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The American Claimant

Young Lord Berkeley has discovered that his family's title and wealth was fraudulently obtained by previous generations, and announces to his his father - Lord Rossmore - that he intends to travel to America. There he plans to return the Earldom of Rossmore to the rightful heir - along with all of its wealth, titles, and privilege - and to begin his life over again ¿ "begin it right" ¿ begin it on the level of mere manhood, unassisted by factitious aids, and succeed or fail by pure merit or the want of it." As it happens, "The Rightful Earl" is an imaginative and enterprising attorney/inventor/office-seeker known as Colonel Mulberry Sellers.

While less familiar to Mark Twain fans than Tom Sawyer, Connecticut Yankee, or Huckleberry Finn, The American Claimant is a delightful tale, told with Mark Twain's trademark American humor, his biting social satire, and his well-drawn characters.

Narrated by American actor and Mark Twain interpreter Richard Henzel, whose "Mark Twain In Person" has been seen over a thousand times in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.

Public Domain (P)2010 Richard Henzel

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The American Claimant

Young Lord Berkeley has discovered that his family's title and wealth was fraudulently obtained by previous generations, and announces to his his father - Lord Rossmore - that he intends to travel to America. There he plans to return the Earldom of Rossmore to the rightful heir - along with all of its wealth, titles, and privilege - and to begin his life over again ¿ "begin it right" ¿ begin it on the level of mere manhood, unassisted by factitious aids, and succeed or fail by pure merit or the want of it." As it happens, "The Rightful Earl" is an imaginative and enterprising attorney/inventor/office-seeker known as Colonel Mulberry Sellers.

While less familiar to Mark Twain fans than Tom Sawyer, Connecticut Yankee, or Huckleberry Finn, The American Claimant is a delightful tale, told with Mark Twain's trademark American humor, his biting social satire, and his well-drawn characters.

Narrated by American actor and Mark Twain interpreter Richard Henzel, whose "Mark Twain In Person" has been seen over a thousand times in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.

Public Domain (P)2010 Richard Henzel

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Overview

Young Lord Berkeley has discovered that his family's title and wealth was fraudulently obtained by previous generations, and announces to his his father - Lord Rossmore - that he intends to travel to America. There he plans to return the Earldom of Rossmore to the rightful heir - along with all of its wealth, titles, and privilege - and to begin his life over again ¿ "begin it right" ¿ begin it on the level of mere manhood, unassisted by factitious aids, and succeed or fail by pure merit or the want of it." As it happens, "The Rightful Earl" is an imaginative and enterprising attorney/inventor/office-seeker known as Colonel Mulberry Sellers.

While less familiar to Mark Twain fans than Tom Sawyer, Connecticut Yankee, or Huckleberry Finn, The American Claimant is a delightful tale, told with Mark Twain's trademark American humor, his biting social satire, and his well-drawn characters.

Narrated by American actor and Mark Twain interpreter Richard Henzel, whose "Mark Twain In Person" has been seen over a thousand times in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.

Public Domain (P)2010 Richard Henzel

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

This 1892 novel is one of Twain's least-read works for a reason: a chaotic farce resurrected from a failed play, it simply doesn't read well in print. This first-ever audio recording of the title, however, is a revelation, showing the degree of difference a good audio production can make. Robustly narrated by veteran actor/Twain interpreter Richard Henzel (the radio DJ of Groundhog Day), its dialog-heavy pages spring to life, transforming hesitant chuckles to belly laughs as the irrepressible "Colonel" Sellers presses his claims to an English earldom. A real enhancement to Henzel's growing library of Twain recordings (www.richardhenzel.com/marktwain.html); an essential acquisition.—R. Kent Rasmussen, Thousand Oaks, CA

Product Details

BN ID: 2940171438692
Publisher: Big Happy Family
Publication date: 11/15/2019
Edition description: Unabridged
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