Book description
Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father until an
adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad
returns and kidnaps him, he must escpe down the Mississippi river with
runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods
and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law. Through it
all the friends stick together - but can Huck and Tom free Jim from
slavery once and for all?
With an inspirational introduction by Darren Shan, The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn is one of the twelve wonderful classic
stories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2008.
Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910).
He was born in Missouri, USA. He travelled around America, seeking fame
and fortune before returning to become a steam-boat pilot on the
Mississippi River, where he had grown up. Later he became a successful
journalist and travel writer. In 1876
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
, inspired by his own childhood, was published, followed eight years
later by
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
