![]() ![]() Set in a Southern antebellum society that had ceased to exist over 20 years before the work was published, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an often scathing satire on entrenched attitudes, particularly racism and freedom. It is also known for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. The book is noted for "changing the course of children's literature" in the United States for the "deeply felt portrayal of boyhood". It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huckleberry Finn is now regarded as a true classic, and rightly so, as it was the first significant American novel to show the countrys growing social problems and examine them in a way which was both sympathetic and mischievous. ![]() It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, the narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective) and a friend of Tom Sawyer. ![]() The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain with illustrations from the 1885 first edition by Edward Windsor Kemble - Franklin LIbrary, PA - 1979 special edition - 18cmx15cm - condition: fine copy in fine half leather binding, complete with all illustrationsĪdventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885.Ĭommonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. ![]()
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