{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-mark-twain","title":"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration behind \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e by Percival Everett, shortlisted for the Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNostalgic and melancholy in equal measure,\u003ci\u003e The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn \u003c\/i\u003eby Mark Twain is a razor-sharp satire of the antebellum South that, despite beginning life as a sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer,\u003c\/i\u003e is now seen in its own right as one of the most important of all American novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e features an afterword by playwright and screenwriter Peter Harness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than be 'sivilized' by the Widow Douglas, Huckleberry Finn - the grubby but good-natured son of a local drunk - sets off with Jim, an escaped slave, to find freedom on the Mississippi river. With the law on their tail, they navigate a world of robbers, slave hunters and con men, and Huck must choose between what society says is 'right' and his own burgeoning understanding of Jim's friendship and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSamuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Missouri in 1835, the son of a lawyer.  Early in his childhood, the family moved to Hannibal, Missouri - a town which would provide the inspiration for St Petersburg in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.  After a period spent as a travelling printer, Clemens became a river pilot on the Mississippi: a time he would look back upon as his happiest.  When he turned to writing in his thirties, he adopted the pseudonym Mark Twain ('Mark Twain' is the cry of a Mississippi boatman taking depth measurements, and means 'two fathoms'), and a number of highly successful publications followed, including \u003ci\u003eThe Prince and the Pauper\u003c\/i\u003e (1882), \u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn \u003c\/i\u003e(1884) and \u003ci\u003eA Connecticut Yankee\u003c\/i\u003e (1889).  His later life, however, was marked by personal tragedy and sadness, as well as financial difficulty.  In 1894, several businesses in which he had invested failed, and he was declared bankrupt.  Over the next fifteen years - during which he managed to regain some measure of financial independence - he saw the deaths of two of his beloved daughters, and his wife.  Increasingly bitter and depressed, Twain died in 1910, aged seventy-five.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807774450013,"sku":"K073525414","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7352541400001A.jpg?v=1788489662","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-mark-twain","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}