway. 'This required standard of American literature is brought to life for students. A wonderful selection for school libraries.' - School Library Journal Thomas Becker is a Shakespearean actor and High School teacher.

Mark Twain (Author), Thomas Becker (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

'One of the best-loved and most famous characters in southern literature springs to larger-than-life size thanks to Thomas Becker's inspired delivery.'-- School Library Journal Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence -- when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him -- to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the enjoyment just never ends. Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal. Sam quit school at the age of twelve to become a journeyman printer. This was to be the first of many occupations, including a river boat pilot, an officer in the Confederacy, a silver prospector in Nevada and a journalist. In 1865 his fame as an American humorist was launched with The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. He once wrote of his readers, 'To simply amuse them would have satisfied my dearest ambition.' He died April 21, 1910.

Mark Twain (Author), Thomas Becker (Narrator)

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