num_pages: 348
description: Originally intended as a sequel to his immensely popular Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn stands on its own as one of America's most important and beloved literary classics.For generations, young and old alike have delighted in the unforgettable adventures of runaways Huck Finn and Jim, a slave. In vivid, often gripping prose, Twain brings to fife both the beauty and the folly of preCivil War life along the Mississippifrom the radiant dawn on the river to Huck's terrifying encounters with his father, as well as the outrageous antics of the King and the Duke and Tom Sawyer's outlandish plans to free Jim. Told from Huck's point of view, Huckleberry Finn is also the powerful story of a boy's journey toward adulthood.In the finest work of his distinguished career, Steven Kellogg has created eighteen stunning pictures that capture Twain's timeless blend of humor and suspense. This is truly an edition that readers of all ages will want to return to again and again. (jacket flap)
language: English
title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
titlecomplete: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
characters: Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, Jim Upton
genres: Fiction, Adventure, School, Young Adult, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Novels, High School, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1249064
places: The United States of America, Hannibal, Missouri, Mississippi River, Missouri, St. Petersburg, Missouri
series: Adventures of Tom and Huck
publisher: Books of Wonder