Roughing It (Unabridged)

Written by Mark Twain

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

Ever dream of striking it rich in the Wild West? Join Mark Twain on a hilarious rollercoaster ride through 1860s America in "Roughing It." Ditch the pickaxe (you'll likely need it anyway), because this adventure is packed with eccentric characters, hair-raising mishaps, and Twain's signature wit. From dusty mining towns to the Mormon capital, get ready to travel further than a stagecoach can take you. Buckle up, tenderfoot, "Roughing It" is a wild ride you won't want to miss!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Falcon Press
• Release date: Mar 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9798868797910

Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Missouri in 1835, the son of a lawyer. Early in his childhood, the family moved to Hannibal, Missouri – a town which would provide the inspiration for St Petersburg in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. After a period spent as a travelling printer, Clemens became a river pilot on the Mississippi: a time he would look back upon as his happiest. When he turned to writing in his thirties, he adopted the pseudonym Mark Twain ('Mark Twain' is the cry of a Mississippi boatman taking depth measurements, and means 'two fathoms'), and a number of highly successful publications followed, including The Prince and the Pauper (1882), Huckleberry Finn (1884) and A Connecticut Yankee (1889). His later life, however, was marked by personal tragedy and sadness, as well as financial difficulty. In 1894, several businesses in which he had invested failed, and he was declared bankrupt. Over the next fifteen years – during which he managed to regain some measure of financial independence – he saw the deaths of two of his beloved daughters, and his wife. Increasingly bitter and depressed, Twain died in 1910, aged seventy-five.