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Huckleberry Finn Unknown - 2000
by Twain, Mark
About this book
Commonly named among the Great American novels, The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, is generally regarded as the
sequel to his earlier novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; however, in
Huckleberry Finn, Twain focused increasingly on the institution of
slavery and the South. Narrated by Huckleberry “Huck” Finn in Southern
antebellum vernacular, the novel gives vivid descriptions of people and
daily life along the Mississippi River while following the adventure of
Huck and a runaway slave, Jim, rafting their way to freedom.
Summary
"Two young boys, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, have each come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adventures ([*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*][1]). Huck has been placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who, together with her sister, Miss Watson, are attempting to "sivilize" him..." (From the Wikipedia article)
[1]: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL53919W/Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer
First line
You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.
First Edition Identification
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published on December 10, 1884 by Chatto & Windus in London and by Dawson Brothers in Montreal.
Details
- Title Huckleberry Finn
- Author Twain, Mark
- Binding unknown
- Edition No Additional Pr
- Publisher Putnam Pub Group, U.S.A.
- Date January 2000
- ISBN 9780448022352