Dec 26, 2009

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Author: Mark Twain
First Published: 1884
Type of Work: Novel
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Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
Setting: On and around the Mississippi River
Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Adventure
Subjects: Adolescence, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Midwest, Rivers or waterways, Small-town life, Boys, Runaway children, Fraud, Impostors or imposture
Locales: Missouri, Mississippi River

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Huckleberry Finn, a small-town boy living along the banks of the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. Perhaps the best-known youthful character in world fiction, Huck has become the prototype of the boy who lives a life that all boys would like to live; he also helped to shape such diverse characters as Ernest Hemingway’s Nick Adams and J. D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield. He makes an adventurous voyage with the slave Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a raft. When he contrasts himself with his flamboyant and wildly imaginative friend Tom...

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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