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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

Widely considered one of the greatest American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn and his companion, the slave Jim, as they...

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What the book says...

Widely considered one of the greatest American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn and his companion, the slave Jim, as they journey down the Mississippi river after running away from Huck's alcoholic father and Jim's owners. As they travel, they encounter a floating house, feuding families and cunning grifters, but more importantly Huck gets to know Jim and regard him as a friend and equal, overcoming the racial prejudices of the time, in a landmark narrative which poignantly addresses gthe issues of growing up and finding freedom.

What the critics say...

"The father of American literature" William Faulkner; "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn, It's the best book we've had" Ernest Hemingway; "The invention of this language, with all its implications, gave a new dimension to our literature. It is a language capable of poetry" Robert Penn Warren