A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Mark Twain's classic novel of adventure, loyalty and responsibility. Young Huck Finn can't get along with the Widow Douglas' attempts to 'sivilize' him, or the smothering discipline which she and her sister serve up at home. So when his drunken, good-for-nothing father turns up and kidnaps him, Huck takes his cue to leave and escapes to Jackson's Island. There he meets runaway slave Jim, and the two become firm friends. Their bond of trust holds strong as they travel down the ...
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Mark Twain's classic novel of adventure, loyalty and responsibility. Young Huck Finn can't get along with the Widow Douglas' attempts to 'sivilize' him, or the smothering discipline which she and her sister serve up at home. So when his drunken, good-for-nothing father turns up and kidnaps him, Huck takes his cue to leave and escapes to Jackson's Island. There he meets runaway slave Jim, and the two become firm friends. Their bond of trust holds strong as they travel down the Mississippi river on a raft - witnessing misdeeds and murder along the way - and are separated, captured and re-captured before continuing in their bid for freedom. Full of tension, excitement, comedy and drama, Twain's sequel to 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' is also regarded as a comment on the slavery and colour prejudice inherent in the mid-19th century American South. This compelling adaptation was recorded with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto and is enriched by an all-North American cast. NB: Contains language that listeners may find offensive Cast Mark Twain - Mark Caven Huckleberry Finn - Christopher Jacot Miss Watson - Kay Hawtrey Widow Douglas/Aunt Sally - Elva Mai Hoover Tom Sawyer - Peter Oldrlng Jo Harper/Tom - Shawn Mathieson Ben Rogers/Loafer - Herbie Barnes Judge Thatcher/Uncle Silas/Farmer - Sandy Webster Jim - Martin Roach Pap Finn - Les Carlson New judge/Slave hunter 2 - Wayne Ward Mrs Loftus/Col Grangerford's wife - Nicky Guadagni Jim Turner/Slave hunter 1 - Jack Nicholsen Bill - Pierre Brault Jake Packard - Sam Malkin Child of Calamity - Randy Hughson Davey/Town judge/Country Jake - Jim Jones Bob - Lawrence Bayne Col Grangerford - Wally Michaels Buck - Amos Crawley Miss Sophia - Barbara Bames Jack - Roy Lewis Duke - James Kee King - Dennis O'Connor Boggs/Abner - Michael Caruana Col Sherburn - Michael Copeman Mary Jane - Tara Samuel Dr Robinson - Pierre Brault Joanna - Annick Obonsawin Boy - Glenn Bang Dramatised by Marcy Kahan Directed by Ned Chaillet Music composed by John Roby and performed by Roman Borys, Carlos Del Junco, Anne Lederman, John Roby and Don Rooke First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15-29 December 2002
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How could a book written by Mark Twain in the 1800's and published in 1982 possibly be worth $100,000? There is nothing in the description that in anyway justifies the price.
YALVAREZ
Jun 22, 2010
HISTORY IS WHAT IT IS
History in the United States of America was not prity. There was unfortunatly slavery, and Mark Twain wrote the reality of it all, right down to the spelling of how the english language was spoken in the south. He was very realistic, something many literary writters of today do not focus on. Many minorities were mistreated and degraded. They were forced to work in dehuminizing conditions, families were torn apart and sold, beaten and tortured. What kind of history did you learn in school that makes you think Mark Twain wrote this out of pure fiction? Welcome to the reality of real history the way it did happen with slavery in the past, its ugly but sadly true. Mark Twain wrote this book to show how the cruelty of humanity was and HE WAS ASHAMED of it (slavery).
The Pageturner
Aug 17, 2009
Jim is Not a Man, But a Pet
I've said it once and I will say it again, I utterly disguise this book and I do not understand why educational institutions insist on this offensive book being a part of the curriculum. My first review on this book was deleted, so I am writing again. No matter in what way, shape, or form you try to mask it, Mark Twain had a racist mindset, if he did not he would've portrayed Jim in a more dignified way instead of "de-humanizing" him into some human pet for Finn. Not to mention that a degrading term was used in this book not once but TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN times. Do not read this book.
