Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World set. Part of Anne Haight's List of Banned Books. № 31 in The Guardian's 100 Greatest Novels Of All Time.
№ 23 in The Guardian's 100 Best Novels Written In English. № 16 in 20 Classic Books You Must Read Before You Die. Indeed, upon publication, it was banned by several libraries for its perceived crudeness, and criticised by Louisa May Alcott who said that if Twain couldn't 'think of something better to tell our pure-minded lads and lasses he had best stop writing for them.' Twain, however, took these complaints in his stride, remarking that 'the Concord library has condemned Huck as 'trash and only suitable for the slums.' This will sell us another twenty-five thousand copies for sure!' Unlike it's predecessor, this novel is not classed as children's literature. All the while, back in town, Jim is being accused of the 'murder' of his young friend. The story then progresses with the adventures of these two. After some apprehensions on Huck's part, the two begin to bond. Here he meets up with Jim, a slave who has also escaped.
In a bid to escape the violence that is inflicted on him during his father's drinking, he fakes his own murder and sets off in a canoe down the river. With the reappearance of his alcoholic father, Huck is forced to move into an isolated cabin in the woods. Told in the first person it tells the story of Huckleberry Finn, and his friend Tom Sawyer as they continue their activities and adventures from the previous story.
A sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, it was one of the first works of American literature to be written in the vernacular. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in 1884. You can now buy the Entire Collection of over 2,400 ebooks for only £15! The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark TwainĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats.
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