| 单词 | Huckleberry Finn |
| 例句 | Were you able to find a malapropism in Huckleberry Finn? Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He decided he could probably come up with better titles: Huckleberry Finn and the Merry Apostles, maybe. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Huckleberry Finn they saved for me until the third grade, tantalizingly holding it back as if it contained the very secrets of life. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Like something out of Huckleberry Finn, he thought. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The journal topic that day, I later learned, was “Discuss your favorite character in Huckleberry Finn.’ Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Huckleberry! Because this is a library and Huckleberry Finn is in here.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The hologram librarian appeared and advised Akimi that Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was the book located right underneath the holographic image of Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I can no more tell you what happens to her than I can tell you what becomes of Proust’s Narrator or Holden Caulfield’s sister or Huckleberry Finn after he lights out for the territories.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He gave her a copy of Huckleberry Finn, the pages creased from his thumbing, and she started reading it on the bus home but stopped after a few chapters. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie was nodding at the fire, and Bailey had escaped back to the calm adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Huckleberry Finn he had read as a child, but he couldn’t remember much of it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Serious adrenaline raced through his body as he tapped the call number for Huckleberry Finn into the hover ladder’s book locator keypad. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z On my own I found Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and my sister Geraldine gave me a copy of Little Men. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The author of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was a humorist, satirist, and popular public speaker who often appeared wearing a white suit. Mark Twain's grave robbed of bronze plaque 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z At times in this comic novel, I could hear strange echoes of another one about a well-meaning white kid striking out against the racist system of his day: Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The most unsettling, must-read novel this year: ‘Welcome to Braggsville’ 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z “The brilliance of ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ” Toni Morrison wrote, “is that it is the argument it raises.” ‘Huck Finn’s America’ by Andrew Levy 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z She is sitting in class, quietly working on an essay about Huckleberry Finn, seemingly unaware of the “cool” girls mocking her for getting on with her assignment while they paint their nails. 'It's sunny and safe': why Gilmore Girls is perfect comfort TV 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z And his repeated use of that derogatory term in Huckleberry Finn is absolutely deliberate, ringing with irony. Censoring Mark Twain's 'n-words' is unacceptable 2011-01-05T17:47:51Z When certain publishers removed the "n— word" from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there was a widespread outcry – and it was based on some very solid grounds. Dire Straits' homophobic faux-pas 2011-01-18T16:33:25Z "Huckleberry Finn," first published in 1884, is a frequent target of banning attempts, chiefly because of its language, specifically, use of the n-word. Here we go again: 'Huckleberry Finn' pulled from Pennsylvania high school curriculum 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Laugh-out-loud funny in one frame and heartbreaking in the next, these tales of innocence and experience belong on the shelf with Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn.” Lynda Barry: ‘Everything: Part I’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In 1901, he brought out “Kim,” a picaresque boy’s adventure partly inspired by “Huckleberry Finn”; it sent Henry James into raptures. In defense of Rudyard Kipling and ‘The Jungle Books’ 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Mark Twain is always taught as the man who wrote Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, not the man who wrote Following the Equator. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z In the books most often cited as candidates for the Great American Novel, male characters — Jay Gatsby, Huckleberry Finn, Ahab — have played that role, representatives, presumably, of the American experience. Rachel Kushner’s ambitious new novel scares male critics 2013-06-05T23:00:00Z The highlight for literary buffs will be the revelation that a middle-aged slave, "Uncle Dan'l", was the inspiration for Jim in Huckleberry Finn. Twain's smoking diaries 2010-07-06T21:15:00Z Controversies over “Huckleberry Finn” occur with predictable regularity. Critic?s Notebook: Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You 2011-01-06T23:26:12Z In true teacherly fashion, Ehrich advises the audience to do some homework: Read or reread Chapters I — XI of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Panel dives into ‘Huckleberry Finn’ in advance of Book-It show 2013-03-28T22:05:17Z He called “The Savage Detectives” a response to “Huckleberry Finn.” Books of The Times: Freewheeling Essays, to Be Consumed With a Cocktail 2011-06-07T14:01:39Z “If Mark Twain had written Huckleberry Finn’s further adventures, those that took place after he lit out for the territories, they could hardly better Jack Crabb’s pungent recollections of the Old West.” Thomas Berger, author of ‘Little Big Man’ and other novels, dies at 89 Who said, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”? Quiz: Mark Twain 2010-04-21T09:14:00Z The author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was a humorist, satirist and popular public speaker who remains one of America's most beloved writers. Alleged Mark Twain grave plaque bandit revealed 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Deaf West previously brought “Big River,” a Huckleberry Finn musical, to Broadway in 2003. 'Spring Awakening' Is to Return to Broadway in Deaf West Production 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Sotheby's said the collection "shed light on the wit, pathos, and tragedy of the acclaimed author of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' Samuel Langhorne Clemens." Mark Twain's tribute to daughter sells for $242,500 2010-06-18T04:12:00Z Weill and Anderson were working on a musical based on “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and sketching an opera of “Moby-Dick” when Weill died in 1950 at the age of 50. Rare Reprises for an Unlikely Collaboration 2011-01-23T00:59:00Z Yet Twain knew well enough that actors, like the busking mountebanks who perform bits of Shakespeare's history plays in Huckleberry Finn, can invent experience and conjure up alternative existences. Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro | Book review 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z It is more political than his previous works, by turns frank, funny, angry and full of recollections from his childhood, which deeply influenced books like “Huckleberry Finn.” Mark Twain?s Autobiography Flying Off the Shelves 2010-11-19T22:37:00Z People might be amused by how Tom Sawyer treats Jim in Huckleberry Finn. The Zero Dark Thirty Argument: Why Deceptive Art Can Be Great 2012-12-11T16:10:11Z These challenges would come from both the left and the right — there might be objections to L.G.B.T.Q. characters, or racial slurs in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z I was glad to see “Huckleberry Finn” nominated, as Twain’s rambling scene at the Phelps farm is perhaps the world’s best example of a great novel that finally collapses in a mess. Perspective | What book has the most disappointing ending? Readers have many opinions. 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z "A first edition of Huckleberry Finn might be a couple of thousand dollars," explains Joshua Mann, co-owner of B&B Rare Books in Manhattan. 2009-12-03T23:00:00Z But then I read “Huckleberry Finn” and re-re-read it; and “Tom Sawyer,” though still beloved, receded into the happy past. Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Not just with an expurgated “Huckleberry Finn” but with political efforts to clamp down on objectionable language. Critic?s Notebook: Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You 2011-01-06T23:26:12Z Both sell best sellers for around $10, but they also provide free access to thousands of classics, like “Huckleberry Finn,” “Anna Karenina” and the complete works of Shakespeare. Testing the iPad?s Trip-Worthiness 2010-04-20T20:35:00Z I found them very funny and much more enjoyable than “classics” like “Huckleberry Finn.” Al Franken: By the Book 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z It could have been awful: A cynical Englishman, inspired by Huckleberry Finn, departs down the Mississippi River searching for the meaning of America. 11 Books About Obsessive Searches 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z She ended up choosing three: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Babbitt” and “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.” A celebration of American reading from the author of ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ This comic take on “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is infused with a gleefully absurdist sense of humor while retaining a childlike sense of wonder. Review: ‘Band of Robbers’ Riffs on Mark Twain Characters in Today’s Missouri 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z "Huckleberry Finn" comes as close as any book to the elusive status of "The Great American Novel." Mark Twain remains censored, and uncensored 2011-01-07T19:08:15Z Nick Lyons, the fly-fishing author and publisher, believes the draw for collectors is connected to romantic myths of American frontiersman identity, citing Huckleberry Finn and Daniel Boone. Check Your Basement for Old Fishing Gear 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Called Uncle Jimmy, he spent his life creating a series of “illuminations” in response to Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Review: In ‘Master,’ the Flip Side of a Masterpiece 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z “Deliverance” is the kind of novel few serious writers attempt any longer, a book about wilderness and survival whose DNA contains shards of both “Heart of Darkness” and “Huckleberry Finn.” Books: ?Deliverance?: A Dark Heart Still Beating 2010-08-24T22:27:00Z When Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn attended their own funerals, they didn't allow much preparation time. 'Get Low': Perfect cast is life of the funeral party 2010-08-12T20:24:00Z About a decade ago, an edition of “Huckleberry Finn” replaced a racial epithet with the word “slave,” over concerns that such an offensive word was causing schools to stop assigning the novel. As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, a Debate About Where to Draw the Line 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z “Huckleberry Finn,” on the other hand, exists in more than 30 unabridged versions and has attracted admirable readers and only a few bunglers. Review | Don’t let a bad reader ruin your audiobook experience. Here are recordings to savor — and to avoid. 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Theodore Dreiser’s “An American Tragedy” and, every bit as appropriate today as in my youth, Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The Novel That Made Jules Feiffer Ignore His Family on Vacation 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Nichols is quick to quote Mark Twain, and critics and early viewers have likened “Mud,” with its boyhood escapades, to “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Jeff Nichols Spins Another Southern Tale With ‘Mud’ 2013-04-19T18:47:43Z He was, he told David Remnick, in 2004, “the Huckleberry Finn of history,” except that his raft was on “a river made of books and words and stories and historical tales and secrets and separations.” What Israel Meant to Amos Oz 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z It's the core of "Huck and Jim," the breathtaking new work based on Mark Twain's "amazing, troubling book," as novelist Toni Morrison once described "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Charles Ray's sculptures cast a forceful modern eye on antiquity 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z In no book is this more apparent than in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” where Twain mingles nostalgia for the putative innocence of an antebellum boyhood with memories of violence, cruelty and reflexive racism. ‘Mark Twain’s America’ and ‘Huck Finn’s America’ 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z And “Master,” about the legacy of “Huckleberry Finn” for black artists, reframed my thinking about racism more than anything that aimed at that subject directly. Hard Truths or Easy Targets? Confronting the Summer of Trump Onstage 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z In a desperate quest that mirrors both “Huckleberry Finn” and the knights from the tales of King Arthur, he must overcome physical deprivation to reach the girl he loves. Surfer, Environmentalist, Novelist. Australia’s Living Legend. 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Unlike Anna Karenina or Huckleberry Finn, he is not a filter, a point of view, standing between us and his world. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Bill, a lifelong bachelor, gave me “Huckleberry Finn” when everyone thought I was too young to read it, but I wasn’t. My backup mom 2013-02-27T23:30:00Z Initial printings of “Huckleberry Finn” had errors as well. The Baumans, Sellers of Really, Really Rare Books 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z In a year that also features the 125th anniversary of the publication of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a highlight will be the Tom Sawyer Days with "whitewashing, frog-jumping and seed-spitting contests". Intimate memoir revealed as fans honour Mark Twain centenary 2010-04-21T11:33:00Z It was like I was Huckleberry Finn, when Widow Douglas decides to adopt him. Breaking: Jesse James is still the worst 2011-05-05T20:28:00Z Holbrook recently added new material on the Bible, the labor movement and a number from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Holbrook's 'Mark Twain' show reaches 60th year 2014-04-03T13:40:22Z But “The Great Gatsby,” “Huckleberry Finn,” “Tom Sawyer,” you can keep it. Gabrielle Union Likes to Read in the Bathroom 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z As it happened, Mark Twain wrote “Huckleberry Finn” during his years living in Hartford, about 30 miles northeast of Waterbury. ArtsBeat: Connecticut School Official, Objecting to Racial Term, Wants to Block Wilson Play 2011-01-13T17:32:00Z I read and reread almost