Mark Twain

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

North Carolina

Referring to "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, " H. L. Mencken noted that his discovery of this classic American novel was "the most stupendous event of my whole life"; Ernest Hemingway declared that "all modern American literature stems from this one book," while T. S. Eliot called Huck "one of the permanent symbolic figures of fiction, not unworthy to take a place with Ulysses, Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Hamlet." The novel's preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the mighty Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author's remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book's understated development of serious underlying themes: "natural" man versus "civilized" society, the evils of slavery, the innate value and dignity of human beings, the stultifying effects of convention, and other topics. But most of all, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a wonderful story filled with high adventure and unforgettable characters (including the great river itself) that no one who has read it will ever forget. Unabridged Dover (1994) republication of the text of the first American edition, published by Charles L. Webster and Company, New York, 1885. New introductory Note."

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Charles Dickens

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Alabama

A beautiful new edition of this much-loved classic.

When Oliver Twist asks for more food it changes his life for ever. He flees his dreary life in the workhouse
but enters a much more dangerous place - the dark streets of London. Oliver is soon in the clutches of
Fagin and his gang of pickpockets, before eventually finding a true friend. But his happiness is short-lived
as Fagin and the violent Bill Sikes are determined to drag Oliver back into a life of crime...

This wonderful tale by Charles Dickens, featuring everybody's favorite orphan, is the latest welcome addition to the Oxford Children's Classics series.

Oliver Twist

Lit for Little Hands

Revered by all of the town's children and dreaded by all of its mothers, Huckleberry Finn is indisputably the most appealing child-hero in American literature. Unlike the tall-tale, idyllic world of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is firmly grounded in early reality. From the abusive drunkard who serves as Huckleberry's father, to Huck's first tentative grappling with issues of personal liberty and the unknown, Huckleberry Finn endeavors to delve quite a bit deeper into the complexities-both joyful and tragic of life.

Category - Fiction / Classics

Format - Paperback

Condition - Excellent

Listed - 9 months ago

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Ships From - North Carolina

Est. Publication Date - Aug 1994