Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Published:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2014.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xlvi, 345 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Status:
Description

"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen In recent years, neither the persistent effort to "clean up" the racial epithets in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn nor its consistent use in the classroom have diminished, highlighting the novel's wide-ranging influence and its continued importance in American society. An incomparable adventure story, it is a vignette of a turbulent, yet hopeful epoch in American history, defining the experience of a nation in voices often satirical, but always authentic"--

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780143107323
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
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Lexile measure:
990

Notes

General Note
"First published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, 1884. USA by Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885."--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi-xxxv).
Description
"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen In recent years, neither the persistent effort to "clean up" the racial epithets in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn nor its consistent use in the classroom have diminished, highlighting the novel's wide-ranging influence and its continued importance in American society. An incomparable adventure story, it is a vignette of a turbulent, yet hopeful epoch in American history, defining the experience of a nation in voices often satirical, but always authentic"--,Provided by publisher.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,6.6,18.0,501.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Twain, M. (2014). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York, New York, Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 2014. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York, New York, Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York, New York, Penguin Books, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York, New York, Penguin Books, 2014.

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