Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. At the end of his journey down the Mississippi River, he and the runaway slave Jim arrive at the epitome of the American dream: freedom! UNABRIDGED - ORIGINAL STORY As Huck navigates the Mississippi River by raft with his close companion, the runaway slave Jim, Huck confronts issues relating to the value of human life and friendship. Huckleberry Finn is the main character, and through his eyes, the reader sees and judges the South, its faults, and its redeeming qualities. Twain developed a novel that directly attacked many of the traditions the South held dear at the time of its publication. It is a biting satire of American South romanticism and a poignant portray of the pre-Civil War American society as the often naive but always perceptive perspective of Huckleberry Finn questions preconceived ideas and accepted prejudices. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the sequel to The Adventures of Tom Saywer. Combining his raw humor and startlingly mature material. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is often considered Twain's greatest masterpiece.
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