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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Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything But when Huck's dad returns & kidnaps him he must escpe down the Mississippi river with runaway slave Jim They encounter trouble at every turn from floods & gunfights to armed bandits & the long arm of the law Through it all the friends stick together
- but can Huck & Tom free Jim from slavery once & for all? With an inspirational introduction by Darren Shan The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the twenty wonderful classic stories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2015
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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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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 ...

The dramatic reign of the legendary King Arthur is brought to life in this epic story of swords & sorcery The gripping plot & Andrea Da Rold's stunningly detailed illustrations are sure to captivate young readers Background information gives added value while renowned comics artist Mike Collins is the Series Consultant Illustrations Full colour throughout ...

King Rollo is the adorable bearded kingly creation of David Mc Kee After the publication of his bestselling mini hardback stories King Rollo went on to star in his own animation series narrated by Ray Brooks This slipcase contains four favourite adventures King Rollo & the New Shoes King Rollo has smart new shoes but they have laces & he doesn't know how to tie them He asks the Magician to tie them for him but his friend has a better idea King Rollo & the Bread King Rollo & the Magician meet a farmer eating a loaf of bread The king tries to impress the farmer with all the amazing food his can magic up but sometimes a simple thing is the best King Rollo & the Birthday King Rollo wants to give Queen Gwen a birthday card He buys the best in the shop but Cook advises him to make her one as that will be far more special King Rollo & King Frank King Rollo doesn't like King Frank but he is the only friend who will come & play with him So King Rollo gets the opportunity to see if he's right in person ...