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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Bestseller: about 20 million copies (estimate)

Huck fakes his own death to escape his violent father and rafts down the Mississippi with Jim, an enslaved man fleeing to freedom. They run into con men, feuding families and other hazards on the way.

First published
1885
Pace
medium
Length
medium
Format
Standalone

Read this if you want a funny, dangerous, voice-driven classic of American literature about friendship and conscience.

Skip this if frequent racist language, even used satirically, will keep you from enjoying it.

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Content warnings

  • Racism
  • Slavery
  • Violence
  • Abuse

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