Other editions of book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood

"You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth." With these words, Huckleberry Finn draws us into the narrative that forever changed the course of American literature. Huck's view of Southern life in the years leading up to the Civil War, delivered with a country boy's accent, sparked a new realism in storytelling. Huck's voice is that of an outsider, fleeing the authority figures attempting to "sivilize" him. His companion, Jim, is a runaway slave whose bid for freedom is even more desperate. Their story — raising issues of prejudice and racism, slavery and freedom — faces questions no American novel had ever addressed. Loaded with hilarious escapades and unforgettable characters, this tale of adventures along the Mississippi River provides thought-provoking entertainment.

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. 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. In this brand new edition, Elijah Wood reads Huck in a youthful voice that may be the closest interpretation to Twain’s original intent. His performance captures the excitement and confusion of adolescence and adventure. 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.

First published in 1884, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece of world literature. Narrated by Huck himself in his artless vernacular, it tells of his voyage down the Mississippi with a runaway slave named Jim. As the two journey downstream on a raft, Huck's vivid descriptions capture the sights, smells, sounds, and rhythms of life on the great river. As they encounter traveling actors, con men, lynch mobs, thieves, and Southern gentility, his shrewd comments reveal the dark side of human nature. By the end of the story, Huck has learned about the dignity and worth of human life―and Twain has exposed the moral blindness of the "respectable" slave-holding society in which he lives. Huckleberry Finn was Twain's greatest creation. Garrison Keillor approaches it with the respect and affection it deserves. "This is an abridgement of Mark Twain's book, keeping the parts I loved as a boy―Huck's story, the big river at night, the boasting of the raftsmen, the Duke and the Dauphin, the lynching, the feud―and lopping off the last third of the book, where Tom Sawyer comes in and makes a big production of freeing Jim. I had Huck free him instead. If you enjoy the reading, I am sure Mr. Twain will forgive me." ―Garrison Keillor

Do you enjoy classic literature in easy-to-carry paperback? Then you'll love Huck Finn by Mark Twain! The full title is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It was published in 1884. Perhaps you read Huck Finn in school as a youth or maybe this is your first time reading Mark Twain's masterpiece or maybe you're a teacher buying the book for your children's literature class. Either way, enjoy Mark Twain's Huck Finn book today!

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by American humorist Mark Twain. It is commonly used and accounted as one of the first Great American Novels. It is also one of the first major American novels written using Local Color Regionalism, or vernacular, told in the first person by the eponymous Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, best friend of Tom Sawyer and hero of three other Mark Twain books. The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. By satirizing Southern antebellum society that was already a quarter-century in the past by the time of publication, the book is an often scathing look at entrenched attitudes, particularly racism. The drifting journey of Huck and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, down the Mississippi River on their raft may be one of the most enduring images of escape and freedom in all of American literature.

• The book includes 10 unique illustrations that are relevant to its content.Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be Mark Twain's best book, named among the Great American Novels. The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River and is an often scathing look at entrenched attitudes, particularly racism. Always popular with ordinary readers, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has also been the continued object of study by serious literary critics since its publication.

Following the events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn is under the watchful stewardship of the Widow Douglas. However, when he is forced back into his drunken father's custody, Huck fakes his own death and runs off down river. In the process, he meets up with Jim, a runaway slave, and the two become friends as well as travel companions. Their adventures lead them through many twists and turns through the American South, embarking on a legendary journey.

Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley - a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and complexity.Quotes from the book:“All right, then, I'll go to hell.”“Just because you’re taught that something’s right and everyone believes it’s right, it don’t make it right.”“That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it.”Readers' reviews:“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” (Ernest Hemingway)“Hemingway said American fiction begins and ends with Huck Finn, and he's right. Twain's most famous novel is a tour de force.” (Nathan Ellers, goodreads.com)“Huck's adventures are hugely entertaining. Furthermore, it is an interesting commentary on 19th Century America. Huck's interactions with Jim seem to be subversive of the concept of slavery and highlight the foolishness of white attitudes toward blacks.” (Brandon Nelson, goodreads.com)