The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)

Author: Guy Cardwell, Garrison Keillor, John Seelye, Mark Twain
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN: 9780143105947
Format : Paperback
Publisher : Penguin Classics

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Twain spent seven years writing HUCKLEBERRY FINN--the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck`s and Jim`s quest for freedom on a raft on the Mississippi provides a panoramic view of Southern society, which Twain saw as beset by greed, violence, and coldhearted brutality in the guise of virtue. At the end of the book, Huck definitively abandons the hypocrisy and cant on which he has been raised when he makes the shocking decision to go to hell rather than betray his friend Jim and send him back to slavery. The book has been banned from time to time, beginning with its publication in 1885, when it was deemed too subversive for children, until the late 20th century when, despite its compassionate attitude toward blacks and its violent denunciation of slavery, it has been branded racist because of Twain`s use of dialect and offensive language. In addition to its message of tolerance and understanding, HUCKLEBERRY FINN continues to be read, talked about, and loved by readers of all ages because it`s a cracking good coming-of-age story full of vivid characters and hilarious events --and because Twain`s relentlessly clear-eyed angle of vision sees beneath the foibles and absurdities of humanity to the common ground that we all share.

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Brand new, not a remainder, no marks. As published by W. W. Norton & Company. Paperback edition.325 pages. Book Size: Length: 7 inches, Width 5 Height inches 0.7 Inches. Book weight: 0.66 pounds. This book will require no additional postage. Orders processed on AbeBooks Monday - Friday and ships 6 days a week. Synopsis: Captain Bligh (yes, the guy from the Bounty) needs to be rescued, and the Royal Navy has the perfect man for the job: Captain Jack Aubrey. With his friend and cloak-and-dagger expert Stephen Maturin in tow, Aubrey sets off for Australia. Several factors, including an attractive spy and a small-scale epidemic, conspire to change his plans, and before long his frigate is being pursued into Antarctic waters by a Dutch man-of-war. Five installments into the series, the Aubrey-Maturin story remains (to quote The Observer) "the best thing afloat since Horatio Hornblower." 13 Digit ISBN number: 9780393308129. 10 Digit ISBN: 039330812X.

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