The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 9780143105947
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Boy flees society, finds freedom and friendship on the Mississippi.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

(penguin classics deluxe edition)

$39.84

  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    14 January 2010

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Summary

Huck’s Great Escape: A Mississippi River Adventure

Mark Twain’s timeless adventure follows young Huck as he flees his troubled life, rafting down the Mississippi River with the runaway slave Jim. Encountering feuding families and con artists along the way, Huck confronts the complexities of slavery, societal expectations, and his own moral compass. As he navigates these challenges, his enduring friendship with Jim is tested, forcing Huck to choose between what he’s been taught and w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143105947
ISBN-10:0143105949
Series:Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions
Author:Mark Twain
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:14 January 2010
Weight:398g
Dimensions:212mm x 143mm x 25mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn . It’s the best book we’ve had.” –Ernest Hemingway

“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It’s the best book we’ve had.” –Ernest Hemingway

About The Author

Mark Twain

Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910). He was born and brought up in the American state of Missouri and, because of his father’s death, he left school to earn his living when he was only twelve. He was a great adventurer and travelled round America as a printer; prospected for gold and set off for South America to earn his fortune. He returned to become a steam-boat pilot on the Mississippi River, close to where he had grown up. The Civil War put an end to steam-boating and Clemens briefly joined the Confederate army. He had already tried his hand at newspaper reporting and now became a successful journalist. He started to use the alias Mark Twain during the Civil War and it was under this pen name that he became a famous travel writer.

John Seelye is Emeritus Professor of American Literature at the University of Florida.

Lilli Carre is the author of Tales of the Woodsman Pete and The Lagoon. She lives in Chicago.

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