| Author |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
| Title |
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 26 to 30
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Note |
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn
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| Credits |
Produced by David Widger
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| Summary |
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 26 to 30" by Mark Twain is a novel written in the late 19th century, during the American post-Civil War period. This portion of the book continues the journey of Huckleberry Finn, focusing on themes of friendship, morality, and societal criticism as Huck navigates various adventures and encounters in the American South. In these chapters, Huck grapples with overwhelming guilt and the complexities of loyalty as he learns that the king and the duke, two con men posing as his guardians, plan to swindle a grieving family out of their inheritance. Huck, determined to protect the innocent Mary Jane and her family, devises a plan to steal the money back from the fraudulent pair and hide it to prevent them from fleeing the area. The plot thickens with the introduction of new characters claiming to be the rightful heirs of the deceased Peter Wilks, leading to a chaotic confrontation that tests Huck's resourcefulness. As tensions rise and the threat of exposure becomes imminent, Huck must navigate the treacherous waters of deception, moral dilemmas, and self-preservation in a society that values money and cunning over integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Humorous stories
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| Subject |
Bildungsromans
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| Subject |
Boys -- Fiction
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Male friendship -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Adventure stories
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| Subject |
Missouri -- Fiction
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Race relations -- Fiction
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Runaway children -- Fiction
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Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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Fugitive slaves -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Mississippi River -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
7105 |
| Release Date |
Jun 27, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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