Mark Twain: Letters from the Earth [Audio Cassette]

Mark Twain (Author), McAvoy Layne (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996

McAvoy Layne opens his one-man show with Twain's remark, " . . . Letters from the Earth will never be published . . . in fact, it couldn't be, because it would be a felony." And, indeed, until 1962, most of these remarkable pieces were considered too controversial for publication. This is vintage Twain--a sharp, witty, imaginative, and sometimes wildly irreverent satire of his times.

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Sharp, witty, sometimes wildly funny, sometimes dark and sacrilegious, Letters From The Earth was Mark Twain's most controversial work. Its publication was suppressed for many years after his death by his wife who was scandalized at his irreverence. McAvoy Layne's narration is perfect, the recording values are flawless. -- Midwest Book Review

From AudioFile

[Editor's Note: The following is a combined review with WILD HUMORIST OF THE WEST.]--In these two short volumes of Twain writing the author is impersonated by McAvoy Layne. HUMORIST consists of various autobiographical works woven together as an evening's entertainment and recorded before a studio audience. Here one hears age as well as the state of Missouri in the actor's voice. In EARTH, edited from the posthumously published letters from a terrestrial exile, his tone has more clarity and less of the South. In both, he does a creditable job reproducing the author's personality and holding the audience, though one could wish for more expressiveness. Y.R. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audio Partners (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572700238
• ISBN-13: 978-1572700239
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,653,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Books on Cassette > Authors, A-Z > ( T ) > Twain, Mark

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"Why, a dead man could tell a story better than that. I don't mean a fresh dead man neither, I mean one that's been buried two or three days." Mark Twain