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Adventures 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.
- Mark Twain, Gerald Graff, James Phelan
- 1884
A comprehensive overview of Mark Twain's classic novel, covering the plot, characters, themes, and historical context. Learn how Huck and Jim escape from Pap, the Grangerfords, and the duke and dauphin, and how they face the dilemma of slavery and morality.
- Mark Twain, Gerald Graff, James Phelan
- 1884
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, published in 1885, is a quintessential American novel that offers a vivid portrayal of the antebellum South. The story is narrated by Huck Finn, a young boy seeking freedom from his abusive father, who escapes down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave.
May 31, 2024 · Together with Twain’s novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn changed the course of children’s literature in the United States as well as of American literature generally, presenting the first deeply felt portrayal of boyhood.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
LitCharts offers a comprehensive and concise guide to Mark Twain's classic novel, covering plot, themes, characters, symbols, and more. Learn about the historical and literary context, the dialect and style, and the reception and criticism of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.
A comprehensive overview of the novel by Mark Twain, following Huck Finn and Jim's journey down the Mississippi River. Learn about the characters, themes, literary devices, and major events of the story.
