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by Twain, Mark
Chafed by the "sivilized" restrictions of his foster home and weary of his drunkard father's brutality, Huck Finn fakes his own death and sets off on a raft down the Mississippi for a series of rollicking adventures that have amused readers young and old for over a century. With Huckleberry Finn, master storyteller Mark Twain created the first book in English ever written entirely in the vernacular, and Huck's friendly countrified speech-all but innocent of formal schooling yet shrewd in its observations of character and incident-represents one of the most distinctive voices in American literature. Specially adapted to retain all the color and flavor of the original, this streamlined, easy-to-read Dover Thrift edition will introduce youngsters to Huck's journey of self-discovery, in which he befriends the runaway slave Jim and comes to recognize Jim's-and his own-humanity. The friends weather storms together aboard the raft as well as days of idyllic drifting, and they happen upon all manner of adventures in riverside towns, including an encounter with an incorrigible pair of con artists. New illustrations by John Green enhance this adaptation of an American classic, certain to find a wide and appreciative audience.
Dover Original abridgment by Bob Blaisdell of a standard edition. 15 black-and-white illustrations by John Green. 80pp. 5 3/16" x 8 1/4", October 1998, Paperbd.
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