Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics' We said there warn't no home like a raft after all Other places do seem so cramped up & smothery but a raft don't You feel mighty free & easy & comfortable on a raft' Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death & so begins his journey through the Deep South seeking independence & freedom On his travels Huck meets an escaped slave Jim who is a wanted man & together they journey down the Mississippi River Raising the timeless & universal l issues of prejudice bravery & hope the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was & still is considered the great American novel ...

Mark Twain's classic tale of escape & adventure rivetingly retold for today's readers To get away from his violent drunken father Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death & lives wild in the woods He soon meets Jim a runaway slave & the two outcasts set off on a dangerous journey down the mighty Mississippi river in search of freedom ...

Widely considered one of the greatest American novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn & his companion the slave Jim as they journey down the Mississippi river after running away from Huck's alcoholic father & Jim's owners As they travel they encounter a floating house feuding families & cunning grifters but more importantly Huck gets to know Jim & regard him as a friend & equal overcoming the racial prejudices of the time in a landmark narrative which poignantly addresses the issues of growing up & finding freedom ...

Mark Twain's great American masterpiece in a gorgeous new clothbound edition designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith These delectable & collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design Mark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice & experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before When Huck escapes from his drunken father & the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families & the trickery of the unscrupulous ' Duke' & ' Dauphin' Beneath the exploits however are more serious undercurrents
- of slavery adult control & above all of Huck's struggle between his instinctive goodness & the corrupt values of society which threaten his deep & enduring friendship with Jim Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on 30th November 1835 in Florida Missouri In 1853 he left home earning a living as an itinerant type-setter & four years later became an apprentice pilot on the Mississippi a career cut short by the outbreak of the Civil War For five years as a prospector & a journalist Clemens lived in Nevada & California In February 1863 he first used the pseudonym ' Mark Twain' as the signature to a humorous travel letter A trip to Europe & the Holy Land in 1867 became the basis of his first major book The Innocents Abroad (1869) His numerous subsequent books include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) A Tramp Aborad (1880) The Prince & the Pauper (1882) & his masterpiece The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin (1885) Twain died on 21st April 1910' The best book we've had'
- Ernest Hemingway

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Mark Twain's witty satirical tale of childhood rebellion against hypocritical adult authority the Penguin Classics edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is edited with a critical introduction by Peter Coveney Mark Twain's story of a boy's journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice & experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before When Huck escapes from his drunken abusive ' Pap' & the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with runaway slave Jim he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families & the trickery of the unscrupulous ' Duke' & ' Dauphin' Beneath the exploits however are more serious undercurrents
- of slavery adult control & above all of Huck's struggle between his instinctive goodness & the corrupt values of society which threaten his deep & enduring friendship with Jim Based on the first edition of 1884 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Includes:: a chronology & list of further reading by Richard Maxwell Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) trained as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi river; ' Mark Twain' a phrase used on riverboats to indicate that the water is two fathoms deep became the pseudonym by which he was best known After the Civil War Twain turned to journalism publishing his first short story in 1865 Dubbed 'the father of American literature' by William Faulkner Twain led a colourful life of travelling bankruptcy & great literary success If you enjoyed The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn you may like Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer also available in Penguin Classics' All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn There has been nothing as good since' Ernest Hemingway' Huckleberry Finn like other great works of imagination can give to every reader whatever he is capable of taking from it'TS Eliot


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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain'I'm unfavorable to killin' a man as long as you can git around it; it ain't good sense it ain't good morals Ain't I right?' The original Great American Novel an incomparable adventure story & a classic of anarchic humour Twain's masterpiece sees Huckleberry Finn & Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft There they find steamships feuding families an unlikely Duke & King & vital lessons about the world in which they live With its unforgettable cast of characters Hemingway called this 'the best book we've ever had' The Penguin English Library
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the tradition of grand animated classics Disney&s 11th animated masterpiece The Adventures Of Ichabod & Mr Toad presents two unforgettable children&s classics Through award winning Disney animation wizardry The Wind In The Willows & The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow come together in one fabulous adventure
- in its original theatrical format Hang on for the wild motorcar ride of J Thaddeus Toad as he drives his friends Mole Rat & Angus Mc Badger into a worried frenzy! Then meet the spindly Ichabod Crane who dreams of sweeping beautiful Katrina Van Tassel off her feet despite opposition from town bully Brom Bones who also has his eye on Katrina The comic rivalry introduces Ichabod to the legend of the Headless Horseman resulting in a heart-thumping climax! Wonderfully narrated by Basil Rathbone & Bing Crosby The Adventures Of Ichabod & Mr Toad brims with high-spirited adventure brilliant animation & captivating music you&ll want to share with your family again & again Actors Bing Crosby Eric Blore John Mc Leish Pat O& Malley & Leslie Denison Director James Algar Clyde Geronomi & Jack Kinney Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1949 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English ; French
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; French Duration 1 hour & 8 minutes (approx)

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This classic story of Jenny & her best friend Philip a talking cat tells of their friendship & the adventures they enjoy Jenny
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An adventure on the high seas from Philip Pullman one of the greatest storytellers of our time 160 pages Full colour illustrations Pullman Philip ...

The daring & bold adventures of King Arthur told for children growing in reading confidence & ability When Arthur pulls a sword from a stone he is proclaimed King of Britain However many challenges lie ahead including treacherous knights a mysterious lady in a lake & a fight for his kingdom Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University ...