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The Humorous Short Stories of Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Bobbie Frohman
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This delightful collection of gems by Mark Twain begins with the story of a town called Hadleyburg, which prides itself on the honesty of its citizens. One day a citizen of Hadleyburg offends a stranger passing through, who vows to take his revenge by revealing just how corruptible the sanctimonious town really is. Twain is at his best here, poking fun at common hypocrisy as the self-satisfied pillars of the community are done in by their own greed.
Other stories in the collection include:
1. The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg
2. The Double Barrelled Detective Story
3. The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
4. The Million Dollar Bank Note
5. Benton and Mills
6. A Tale
7. Cannibalism in the Cars
8. The Stolen White Elephant
9. The Man Who Put Up at Gadsby's
10. The Good Little Boy
11. The Bad Little Boy
12. Baker's Blue Jay Yarn
Mark Twain (1835–1910) was born Samuel L. Clemens in the town of Florida, Missouri. One of the most popular and influential authors our nation has ever produced, his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. He has been called not only the greatest humorist of his age but the father of American literature.
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- Candice
- 10-21-13
Poorly Edited
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The performances were generally good... However somewhere along the way I realized that a sentence would be repeated, and then I noticed it more and more. It became very annoying by the end. This book was poorly edited... I believe the voice actor was asked to repeat a sentence, and somebody forgot to edit the repeats out. OOPS!
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- John
- 07-13-14
Poorly edited is right!
There are some really good stories in this collection. However, numerous passages are repeated. The first time, I thought, "Oh, that was strange." But after numerous times, it is annoying.
John
7 people found this helpful
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- Dirk
- 03-04-16
Poor editing
While I enjoyed the stories, I was disappointed in the editing (some passages repeated themselves) which detracted from the experience more than I would have thought. I had read a review before I bought the audio book that mentioned the repeating but bought it anyway. I wish I hadn't.
4 people found this helpful
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- D. Thomas
- 09-27-17
Congratulations on making Twain utterly boring!
The performers on this audiobook have succeeded where few others could. They actually made Mark Twain tiresome. The bad acting, repetitious use of music, and overall bad performance absolutely ruined these works by one of my all-time favorite authors. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.
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- Juana Lou
- 09-20-16
No Humor Here
What would have made The Humorous Short Stories of Mark Twain better?
A great improvement would be to actually include humorous stories by Mark Twain.
What do you think your next listen will be?
I'm not certain.
What does Bobbie Frohman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Bobbie Frohman's reading is pleasant. She did her best with was she was given.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Humorous Short Stories of Mark Twain?
I would like to know the titles of these short stories so I could read them to determine if the stories were humorous in the reading but lost in the listening.
Any additional comments?
I'm so disappointed. I want to give this audible book back and have my money returned. If the stories included are humorous, whoever chose them must have no sense of humor. I expected to be entertained but I was stressed by these cruel choices. I am on the home stretch of the stories, listening as I write. It didn't improve. No humor.
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- L. Walker
- 06-02-14
Neither the best stories nor best performances
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Mark Twain's genius is lost a bit in the hackneyed performances that try too hard to "perform" the characters rather than present the story. Also, the selection of his stories seems to lack some of his most colorful.
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- Robert
- 06-01-21
Very disappointed with first few paragraphs of this book
I did not care for the beginning of this book. I want to return it and get my credit back that I paid for it with
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- David Golec
- 10-14-19
Found this to be worth a Listen.
54 year old Male listing to this to and from work. 55 mile daily drive one way. These stories help take the Blaa out of this long drive. Good value for cost. Don't use a credit just pay cash for and enjoy.
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- Vrolijk
- 07-23-19
How can I say this book is good
The Humorous short Stories of Mark Twain do not get in our fire T.V Library or anywhere else. I also wished I had rate the ratings...
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- Carlton Lewis Riley
- 12-07-18
One of the greatest writers
This is why he is one of the greatest writers ever. Great prose while telling memorable imaginary stories.