Bibliograph

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain ; edited with and introduction an notes by Peter Coveney

Type

Label

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain ; edited with and introduction an notes by Peter Coveney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

862349679

Responsibility statement

Mark Twain ; edited with and introduction an notes by Peter Coveney

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

Mark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Beneath the exploits, however, are more serious undercurrents--of slavery, adult control and, above all, of Huck's struggle between his instinctive goodness and the corrupt values of society, which threaten his deep and enduring friendship with Jim

Table Of Contents

Chronology -- Introduction -- Further reading -- Notes on the text -- Huckleberry Finn -- Appendix: 'The raft passage' -- Notes

Target audience

juvenile

Classification