• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  • By: Mark Twain
  • Narrated by: Patrick Fraley
  • Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (837 ratings)

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Patrick Fraley
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Publisher's summary

The idealized childhood of this fictional hero, based on Mark Twain's own early life along the banks of the Mississippi, is filled with robust good humor and high-spirited adventures. Yet there is also an in-depth experience of the central South of the 1840s—its dialects, superstitions, and social values. While romping through fun-filled fantasy, Tom Sawyer shows how morally complicated real life can be. In his unabridged reading of the American classic, actor Patrick Fraley crafts 36 authentic "voices" to represent the wide range of Twain's delightful characters.

Public Domain (P)1995 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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I love Tom Sawyer

Every now and then, I like to read my classic novels. Especially Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Kids knew how to have fun back then. I love the narrator of this book, he did a fantastic job with the voices.

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The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

I don't know how I never read this as a child, but it was worth the wait. I enjoyed the colorful and imaginative experiences the explored

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Excellent Narration

This familar story of Tom Sawyer's adventures is superbly dramatized by the narrator. Even though you read the book in the past, you will be very impressed with this narattion of the timeless classic

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Classic yet modern

You can read (listen) one more time the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and find something new or interesting or a bit of social understanding you had not heard before.

The reading is very good. I heard 3 minutes of other readers and did not like them. Only Becky Tatcher's voice was a little disappointing.

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Enjoyed with my kiddo

I do think the narrator made Huck sound extra wimpy in his delivery, but other than that we thoroughly enjoyed it.

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I LOVE THIS BOOK

this book is amazing. i love how the speaker has the acsent. it almost like my dads childhood

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Wonderful story! So funny!!

So captivating! And a wonderful tail into the past of what is was like for kiddos back then!

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Well worth a listen

Both this selection and Huckleberry Finn, read by Patrick Frawley are unbelivably excellent and the best selections I have purchased in the past year since signing up with Audible. Patrick Frawley makes the books come alive. He does each character so individually that you'd believe different people were reading each part. Mark Twain would be real proud to hear this interpretation of his wonderful story.

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Not for everyone's ears..

The narrator is a well-known (in the voice business, anyway) voice actor who's done a lot of cartoon work. The effort involved in keeping the story clear to follow and engaging without the benefit of a lot of "speech tags" (i.e., "Tom said", "Becky said") is not inconsiderable-- there's a reason the narrator is so well-respected. I really did enjoy his performances, though I do think they lacked drama in some places.
It's definitely worth listening to if you have an appreciation for good acting work (especially voice acting)-- others may prefer a more conventional read.

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The best reading of this amazing story

The narrator does an incredible job bringing these characters to life. The story is laugh-out-loud funny. A great piece of American history.

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