Description: Adventures Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain - RARE 1886 VG! The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Written by Mark Twain Published by: Charles L. Webster and Company Printed in: 1886 Early Printing published in 1886 ----- Features ----- · Gilt lettering to spine · Many black and white illustrations · Frontspiece of Huckleberry Finn Condition This book is in very good condition. The gilt lettering and decoration is still bright. There is a signature and a bookplate in the front, and or markings of any other kind. AThe pages are clean and free of foxing. 366 pages. This is an early printing of the first American edition, printed in 1886. This is a very hard to find early edition of Twain's classic work. Synopsis Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in 1885. The story begins in fictional St. Petersburg, Missouri, sometime around 1835. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn,have come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adventures. Huck has been placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who attempts to "sivilize" him. Huck appreciates her efforts, but finds civilized life confining. Huck escapes at night, past Miss Watson's slave, Jim. He meets up with Tom Sawyer's self-proclaimed gang, who plot to carry out adventurous crimes. However his shiftless father "Pap," an abusive drunkard, appears and forcibly gains custody of Huck and move the two to the backwoods where Huck is kept locked inside his father's cabin. Equally dissatisfied with life with his father, Huck escapes from the cabin, fakes his own death, and sets off down the Mississippi River. While living quite comfortably in the wilderness, Huck encounters Miss Watson's slave Jim and Huck learns that he has also run away, after Miss Watson threatened to sell him downriver, where conditions for slaves were harsher. Jim is trying to make his way to Ohio, a free state, to buy his family's freedom. At first, Huck is conflicted over whether to tell someone about Jim's running away, but they travel together, they talk in depth, and Huck begins to know more about Jim's past and his difficultlife. As these talks continue, Huck begins to change his opinion about people, slavery, and life in general. ---------- About the Author---------- Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910) better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which hassince been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is also known for his quotations. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists and European royalty. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature." ---------- Return Policy---------- If you are unsatisfied with your purchase for any reason, a FULL refund will be issued so long as I am notified within 14 days after you receive your purchase. The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs. A great chance to own a rare early copy of Twain's classic work. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.
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