Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain published this novel in 1884, and it became one of the foundational works of American literature. Huck Finn fakes his own death to escape his abusive father and floats down the Mississippi on a raft with Jim, a man fleeing slavery. As they travel, Huck wrestles with whether helping Jim is a sin, and his slow change of heart sits at the moral center of the book. Twain wrote it in regional dialect and used satire to attack the cruelty and hypocrisy of the society around the river. The novel's depiction of race and its use of period language have made it both celebrated and frequently challenged in schools. It is studied closely for its voice, its humor, and its hard look at American conscience.
What you might want to know about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
A boy and an escaped enslaved man raft down the Mississippi River, and their friendship tests everything the boy has been taught.
Yes. Huck Finn first appeared in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Twain made him the narrator of this follow-up, published in 1884.
It depicts slavery and uses period racial slurs, which has led to debate and challenges in schools, even as it remains praised as a major American novel.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain, published in 1876 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is 292 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
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