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| Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete By Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) A WORD OF EXPLANATION It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company--for he did all the talking. We fell together, as modest people will, in the tail of the herd that was being shown through, and he at once began to say things which interested me. As he talked along, softly, pleasantly, flowingly, he seemed to drift away imperceptibly out of this world and time, and into some remote era and old forgotten country; and so he gradually wove such a spell about me that I seemed to move among the specters and shadows and dust and mold of a gray antiquity, holding speech with a relic of it! |
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Reviewer: ax-11 - 7/24/2006 7:22Subject: A Classic Theres hardly any need to review Mark Twains novel − you might want to look at any encyclopedia for a more qualified review. This audio book is certainly worth downloading, usually one has already read the book − some dozen years ago. I really enjoyed the audio book, because for me it was the first time to listen to the original (english) text which is, of course, better than even the best translation could be and the recording is understandable easily for non−native speakers.If you had no occasion to read "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" yet, then don't miss it now! If you only have seen "the movie" (I think there's more than one) be assured that it can't have covered more than an arbitrary part of the book and I seriously doubt, the anarchic spirit of Mark Twain's writing is 100% portable to another medium. |
Reviewer: PhilStevens - 7/20/2009 3:26Subject: Wonderfully Dry Humor and Fantastic Reading I greatly enjoyed this audio book. I was a bit taken aback by the rabid anti−Catholic and anti−monarchy rhetoric which seem odd and out of place today. That said, I don't deny Mark Twain his right to his opinion and I understand that 1889 was a different time. That aside, the book was very funny and the reader did an absolutely fantastic job. |
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Reviewer: prat - 9/23/2009 7:07 Subject: Great reading Thoroughly enjoyed the reading |
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