Publisher, Brilliance Audio (August 2004)

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When we first met "the pariah of the village . . .the son of the drunkard" in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom was "under strict orders not to play with him," so he played with him every time he got the chance. Twain took his most outrageous and outcast character (and perhaps the one he loved the most), Huckleberry Finn, from the book and wrote his own Adventures. This giant work, in addition to entertaining boys and girls for generations, has defined the first-person novel in America, and continues to demand study, inspire reverence and stir controversy in our time.

About the Author: Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910). He is the author of the beloved classics The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Prince and the Pauper.

About the Performer: Dick Hill has recorded everything from sci-fi fantasy to non-fiction, Michael Connelly's gritty cop tales to Faulkner's brilliant prose, and all stops in between. His taping of Kozol's Pulitzer prize winning Amazing Grace was deemed the industry's best non-fiction audio book of 1995, and remains one of Hill's favorites, along with Twain's Huckleberry Finn. In 1997 Hill received 3 nominations for Best Audiobook, a reflection of his character-driven style, which he credits to a lifetime of observing and enjoying people. He has been named one of America's Golden Voices by AudioFile magazine. With actress (and wife) Susie Breck, Dick won the 2004 Audie Award for Best MultiVoice Production, for Sharyn McCrumb's Ghost Riders. Hill has two grown children, and lives, loves, gardens, and cooks with his talented wife Susie Breck in the Midwest.