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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100142437174
ISBN-139780142437179
eBay Product ID (ePID)2321398
Product Key Features
Book TitleAdventures of Huckleberry Finn
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicClassics, General, Literary, People & Places / United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Fiction
AuthorMark. Twain
Book SeriesPenguin Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length3.1 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-038167
Notes byCardwell, Guy
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal813.4
Grade ToUP
Synopsis"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called"Hucklberry Finn."" (Ernest Heminway) Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley a sequel to Tom Sawyer the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after its publication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance of Huck's and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major work that can be enjoyed at many levels: as an incomparable adventure story and as a classic of American humor.This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by John Seelye, author of"The True Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and explanatory notes by Guy Cardwell.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.", 'All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.' - Ernest Hemingway Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley-a sequel to Tom Sawyer -the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after its publication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance of Huck's and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major work that can be enjoyed at many levels- as an incomparable adventure story and as a classic of American humor. John Seelye's introduction discusses the context from which the novel emerged. Introduction by JOHN SEELYE Notes by GUY CARDWELL