| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486280616 ISBN-13: 9780486280615 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $5.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: Climb aboard the raft with Huck and Jim and drift away from the "sivilized" life and into a world of adventure, excitement, danger, and self-discovery. Huck's shrewd and humorous narrative is complemented by lyrical descriptions of the Mississippi valley and a sparkling cast of memorable characters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94004522 |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 8" (0.35 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, H. L. Mencken noted that his discovery of this classic American novel was the most stupendous event of my whole life; Ernest Hemingway declared that all modern American literature stems from this one book, while T. S. Eliot called Huck one of the permanent symbolic figures of fiction, not unworthy to take a place with Ulysses, Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Hamlet. The novel's preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author's remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book's understated development of serious underlying themes: natural man versus civilized society, the evils of slavery, the innate value and dignity of human beings, and other topics. Most of all, Huckleberry Finn is a wonderful story, filled with high adventure and unforgettable characters. |