![]() ![]() The widow cried over me and gave me new clothes to wear, but I hated those new clothes. For this reason, I returned to live with her. I put on my old clothes and ran away and was free and happy, but Tom Sawyer found me and said that if I want ed to join his club and be friends, I would have to return to live with the widow. (Summary by Annie Coleman) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.The Widow Douglas took me into her home to live, but I did not enjoy living in a nice house. ![]() ![]() 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. Twain's views on slavery and other social issues of the time become clear through the words, thoughts, and actions of Huck Finn. 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. 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.Īdventures 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. The true heart of the story, however, is the friendship between Huck and Jim. Both are on the run, Huck from his drunk and abusive father, and Jim as a runaway slave.Īs Huck and Jim drift down the river, they meet many colorful characters and have many great adventures. 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. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike. Librivox recording of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. ![]()
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