One of THE children’s classics of all time provides a unique insight into the world of America’s deep south for a young boy. It’s the story of Huck who goes on the run, down the Mississippi with Jim after he’s been strapped once too often by his drunken father and so begins a wonderful adventure full of humour and all manner of emotion.
PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS AN UNABRIDGED VERSION OF ONE OF THE GREATEST CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY BUT GIVEN THERE ARE SOME RACIAL UNDERTONES IT MAY BE CONSIDERED UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN TO READ ALONE BUT INSTEAD BE OPEN TO DISCUSSION WITH AN ADULT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SIMPLIFIED AND SHORTENED VERSION OF THE STORY THEN CLICK HERE.
When Huck Finn fakes his own death to flee from his drunken father, he meets a runaway slave, and together they begin an incredible adventure drifting down the Mississippi on a raft. From tricksters to bandits, and gunfights to elaborate escapes, they find trouble - and comradeship - around every bend of the river.
A collectable, quality hardback edition of one of the world's most popular, enduring classic novels.
Twain is considered the greatest humorist of 19th Century American literature. His novels and stories about the Mississippi River: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894) are still popular with modern readers.