• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood

  • By: Mark Twain
  • Narrated by: Elijah Wood
  • Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (13,977 ratings)

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Elijah Wood
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Elijah Wood’s performance is my nominee for the Narrators’ Hall of Fame. Wood’s unself-conscious reading doesn’t sound like a reading at all. He creates an entire world filled with people who cross class and color lines. His accents range from British to faux-British to all manner of regional affectations, twangs, and drawls. Wood’s delivery makes Mark Twain’s delicious wit and twisty language sound completely natural, especially as Huck invents plausible words to suit the moment. The journey down the Mississippi with Huck and Jim is pure pleasure, as the boy who won’t be "sivilized" and the runaway slave encounter scoundrels, slip out of scrapes, and invent outrageous tales. The listening couldn’t be better if Huck read the story himself.

Publisher's summary

Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine)

Audible is pleased to announce the premiere of an exciting new series, Audible Signature Classics, featuring literature’s greatest stories, performed by accomplished stars handpicked for their ability to interpret each work in a new and refreshing way. The first book in the series is Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, performed by Elijah Wood.

Ernest Hemingway said, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn". One hundred years after its author’s death, this classic remains remarkably modern and poignantly relevant. In this brand new edition, Elijah Wood reads Huck in a youthful voice that may be the closest interpretation to Twain’s original intent. His performance captures the excitement and confusion of adolescence and adventure. Best of all, the immediacy of Wood’s energetic reading sweeps listeners up and makes them feel as though they’re along for the ride, as Huck and Jim push their raft toward freedom.

Stay tuned for more one-of-a-kind performances from actors Kenneth Branagh, David Hyde Pierce, Leelee Sobieski, and more, only from Audible Signature Classics.

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"Elijah Wood's performance of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is my nominee for the Narrators' Hall of Fame. Wood's unself-conscious reading doesn't sound like a reading at all." ( AudioFile)

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Elijah Wood does a great job narrating.

The part I really enjoyed about this book (besides the story itself) was the language that they used back then. It was english, so I could understand it. But it was also unusual, and that's what helped make it interesting.
Good story.
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Elijah Wood food amazing job

Tom had my daughter laughing! It as good to listen to on our road trip.

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Excellent Audiobook

Elijah Wood is a great narrator. I can’t imagine anyone else doing a more perfect Huck Finn.

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The story comes to life!

Elijah Wood does a tremendous job of bringing the characters to life in this reading of the Adventures of Huck Finn. Really enjoyed it.

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BEAUTIFUL

Elijah Wood did an incredible job with this classic! Sometimes I forgot there was one reader because he changed voices/accents so well.

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Excellent in every way!

Excellent in every way! When I read the book as a child, there were many elements that I couldn't understand. Elijah Wood's performance brought it to life for me, revealing Twain's entertaining - and profound- work.

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Great book!

Funny, witty, entertaining 😊
Glad to know there is an audio version of it.
Loved the reader

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Great Narration!

I’m going to be honest, there were moments when Elijah Wood’s voices for the various characters were so different and well-done that I forgot it was one man narrating the whole thing. Definitely recommend.

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The rumours of my passing, are greatly exaggerated

Talk about a game of kick the can down memory lane...and Elijah Wood's performance was intimate and nuanced.

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Wow! A great story brought to life

Mark Twain wrote a wonderful story about Huck Finn and Elijah Wood brings it to life! Well worth hearing this story and it’s powerful message in these days of division.

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