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The American Claimant

by Mark Twain
7 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 7½ hrs. Mark Twain in Person Audiobook Library, dist. by Midwest Tape. 2010. ISBN 9780982668801. $39.99; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; digital download. CLASSIC LIT
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OrangeReviewStarThis 1892 novel is one of Twain's least-read works for a reason: a chaotic farce resurrected from a failed play, it simply doesn't read well in print. This first-ever audio recording of the title, however, is a revelation, showing the degree of difference a good audio production can make. Robustly narrated by veteran actor/Twain interpreter Richard Henzel (the radio DJ of Groundhog Day), its dialog-heavy pages spring to life, transforming hesitant chuckles to belly laughs as the irrepressible "Colonel" Sellers presses his claims to an English earldom. A real enhancement to Henzel's growing library of Twain recordings (www.richardhenzel.com/marktwain.html); an essential acquisition.—R. Kent Rasmussen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Reviewed by R. Kent Rasmussen , Oct 15, 2010
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