The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
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| Author:
| Twain, Mark |
| Introduction by:
| Seelye, John |
| Notes by:
| Cardwell, Guy |
| Series title: | Penguin Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-243717-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.00 |
Book Description:
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'All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.'- Ernest Hemingway Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley-a sequel to Tom Sawyer-the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and...
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'All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.'
- Ernest Hemingway
Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley-a sequel to Tom Sawyer-the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after its publication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance of Huck's and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major work that can be enjoyed at many levels- as an incomparable adventure story and as a classic of American humor.
John Seelye's introduction discusses the context from which the novel emerged.
Introduction by JOHN SEELYE
Notes by GUY CARDWELL