Mark Twain, author of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was born on this day in 1835
By cosmosharbor41
Feels weird to even point him out. I’m pretty sure everyone here knows who Mark Twain is.
Reader discussion: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Public reader discussion about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
VERY old Huckleberry Finn book
By EDelta
Hey everyone—I'm trying to figure out some info about this really old copy of **The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn** I have. It’s published under Mark Twain’s real name, **Samuel L. Clemens**, and the copyright says **1942** by **The New Library Inc.** at 147 West 22nd Street in New York. It’s printed/bound in the USA by the **Haddon Craftsman** in Camden, NJ. It’s a hardcover, kind of light green with brown writing, and I can’t find another one that looks the same. If anyone knows anything about it or knows where I could bring it to learn more, I’d really appreciate it!
Reading Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for the first time...
By Panther7
Does anyone have tips on what I should pay attention to with this book? Like are there any repeating themes or symbols that I might totally miss if I’m not looking for them?
what do you love about the adventures of huckleberry finn?
By FallenBear
Just finished *Huckleberry Finn* and I really liked Huck as a character, and I even found Jim and Tom kind of sweet, but overall the book didn’t hit me the way I thought it would. I was expecting something closer to *Great Expectations*—Huck reminded me a lot of Pip—and I thought it might have more of a punchy, Steinbeck-type storyline. Instead it felt a bit underwhelming. For people who love it, what is it about the book that makes it so special?
History and adventures of huckleberry fun
By silver_cougar4061
Hey everyone! I’m pretty new to reading books and audiobooks (I never really bothered with it when I was younger), so I feel like I missed a lot of history stuff. I just finished *Huckleberry Finn* and I’m honestly obsessed with the story—but I have a few questions. I started looking things up online and I’m not really getting clear answers. From what I understand, Huck escapes from Illinois and is headed south toward Louisiana, right? But why would he go south if the South is mostly where slavery was? I always thought in most history I remember that people ran north to get away from slavery. I also tried to figure out which states were free at the time. I saw stuff saying Wisconsin was a free state back then, so I’m confused why Huck wouldn’t just head there since Illinois and Wisconsin are really close. And then it made me wonder about the whole Underground Railroad idea—did enslaved people actually use train systems, and if so, where did those escape routes go? I found a couple maps online, but they’re basically arrows everywhere and I can’t tell what’s supposed to be happening. I got as far as that, and then I just didn’t know what else to search for. Any insight would be awesome, and let me know if I should’ve posted this somewhere else.