The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Paperback

English language

Published Nov. 6, 2012 by Penguin English Library.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-119900-9
OCLC Number:: 960960418
Goodreads:: 13614276

The original Great American Novel, an incomparable adventure story and a classic of anarchic humour, Twain's masterpiece sees, Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an unlikely Duke and King, and vital lessons about the world in which they live.

With its unforgettable cast of characters, Hemingway called this 'the best book we've ever had'. (back cover)

The original Great American Novel, an incomparable adventure story and a classic of anarchic humour, Twain's masterpiece sees, Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an unlikely Duke and King, and vital lessons about the world in which they live.

With its unforgettable cast of characters, Hemingway called this 'the best book we've ever had'. (back cover)

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matthewmincher@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)

River Adventure

3 stars

I enjoyed this one less.

Huck escaping the intolerable civility of Widow Douglas meets Jim - they aim for freedom down the Mississippi.

Cons, violence, slavery. It's a powerful story of friendship that is often very difficult to read.

I enjoyed this one less.

Huck escaping the intolerable civility of Widow Douglas meets Jim - they aim for freedom down the Mississippi.

Cons, violence, slavery. It's a powerful story of friendship that is often very difficult to read.