everything Mark Twain wrote but principally “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi.” John McCain: By the Book 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Being an iconic classic, however, hasn’t protected “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from being banned, bowdlerized and bleeped. Critic?s Notebook: Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You 2011-01-06T23:26:12Z “I tell my groups Twain got the idea for the ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ from the Neckar,” he said. Mark Twain Found Inspiration in Germany (Though the Language Eluded Him) 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z We’re not speaking of books like “Huckleberry Finn,” mired in a confused, deathless debate about racist language and censorship. Nearly a Century Later, We’re Still Reading — and Changing Our Minds About — Gatsby 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The standard text for "Huckleberry Finn" is available through numerous publishers, but other versions are around. Mark Twain remains censored, and uncensored 2011-01-07T19:08:15Z "Big River," the Broadway musical adapted by William Hauptman from Mark Twains's quintessential American novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," is pleasant theater that includes some thrilling highlights. Talented voices, scenic sets make Village's 'Big River' a pleasant trip 2012-10-01T19:35:05Z Earlier, he performed at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, where in 1985 he played Jim, the runaway slave, in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Meshach Taylor, Actor on TV’s ‘Designing Women,’ Dies at 67 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z The most recent kerfuffle over Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” concerned the teaching of the book in American public schools. Book-It’s engaging Huck and Jim navigate the n-word | Theater review 2013-04-23T01:30:59Z “Huckleberry Finn” is a leading contender in the The Great American Novel sweepstakes. A new biography of the most famous American of his time: Mark Twain 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z “Huckleberry Finn,” though flawed, is a great American novel, thanks mainly to Huck’s voice. This Week in Fiction: Robert Coover on How Real Events Can Color Fiction 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z “All modern American literature,” Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “comes from one book by Mark Twain called ‘Huckleberry Finn.’ ” Critic?s Notebook: Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You 2011-01-06T23:26:12Z The point of the book is that Huckleberry Finn starts out racist in a racist society, and stops being racist and leaves that society. The last 'n-word' 2011-01-05T12:02:58Z Many canonical titles are not on the list, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain being one example. James Baldwin, Born 90 Years Ago, Is Fading in Classrooms 2014-04-24T11:30:01Z The title of Book-It’s production is “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: UNCENSORED.” Book-It stages Huck Finn adaptation, plus plenty of discussion 2013-04-18T21:37:30Z Why not make an escape from a way of life — the question trails off the last page of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ — into a way of life?” Just a Book? No, More Like a Trusty Companion 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z As the city debated last February, a much-criticized new edition of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was arriving in stores nationwide with all 219 instances of the word changed to "slave." High school play seizes power from the N-word 2011-04-30T16:16:06Z His first novel was “Finn,” a gripping, often lurid tale about Huckleberry Finn’s pap. Review | Christmas comes early in Jon Clinch’s ‘Marley,’ a clever riff on ‘A Christmas Carol’ 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z All American literature," he claims, "comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. Mud – review 2013-05-11T23:07:24Z Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” may traffic in the “n-word,” but his “Puddin’ Head Wilson” is a far more deeply and trenchantly racist book. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has replaced the word, which appears in the book more than 200 times, with “slave.” ArtsBeat: Connecticut School Official, Objecting to Racial Term, Wants to Block Wilson Play 2011-01-13T17:32:00Z You’ve spent the past few years working on a novel, “Huck Out West,” that’s a kind of sequel to “Huckleberry Finn.” This Week in Fiction: Robert Coover on How Real Events Can Color Fiction 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” for its sense of justice as something deeper than the law. Adam Hochschild Says Books Can Change the World. He Has Proof. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z A school district in Virginia has pulled copies of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Mark Twain’s classic "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" after a parent’s complaint. Banning 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Virginia school pulls books after parent's complaint 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Huckleberry Finn, because after all the years he is still the fictional character who charmed me the most. Marlon James: By the Book 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z You do close readings of the fragments of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Eichmann in Jerusalem” that appear. Two Stories Harmonize in Lisa Halliday’s Deft Debut Novel 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Jean-Claude’s comeback vehicle is a low-budget “action adaptation” of “Huckleberry Finn,” shot in Bulgaria, an echo of the long stretch of Mr. Van Damme’s career when he couldn’t get work in Hollywood. Review: In ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson,’ Van Damme Gives Us the True Hollywood Story 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Hemingway once said that all American literature comes out of Huckleberry Finn, and there's certainly no getting away from Twain's loose-limbed twang in these pages. Back from the Dead by Peter Leonard – review 2013-01-13T00:05:06Z Most people, indeed smart, literate and nice ones, will tell you that “Huckleberry Finn” is the great American novel. Call me the greatest American novel 2012-06-14T00:00:00Z Penn State’s Letwin points to the banning of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” for its inclusion of the N-word as an example. Civilities: The current rage about ‘political correctness’ is both wrong and rude 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z "Huckleberry Finn" will stay in Friends' Central School's library, and will be replaced in the classroom by "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave." Here we go again: 'Huckleberry Finn' pulled from Pennsylvania high school curriculum 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Yeah, “Huckleberry Finn” is important, but it is not more important than the “Iceberg Slim” collection. Killer Mike on America: "We've failed, but we can change it" 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Moix’s imaginative works often delve into the magical and allude to epic tales, like a recent series at Paul Kasmin Gallery based on the adventures of Huckleberry Finn. | At Prada, a Provocative Mural by Santi Moix 2013-08-21T16:31:17Z During an English class, Mamere learns about “the good lie” — prevarication for a higher purpose — while studying “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” In ‘The Good Lie,’ Sudanese Refugees Adjust to America 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z I am guessing that of all her choices, “Huckleberry Finn” is Nafisi’s favorite. A celebration of American reading from the author of ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ As you note, that song includes allusions to “Huckleberry Finn” and a Japanese gangster novel. Bob Dylan 101: A Harvard Professor Has the Coolest Class on Campus 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Just a few weeks after it was published in 1885, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was banned by the Concord Public Library, which condemned Twain’s novel as “absolutely immoral.” Review | While offensive TV shows get pulled, problematic books are still inspiring debate and conversation 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z This rich, astonishing story, which resists a single interpretation and is more ambitious than anything in Winesburg, lands somewhere between Huckleberry Finn and Ovid. A brief survey of the short story part 51: Sherwood Anderson 2013-07-24T15:15:19Z But perennial classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Huckleberry Finn" and "Grapes of Wrath" also have been challenged by parents concerned about their racist language and marginalization of Black characters. Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z She sees "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer." There arose such a clatter over pipe-free Santa 2012-12-11T17:03:08Z The picaresque structure could work in novels, like Huckleberry Finn, but movies of the time demanded the freight train of narrative. On the Road: Sex, Drugs and Kristen Stewart 2012-12-20T16:00:10Z What is “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” without its original 200-plus racial epithets? Panel dives into ‘Huckleberry Finn’ in advance of Book-It show 2013-03-28T22:05:17Z I’d like them to read Twain, too, at least “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” John McCain: By the Book 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z It traces the title character’s life along the Tennessee River in the spirit of a “doomed Huckleberry Finn,” as The Times wrote of the book. A Guide to Cormac McCarthy’s Books 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z An edited "Huckleberry Finn," issued through Signet Classics, restores a chapter about rafting from the original manuscript and condenses other scenes. Mark Twain remains censored, and uncensored 2011-01-07T19:08:15Z "Huckleberry Finn" has long been out of copyright and subject to the wishes of anyone who cares to release it. Mark Twain remains censored, and uncensored 2011-01-07T19:08:15Z Strains of “Moon River” lapped against Murray’s riveting excerpt from “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” where Huck’s loyalty to Jim is tested. Review | With Bill Murray, crossing a bridge from America past to America present 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z A "Huckleberry Finn life" in New South Wales followed for a child star who was once described as "the Jackie Coogan of Australian vaudeville". Australian actor Bill Kerr dies 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The Accomack County school district will consider whether to ban "Huckleberry Finn" and "Mockingbird" after the novels are reviewed by a special committee. Banning 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Virginia school pulls books after parent's complaint 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z She’s my friend and a big mentor from my San Francisco days, and she sent me a story she wrote called “Dixie Belle: The Further Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” | Justin Bond 2010-12-07T19:09:00Z And its lively new “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: UNCENSORED,” deliberately revisits the classroom controversy — at least in one sense. Book-It’s engaging Huck and Jim navigate the n-word | Theater review 2013-04-23T01:30:59Z But then, that show is like the "Huckleberry Finn" of contemporary pop culture -- we are all Batman's children -- so perhaps that goes without saying. "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World": Canadian indie cuteness gone wild! 2010-08-10T21:30:00Z In one sequence Barbara receives a stash of money from a stranger; in other scenes she reads “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” aloud to the bedridden Stella. Movie Review: ‘Barbara,’ Directed by Christian Petzold 2012-12-20T21:52:52Z It would never have occurred to me to write a book when I first read “Huckleberry Finn.” Michael Lewis: By the Book 2014-04-10T14:00:01Z The return of Tom and Huckleberry Finn from their pirate expedition in time to interrupt their own funeral is the climax of Act I, the nocturnal graveyard killing of the Doctor that of Act II. Dance Review: ?Tom Sawyer? by Kansas City Ballet - Review 2011-10-24T22:02:52Z On the third floor of the house where he lived when he wrote “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” Twain drank, smoked and played billiards with his friends. In the footsteps of Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Noah Webster 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Lawmakers on the left mobilized to have "Huckleberry Finn" removed from syllabi for racial insensitivity; Virginia's GOP endeavored to banish Toni Morrison's "Beloved." From Philip Roth to Dave Chappelle, how an artist's "meta move" fuels an endless cancel culture war 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z If Mark Twain were alive to update “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” surely he would swap out the boy’s raft for a sporty red convertible. Just in time for summer: 49 new National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z "Huckleberry Finn" and "Mockingbird" aren't the only books to face challenges in schools recently. Banning 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Virginia school pulls books after parent's complaint 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z I read “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” constantly and loved it so much I avoided “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” because I sensed it was critical of Tom. Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Today, “Huckleberry Finn” is most often banned for its use of the N-word. “Huck Finn” is not about race: The real subtext of Twain’s masterpiece 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The upstate city is where Twain wrote most of his best-known works, from his "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" masterpiece to "Life on the Mississippi," a memoir of his days as a steamboat pilot. Holbrook performs in Mark Twain's beloved NY town 2010-04-22T01:08:00Z His father loves Mark Twain, and Michael became Huckleberry Finn, a moralist in disguise. Becoming Michael Lewis 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The theme of self-invention is the subject of most of the great American novels, from “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” to “The House of Mirth.” Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Holbrook recited, from memory, a long passage from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and dabbed his eyes as Twain's hero lied to authority on behalf of the runaway slave Jim. Holbrook performs Twain on author's 175th birthday 2010-12-01T13:16:00Z “A Tramp Abroad” includes the story of a raft journey down the river and was published several years before “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Mark Twain Found Inspiration in Germany (Though the Language Eluded Him) 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The film, which echoes Mark Twain and his novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", centers on Ellis - played by up-and-coming actor Tye Sheridan, who was 14 at the time. Cannes gets happy ending with river film "Mud" 2012-05-26T12:35:13Z A new edition of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" will try to find out if that holds true by replacing the N-word with "slave" in an effort not to offend readers. New edition removes Mark Twain's 'offensive' words 2011-01-05T12:18:09Z It's like some of these Mark Twain books like "Huckleberry Finn." Why comic Kevin Nealon learned to draw caricatures 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Until they are ready for the greater demands of Huckleberry Finn, whet juvenile appetites with Tom, his entrepreneurial spirit and his taste for treasure-hunting adventure. Best children's books: 12-years-old and over 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" angered respectable people when it came out and still stirs a fuss 126 years later. Mark Twain remains censored, and uncensored 2011-01-07T19:08:15Z “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a great example. The Crime Novelist William Kent Krueger Still Loves Sherlock Holmes 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z How do you advise readers to approach books like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” books with conflicted or hard-to-parse racial attitudes? Ibram X. Kendi Likes to Read at Bedtime 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Or is it a literary work along the lines of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, where the change of wording will be seen as sacrilegious and artistically offensive? My agnostic AA 2012-06-20T18:28:00Z In this work about stories and who gets to tell them, Mr. Hancock imagines an alternative “Huckleberry Finn” written by an African-American artist. What’s New in NYC Theater 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z He excels, as in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” still perhaps our greatest fable, when most connected to the demotic and the vernacular and to the painful truths of human existence. A Mark Twain Tale, Brought Back From the Dead 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Mark Twain’s 1894 masterpiece, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is nothing if not a powerful indictment of the evils of slavery, despite its repeated use of the N-word. Opinion: Censorship rears its ugly head at Santa Monica College, over a play about slavery 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Parts of California’s delta, east of the San Francisco Bay, look so much like the Mississippi that they were used in movies such as “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Editorial: Should L.A. care about salt in New Orleans' tap water? Yes. Here's why 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z We read with our kids every night when they were growing up — Narnia, yes, but also “Huckleberry Finn,” unexpurgated, and never discouraged them from reading anything on their own. Column: Not satisfied with schools, book banners are now targeting adults' right to read 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z She says the “modern Huckleberry Finn story” is a perennial bestseller. Founded on nearly a quarter-century of friendship, Wanderlust Book Lounge brings community to Bothell 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z His favorite example is Mark Twain’s autobiography, which the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” author dictated when he was in his 70s. John McPhee calls his new book an "old-people project." Consider the alternative 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Some books have been targeted by liberals citing racist language — notably Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” — according to Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who directs the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. North Dakota governor vetoes 1 library bill, signs another 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z In subsequent decades, “A Catcher in the Rye,” “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and even Stephen King’s “Carrie” have been targeted. Illinois seeks library pledge against ‘banning’ books 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z His mother took over his education, encouraging his interest in world literature by buying books like “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Kenzaburo Oe, lyrical novelist and Nobel laureate, dies at 88 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z While his influences included everything from “Huckleberry Finn” to the Russian critic Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of images of grotesque reality, little of this erudition called attention to itself in his fiction. Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel Laureate and Critic of Postwar Japan, Dies at 88 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z After his father died suddenly in 1944 at home he was raised by his mother, who bought him books such as "Huckleberry Finn." Nobel prize-winner Kenzaburo Oe, dead at 88, used words to preach pacifism 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z We have sailed far, far beyond changing the n-word in “Huckleberry Finn.” Perspective | As criticism mounts, Roald Dahl’s publisher offers a messy compromise 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z That leaves it outside the protective bubble occupied by true classics such as “Huckleberry Finn,” which is properly judged exempt from the blue penciling of modern-day Mrs. Grundys. Column: Right-wing culture warriors say wokeness is dead. They can't even define it 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Our third-grade teacher read “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” demeaning word by demeaning word, until it was pointed out how hurtful those words were to her Black students. Opinion | Why we still need Black History Month 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z As a young boy in England, reading on the banks of a Norfolk stream, Mr. Raban dreamed of becoming Huckleberry Finn and sailing far away from home. Jonathan Raban, wry and candid literary voyager, dies at 80 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Classics such as Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” have been pulled from reading lists. School librarians vilified as the ‘arm of Satan’ in book-banning wars 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z "It was proper Huckleberry Finn vibes," he recalls, "swimming in rivers and building dens." Eurovision 2022: Sam Ryder is 'ignoring the hype' as the UK's odds improve 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Most of Kotsur's credits come from the theater, with roles in "Of Mice and Men," "A Streetcar Named Desire" and a Broadway production of "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Troy Kotsur wins supporting actor Oscar for 'CODA' 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z I was always amazed at how some of my most devoted Islamist students, who were in a position of power, were taken by “Huckleberry Finn.” These books kill tyrants: Azar Nafisi on Putin and how to 'Read Dangerously' 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z I knew that some kids in my daughter’s class snickered as they read “Huckleberry Finn,” while the lone Black boy in class sometimes seemed to be on the verge of tears. Column: The N-word doesn't belong in a fourth-grade classroom, even in poetry 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, while I think that, for example, “Atlas Shrugged” has contributed far more to society’s problems than “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” or “To Kill a Mockingbird” ever could, I wouldn’t ban “Atlas Shrugged.” Book bans: Readers weigh in 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z RELATED: Why experts say the banning of "Maus" is not like the censorship of "Huckleberry Finn" Right's attack on "critical race theory" goes back decades — but media hasn't noticed 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z He cites how often “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has been challenged and banned ever since its 1885 publication. Art Spiegelman sees the new ban of his book ‘Maus’ as a ‘red alert’ 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Read “Beloved,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Close Quarters” and “The Adventures of Tintin” because they are indelible, sometimes uncomfortable and always compelling. Opinion | My Young Mind Was Disturbed by a Book. It Changed My Life. 