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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain
Michael Prichard
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"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn," Ernest Hemingway wrote, "It's the best book we've had."  A complex masterpiece that has spawned volumes of scholarly exegesis and interpretative theories, it is at heart a compelling adventure story.  Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Nigger Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft thrillingly through treacherous waters, surviving a crash with a steamboat, betrayal by rogues, and the final threat from the bourgeoisie.  Informing all this is the presence of the River, described in palpable detail by Mark Twain, the former steamboat pilot, who transforms it into a richly metaphoric entity.  Twain's other great innovation was the language of the book itself, which is expressive in a completely original way.  "The invention of this language, with all its implications, gave a new dimension to our literature," Robert Penn Warren noted.  "It is a language capable of poetry."
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Series: The Adventures of Tom and Huck Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781415953600
  • File size: 320679 KB
  • Release date: December 18, 2007
  • Duration: 11:08:04

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781415953600
  • File size: 321134 KB
  • Release date: December 18, 2007
  • Duration: 11:08:04
  • Number of parts: 10
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Classic Literature Fiction Literature Thriller

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English

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Lexile® Measure:990
Text Difficulty:5-7

"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn," Ernest Hemingway wrote, "It's the best book we've had."  A complex masterpiece that has spawned volumes of scholarly exegesis and interpretative theories, it is at heart a compelling adventure story.  Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Nigger Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft thrillingly through treacherous waters, surviving a crash with a steamboat, betrayal by rogues, and the final threat from the bourgeoisie.  Informing all this is the presence of the River, described in palpable detail by Mark Twain, the former steamboat pilot, who transforms it into a richly metaphoric entity.  Twain's other great innovation was the language of the book itself, which is expressive in a completely original way.  "The invention of this language, with all its implications, gave a new dimension to our literature," Robert Penn Warren noted.  "It is a language capable of poetry."
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature Thriller
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Books on Tape
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781415953600
    File size: 320679 KB
    Release date: December 18, 2007
    Duration: 11:08:04

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781415953600
    File size: 321134 KB
    Release date: December 18, 2007
    Duration: 11:08:04
    Number of parts: 10

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 990
    Text Difficulty: 5-7
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