Mark Twain

15 Bücher

filtern sortieren Genre Epoche Sprache Hörbücher

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s CourtHörbuch (12 Std.) English
Twain lets a smug factory foreman loose in Camelot, and watching Hank predict an eclipse to save his own neck is as funny as you'd hope. Just know the satire curdles into something genuinely dark by the end, which is honestly why it sticks with you.
Abenteuer und Fahrten des Huckleberry FinnHörbuch (12 Std.)
De Lotgevallen van Tom SawyerHörbuch (8 Std.) Nederlands
Die Abenteuer Tom Sawyers~5 Std. Lesezeit
Im Gold- und Silberland~5 Std. Lesezeit
Meine Reise um die Welt. Erste AbteilungHörbuch (6 Std.)
Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcHörbuch (15 Std.) English
You get a surprisingly earnest Twain here, filtering Joan’s life through the fond, slightly old-fashioned recollections of Sieur Louis de Conte. The battles and trial have real weight, but the book moves patiently and leaves most of Twain’s comedy aside, so it suits you when you want historical fiction with moral seriousness.
Pudd’nhead WilsonHörbuch (7 Std.) English
Darker Twain than you might expect: a mother switches two babies in the cradle and the whole cruel logic of slavery gets turned inside out. Come for the courtroom fireworks, stay for Wilson's calendar epigraphs, which are some of the meanest, funniest lines Twain ever wrote.
Querkopf Wilson~3 Std. Lesezeit
Roughing ItHörbuch (17 Std.) English
You’re in the hands of an unreliable travel companion as Twain moves through stagecoach dust, Virginia City silver camps, Mormon stories, and a wildly embellished trip to Hawaii. It’s episodic and sometimes wanders, but his deadpan eye makes frontier boasting feel freshly ridiculous.
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHörbuch (11 Std.) English
Huck's voice carries the whole thing, a kid lying his way down the Mississippi while slowly realizing his conscience is smarter than his upbringing. It's funnier than you expect and heavier too, and the raft chapters with Jim have a calm that stays with you.
The Adventures of Tom SawyerHörbuch (7 Std.) English
Twain remembers exactly how a boy thinks, the fence-painting con, the graveyard at midnight, the sheer glory of showing up at your own funeral. It reads fast and funny, though the cave scenes get genuinely scary, and you'll finish it missing your own summers.
The Autobiography of Mark Twain~13 Std. Lesezeit Sachbuch English
Twain refused to tell his life in order, so he just dictated whatever he felt like each morning, and the result rambles gloriously between boyhood mischief, grudges, and raw grief over his daughter Susy. Come to it patient and unhurried, and it feels like eavesdropping.
The Innocents AbroadHörbuch (20 Std.) Sachbuch English
You spend the trip with a boatload of Americans bringing their provincial certainty to Europe and the Holy Land, while Twain cheerfully punctures guidebooks, sacred sites, bad art, and their worship of the picturesque. It’s episodic and sometimes dated, but his skeptical eye still feels wonderfully alive.
The Prince and the PauperHörbuch (7 Std.) English
Twain having fun with a fairy-tale setup, then sneaking in real anger about how England treated its poor. You get Tom Canty bluffing his way through court etiquette, and Miles Hendon, the broke soldier who's kinder than anyone in the palace.

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Mark Twain

15 Bücher

filtern sortieren Genre Epoche Sprache Hörbücher

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s CourtHörbuch (12 Std.) English
Twain lets a smug factory foreman loose in Camelot, and watching Hank predict an eclipse to save his own neck is as funny as you'd hope. Just know the satire curdles into something genuinely dark by the end, which is honestly why it sticks with you.
Abenteuer und Fahrten des Huckleberry FinnHörbuch (12 Std.)
De Lotgevallen van Tom SawyerHörbuch (8 Std.) Nederlands
Die Abenteuer Tom Sawyers~5 Std. Lesezeit
Im Gold- und Silberland~5 Std. Lesezeit
Meine Reise um die Welt. Erste AbteilungHörbuch (6 Std.)
Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcHörbuch (15 Std.) English
You get a surprisingly earnest Twain here, filtering Joan’s life through the fond, slightly old-fashioned recollections of Sieur Louis de Conte. The battles and trial have real weight, but the book moves patiently and leaves most of Twain’s comedy aside, so it suits you when you want historical fiction with moral seriousness.
Pudd’nhead WilsonHörbuch (7 Std.) English
Darker Twain than you might expect: a mother switches two babies in the cradle and the whole cruel logic of slavery gets turned inside out. Come for the courtroom fireworks, stay for Wilson's calendar epigraphs, which are some of the meanest, funniest lines Twain ever wrote.
Querkopf Wilson~3 Std. Lesezeit
Roughing ItHörbuch (17 Std.) English
You’re in the hands of an unreliable travel companion as Twain moves through stagecoach dust, Virginia City silver camps, Mormon stories, and a wildly embellished trip to Hawaii. It’s episodic and sometimes wanders, but his deadpan eye makes frontier boasting feel freshly ridiculous.
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHörbuch (11 Std.) English
Huck's voice carries the whole thing, a kid lying his way down the Mississippi while slowly realizing his conscience is smarter than his upbringing. It's funnier than you expect and heavier too, and the raft chapters with Jim have a calm that stays with you.
The Adventures of Tom SawyerHörbuch (7 Std.) English
Twain remembers exactly how a boy thinks, the fence-painting con, the graveyard at midnight, the sheer glory of showing up at your own funeral. It reads fast and funny, though the cave scenes get genuinely scary, and you'll finish it missing your own summers.
The Autobiography of Mark Twain~13 Std. Lesezeit Sachbuch English
Twain refused to tell his life in order, so he just dictated whatever he felt like each morning, and the result rambles gloriously between boyhood mischief, grudges, and raw grief over his daughter Susy. Come to it patient and unhurried, and it feels like eavesdropping.
The Innocents AbroadHörbuch (20 Std.) Sachbuch English
You spend the trip with a boatload of Americans bringing their provincial certainty to Europe and the Holy Land, while Twain cheerfully punctures guidebooks, sacred sites, bad art, and their worship of the picturesque. It’s episodic and sometimes dated, but his skeptical eye still feels wonderfully alive.
The Prince and the PauperHörbuch (7 Std.) English
Twain having fun with a fairy-tale setup, then sneaking in real anger about how England treated its poor. You get Tom Canty bluffing his way through court etiquette, and Miles Hendon, the broke soldier who's kinder than anyone in the palace.