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is another frequent target due to racist language. From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z He recalled how his own high school assigned “Huckleberry Finn” in the 1970s, and how he found the book’s frequent use of the n-word offensive. Backlash to school books centering on race, sex and LGBTQ people turns into conservative rallying cry 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z “I know who I am, I am not going to let ‘Huckleberry Finn’ define me as a person, it never did. School books on race, sex, LGBTQ people have triggered conservative rallying cry 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z And a particular shame seemed to throb in my teachers’ breasts when they admitted that some books were even targeted — “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” say — for misguided progressive reasons. Opinion | Do Liberals Care if Books Disappear? 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has been banned at various points because of Twain’s prolific use of a racial slur, among other things. Opinion | My Young Mind Was Disturbed by a Book. It Changed My Life. 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z He admitted that in growing up in all-White communities, he first learned about the evils of discrimination by reading “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A diversity of views on D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z They accuse Verizon and the Tahoe Regional Protection Agency of engaging in the kind of shenanigans Huckleberry Finn and other Twain fictional characters used to dupe unsuspecting victims. Suit seeks moratorium on new cellphone towers at Lake Tahoe 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z He recalled how his own high school assigned “Huckleberry Finn” in the 1970s, and how he was offended by the book’s frequent use of a racist slur for Black people. School books on race, sex, LGBTQ people have triggered conservative rallying cry 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Twain, the sly, white-haired, white-suited storyteller remembered for such books as “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” died in 1910 at 74. Actor Hal Holbrook, indelible portrayer of Mark Twain, dies at 95 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z She’s listening to an audio version of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” now and keeps active. 97-year-old author surprised when decades-old book is found 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z This can be a local school board banning “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” because of the book’s language that is offensive to modern readers, or the federal government restricting battlefield information during wartime. Editorial Roundup: Mississippi 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Mark Twain is obviously still doing a bang-up job with “The Adventures of “Huckleberry Finn.” Feedback: What teachers say about a school district's book ban threat 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z All but “Huckleberry Finn” have been required reading in the BUSD. In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z To perfect his Huckleberry Finn imitation, one off-kilter wisecrack after another, he always finishes with a trademark darting looking of complicit knowing and a smile to seal approval. Lindsey Graham, reverse ferret: how John McCain's spaniel became Trump's poodle 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z The shirt in question is described online as a “wink and a nod” to a hero of Murray’s, author Mark Twain, and his Huckleberry Finn character. Bill Murray's golf brand has a choice reply for Doobie Brothers' hilarious complaint 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z They were often portrayed in American literature, ranging from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn to O'Henry's short stories. Trump and Musk: Two unstable geniuses compared 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z I agree that book classics like “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” should continue to be included in Burbank USD reading curriculum. Feedback: What teachers say about a school district's book ban threat 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z “The Cay” and “Huckleberry Finn” feature white children learning from the suffering and wisdom of older Black men. In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Hunt also produced and directed four feature adaptations in the Peabody Award-winning Mark Twain series on PBS including, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi.” Peter H. Hunt, Tony winner for '1776' and 'Touched by an Angel' director, dies at 81 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z A gray seal, now named Huckleberry Finn, was rescued Feb. 27 from Assateague State Park and transported to the aquarium’s Animal Care and Rescue Center for long-term rehabilitation, the aquarium said in a release. Gray seal found at Assateague recovers at Baltimore Aquarium 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z My father, who had been an actor, read to us aloud, from “Treasure Island” or “Huckleberry Finn” or “The World’s 100 Greatest Narrative Poems.” Letter of Recommendation: ‘Treasure Island’ 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z We have a lot of problems with race in our country, but “Huckleberry Finn,” “Of Mice and Men” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” are not the cause of them. Feedback: What teachers say about a school district's book ban threat 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z One of the scene in the manuscript, in which Huckleberry Finn and Jim, the runaway slave, hide in a cave while discussing ghosts, was among those restored when the book was reprinted. Barbara Testa, Hollywood librarian who found 'Huck Finn' manuscript in her attic, dies at 91 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the hit musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel about an uncivilized youth and a runaway slave rafting on the Mississippi. 