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Roughing It

A Personal Narrative

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Roughing It

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Norman Dietz
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About this listen

 "If there is any life that is happier than the life we led on our timber ranch, it must be the sort of life which I have not read of in books or experienced in person," wrote Mark Twain, and now you can share in that experience. The beloved American humorist spent seven years on a "pleasure trip" through the untamed wilderness of Nevada. Twain intended to spend three months touring silver mines, but the lure of rough terrain and comfortable clothes proved irresistible - as will this vibrant travelogue.Public Domain (P)2002 Recorded Books Americas Art & Literature Authors Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction Travel Writing & Commentary United States

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Editor reviews

Norman Dietz’s resonant voice, and his affable delivery, makes him the ideal actor to perform the spirited memoir Roughing It: A Personal Narrative by writer Mark Twain. This entertaining travelogue explores a seven-year journey through the wilderness of the American west. The original plan had been a mere three-month excursion to tour silver mines. Twain traveled with his brother Orion Clemens - the Secretary of Nevada Territory - and derived much humor from their adventures in unfamiliar landscapes and situations.
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Read very fast with a marked accent. Sometimes hilarious and picturesque. Other times a bit thin and facetious. But its an easy listen and theres not much plot. So doesnt matter if your attention fades in and out.

Mixed bag

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Had me in stitches as i listened to him while i was fishing.Has such a timeless way with words and read superbly

Loved it

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I was really only aware of Mark Twain for Huckelberry Finn and the odd aphorism but this book is fascinating , funny and brings a long gonew wild west to life- highly recommended

Laugh out Loud funny

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Thoroughly entertaining, beautifully read, funny, long and worthwhile. Value for money in my humble opinion.

Splendid

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While some of the book was hard to pay attention to all the time, the narrator was excellent - his different impersonations were excellent!
It was also interesting to hear, and hard to believe,some of the scenarios the author, given his subsequent fame found himself in, and reassuring that someone who seems so confident in both this book and ‘Innocents Abroad’ should have similar feelings towards public speaking to most people, particularly considering he became known for being a lecturer!

Great narration

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