Richincolorandhumor,thisgreatnovelfollowstheadventuresofHuckleberryFinnandvividlyrecreatestheworld,thepeople,andthelanguagethatMarkTwainknewandlovedfromhisownyearsonthefrontieroftheMississippi.Hehasnomother,hisfatherisabrutaldrunkard,andhesleepsinahogshead.He’sHuckFinn,ahomelesswaif,aliarandthiefonoccasion,andacasualrebelagainstrespectability.Butonthedayheencountersanotherfugitivefromtrouble,arunawayslavenamedJim,healsofinds--forthefirsttimeinhislife--love,acceptance,andasenseofresponsibility.AnditisintheexcitingandmovingstoryofthesetwooutcastsfleeingdowntheMississippionaraftthatawonderfulmetamorphosisoccurs.Theboynobodywantsbecomesacourageoushumanbeingwithasenseofhisowndestiny.IncludesanIntroductionbyPadgettPowellandanAfterwordbyJayneAnnePhillips
