His novels include such favorites as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. His vivid imagination, keen sense of humor, and sharp wit resulted in some of the most beloved classics of American literature. His career encompassed such varied occupations as printer, miner, Mississippi riverboat pilot, journalist, travel writer, novelist, and publisher. When Huckleberry Finn runs away from a life of abuse, he meets up with an old friend, the slave Jim, who is also running away. We share 10 fantastic books you will love if you loved Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike. Add a touch of style to your home with this classic book cover reproduction poster.

Although he left school at the age of 12, when his father died, he was eventually awarded honorary degrees from Yale University, the University of Missouri, and Oxford University. HUCKLEBERRY FINN PRINT: Vintage Twain Book Cover Art Poster. He was born in Florida, Missouri and grew up along the Mississippi Valley. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) is better known by the pen name Mark Twain. The text is unabridged and includes 148 illustrations from the original 1884 edition. This case laminate collectors edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. This novel, written by Samuel Clemens (18351910) under the pen name Mark Twain, chronicles the. This edition includes 174 illustrations by E. This story, rich in character, humor, and the adventurous frontier experience of the Mississippi, vividly recreates the world, the people, and the language that Mark Twain knew and loved from his own years on the riverboats. Huckleberry Finn banned immediately after publication.

As a homeless waif he travels along the Mississippi Valley by foot and by raft encountering a variety of unsavory and humorous characters who involve him in their dubious misadventures.

To escape his father’s cruel tyranny he fakes his own death and runs away. Young Huck Finn has no mother and his father is a brutal drunkard.

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