7 best things to do including L.A. Opera's animated 'Magic Flute' 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The aquarium said Huckleberry Finn was first observed resting on the shoreline in Assateague State Park on Feb. 26. Gray seal found at Assateague recovers at Baltimore Aquarium 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Whether we are better off when everyone reads the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” or shuns that Mark Twain classic because it frequently employs the n-word is not the point. Opinion | Keep government hands off free speech 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” uses racist and derogatory language that is not acceptable today, but it is reflective of how people felt and talked in the 1850s. Feedback: What teachers say about a school district's book ban threat 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z “Huckleberry Finn” is widely considered Twain’s masterpiece and one of the great American novels. Barbara Testa, Hollywood librarian who found 'Huck Finn' manuscript in her attic, dies at 91 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z It was a passion that started the summer after the fourth grade in Mumbai, when I first read “Huckleberry Finn.” Perspective | I am an uppity immigrant. Don’t expect me to be ‘grateful.’ 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z At that time, in coordination with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Huckleberry Finn was taken to the rescue center for long-term rehabilitation. Gray seal found at Assateague recovers at Baltimore Aquarium 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z It reminded me of an old story, like Huckleberry Finn or Of Mice and Men. David Severn's best photograph: men hunting rabbits for beer 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The show’s director, Michael Baron, concedes that “Big River” is “not a show that African Americans tend to actually see because of the history of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and how they’re going to be portrayed. Revising ‘Big River’ for younger ears and eyes 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z He was also something of a "Huckleberry Finn" character, who liked to do things his own way - as one military tutor described him. Found: The plane wreck that could solve a mystery 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z This delicate question pervades some of our culture’s most beloved work, from Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” on down. Old favorites, outdated attitudes: Can entertainment expire? 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The Animal Health and Rescue teams determined Huckleberry Finn was underweight and suffering from infected wounds throughout his body. Gray seal found at Assateague recovers at Baltimore Aquarium 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z She calls Gayford Huckleberry Finn, because he often wears shorts, even for interviews, and wanders around with a fishing pole. Opinion | Lady of the Rings: Jacinda Rules 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Developing Adventure’s “Huckleberry Finn’s Big River,” which is a co-production with the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, represents a leap for Bobbitt. Revising ‘Big River’ for younger ears and eyes 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z One dealer who had the freckled, gangly look of an adult Huckleberry Finn rolled his eyes at the commune’s hippie elders as if they were a geriatric Chamber of Commerce. In anarchic corner of Copenhagen, police and dealers play cat and mouse 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Some people complain that university syllabuses don’t accord “Little Women” the status of “Huckleberry Finn,” which they see as its male counterpart. How “Little Women” Got Big 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Removing “Huckleberry Finn” from classrooms does a disservice to students and the culture at large, Ms. Keane said. Educators reject censorship, encourage student exploration of ‘problematic’ literature of the past 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z No one would claim they’re great literature like Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” but there’s value in the stories they tell of pioneer life. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In the newly titled “Huckleberry Finn’s Big River,” the escaped slave Jim, who shares that raft down the Mississippi with Huck, is a teen, just like Huck. Revising ‘Big River’ for younger ears and eyes 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z “That character has always been part of the American story. You can see it right back to some of the characters in Huckleberry Finn.” How Trump’s Election Shook Obama: ‘What if We Were Wrong?’ 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Such remorseless self-examination – from Tristram Shandy and Huckleberry Finn to Tender Is the Night and The Naked and the Dead – is the novel’s timeless business. ‘I did the best I could with what I had…’: writers on the Philip Roth they knew 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Ishmael, Huckleberry Finn and Nick Carraway articulate a singular perspective on a plural, cacophonous society and its history. How Philip Roth wrote America 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z His gap teeth and leering eyes reference Mad magazine’s Alfred E Neuman, his ragged trousers Huckleberry Finn. Jordan Wolfson: 'This is real abuse – not a simulation' 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Begin with Mark Twain’s great classic “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the story of an abused teenage boy who runs away and bonds with a kind runaway slave. Opinion | A New Model of Masculinity 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” will be dropped from the Duluth school district’s English classes next year. Minnesota district drops 2 classic novels, cite racial slurs 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” will be dropped from the Duluth school district’s English classes next year in an effort to be considerate to all students. Minnesota district drops 2 novels due to racial slurs 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Novels such as “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” thought to be examples of the white savior narrative, continue to be lionized - perhaps undeservedly, Maack said. Kansas author faces backlash for writing Muslim character 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Novels such as “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” thought to be examples of the white savior narrative, continue to be lionized — perhaps undeservedly, Maack said. Kansas author faces backlash for writing Muslim character 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Be sure to at least read till his Huckleberry Finn reference. WSU’s Mike Leach doesn’t mind late kickoffs; but give the man an expanded college football playoff already 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z It is haunted by the ghosts of an older, stranger America, one that was brought most vividly to life by Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Loners, preachers, sex workers and sinners: how Alec Soth captured the real America 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Rivers provided the transportation pathways by which early America was explored and through which it developed its own unique culture: think of the Lewis and Clark expedition, Mississippi gambling steamboats, and Huckleberry Finn. It's Crucial to Upgrade America's Water Infrastructure 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Instead, it was, as with the Duke and Dauphin in “Huckleberry Finn,” a way of mouthing words that might placate a crowd or assert his own magical powers. The Persistence of Trump Derangement Syndrome 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z In hindsight, this passage possibly foreshadows the immense 10-year struggle Twain had in the writing of Huckleberry Finn. