The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Published by admin October 11th, 2007 in American Classics, The ClassicsThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike. The book tells the story of “Huck” Finn (first introduced as Tom Sawyer’s sidekick in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), his friend Jim, and their journey down the Mississippi River on a raft. Both are on the run, Huck from his drunk and abusive father, and Jim as a runaway slave.
As Huck and Jim drift down the river, they meet many colorful characters and have many great adventures. The true heart of the story, however, is the friendship between Huck and Jim. A constant theme throughout the book is Huck’s internal struggle between what he has been taught, that helping a runaway slave is a sin, and what he truly believes, that Jim is a good man and it couldn’t possibly be wrong to help him.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was unique at the time of its publication (1884) because it is narrated by Huck himself and is written in the numerous dialects common in the area and time in which the book is set. Although the book was originally intended as a sequel to the children’s book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, as Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn it progressed into a more serious work. Twain’s views on slavery and other social issues of the time become clear through the words, thoughts, and actions of Huck Finn. The book has always been the subject of great controversy, and according to The American Library Association it was fifth on the list of most frequently challenged books in the 1990s. (Summary by Annie Coleman)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - 43 Chapters
Read by Annie Coleman Total Runtime: 10:42:06
Chapter 01 - 00:08:52 show
Chapter 02 - 00:12:31 show
Chapter 03 - 00:09:10 show
Chapter 04 - 00:07:51 show
Chapter 05 - 00:09:12 show
Chapter 06 - 00:15:05 show
Chapter 07 - 00:14:15 show
Chapter 08 - 00:23:09 show
Chapter 09 - 00:08:59 show
Chapter 10 - 00:07:19 show
Chapter 11 - 00:14:45 show
Chapter 12 - 00:15:17 show
Chapter 13 - 00:11:23 show
Chapter 14 - 00:09:21 show
Chapter 15 - 00:13:01 show
Chapter 16 - 00:19:36 show
Chapter 17 - 00:20:13 show
Chapter 18 - 00:27:32 show
Chapter 19 - 00:21:41 show
Chapter 20 - 00:21:50 show
Chapter 21 - 00:23:46 show
Chapter 22 - 00:14:05 show
Chapter 23 - 00:14:25 show
Chapter 24 - 00:14:01 show
Chapter 25 - 00:17:00 show
Chapter 26 - 00:16:55 show
Chapter 27 - 00:16:08 show
Chapter 28 - 00:21:05 show
Chapter 29 - 00:23:03 show
Chapter 30 - 00:08:29 show
Chapter 31 - 00:22:50 show
Chapter 32 - 00:14:09 show
Chapter 33 - 00:15:42 show
Chapter 34 - 00:13:00 show
Chapter 35 - 00:15:26 show
Chapter 36 - 00:12:27 show
Chapter 37 - 00:14:12 show
Chapter 38 - 00:14:45 show
Chapter 39 - 00:11:42 show
Chapter 40 - 00:12:13 show
Chapter 41 - 00:14:21 show
Chapter the Last - 00:04:09 show