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 56 – Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1883) 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z According to the American Libraries Association, Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, alongside Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, regularly top the list of books that parents want banned from US school curricula. Unseen Mark Twain fairytale to be published 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z In December, the policy led to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird being pulled from schools in one district after a parent objected to their use of the N-word. Virginia teachers may have to warn parents of any 'sexually explicit' reading 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z In the past month alone in Virginia, Accomack County briefly pulled “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Huckleberry Finn” from classrooms and libraries after a parent complained about their use of racial slurs. Proposal would require Virginia schools to notify parents of ‘sexually explicit’ literature 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Last month, Accomack County, Va., public schools temporarily pulled “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from classrooms and libraries because a parent complained about the racial slurs they contain. The left needs to learn that depicting racism is not racist 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z A Virginia school district voted Tuesday to return “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” back to school library shelves after they were briefly suspended following a parent’s complaint. ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ return to Virginia classrooms after vote 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z In December 2016, Huckleberry Finn was removed from classrooms in Virginia after a complaint by a parent. Unseen Mark Twain fairytale to be published 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is the book most often targeted for removal from school classrooms and libraries among the titles the American Library Association tracks. School district weighs ban of ‘Mockingbird,’ ‘Huckleberry Finn’ after complaint 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z A Virginia school district is reportedly suspending “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from classrooms and libraries while a committee investigates racial language in the literary classics. ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ pulled from Va. schools over N-word: Report 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Media outlets report that earlier this month, a parent filed a complaint about “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” for their use of racial slurs. Novels pulled from Accomack schools over racial slurs 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The racial slur appears 219 times in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and 48 times in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ return to Virginia classrooms after vote 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z A 16-page note about a fairytale told to Mark Twain’s daughters is to be published this year, on the 150th anniversary of the Huckleberry Finn author’s first book. Unseen Mark Twain fairytale to be published 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Each 90-minute installment is jampacked with pop-culture references, from imagining a Huckleberry Finn prequel in which we learn our beloved rafter was once a Klan leader, to playing snooker at Michael Bay’s home. Review: ‘Gilmore Girls’ makes leap to Netflix with warmth, wit intact 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The N-word appears 219 times in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and 48 times in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ pulled from Va. schools over N-word: Report 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z A racial slur appears 219 in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and 48 times in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Novels pulled from Accomack schools over racial slurs 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z “Ernest Hemingway once famously wrote that ‘all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain, called ‘Huckleberry Finn,’” Mr. Doyle wrote on the Crime Report website. Janet Reno Was Unafraid of Science That Could Exonerate the Innocent 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z He began reading at a young age, favoring the stories of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and anything to do with British history. When Searching Your Ancestry Means Finding a Sense of Possibility 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z At some schools, Huckleberry Finn and Donald Trump are equally unwelcome. Editorials from around New York 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Twain—the pen name of Samuel L. Clemens—ranked among the highest paid authors in 19th century America, thanks to books like debut bestseller Innocents Abroad to his midlife masterpiece Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The 19th-Century Start-Ups That Cost Mark Twain His Fortune 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z By the 1870s, so well known were the plays that a humorist such as Mark Twain could place a Shakespeare parody at the heart of Huckleberry Finn without explanation. William Shakespeare: a quintessentially American author 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z The dream bubbles are filled with imagery from some of La Salle’s favorite works of American literature such as “The Scarlett Letter,” ”The Grapes of Wrath,” ”The Great Gatsby” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” EXCHANGE: Mural features literary imagery of beloved teacher 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z A suburban Philadelphia school is removing “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from its 11th grade curriculum because of the book’s prevalent use of the N-word. ‘Huckleberry Finn’: Philadelphia high school strikes classic over N-word use 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Ernest Hemingway said that “all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn”. US school stops teaching Huckleberry Finn because of 'use of the N-word' 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Band of Robbers brings Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn into the modern day as a crooked cop and a reformed criminal in search of treasure. 7 new trailers you should watch this week 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Kraaijeveld likened the motivation to recapturing boyhood, ala Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Artists embark on river voyage in pontoon boat art gallery 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z For about 21 years, Mr. Norton lived as emperor, with some scholars saying his persona likely inspired the Mark Twain character of the king in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Who Is Emperor Norton? Fans in San Francisco Want to Remember 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z They now primarily manage 117 Hucks Convenience Stores - so named for Mark Twain’s fictional Huckleberry Finn character - throughout Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. EXCHANGE: Big John represents culture, values and grit 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z It was tiny; we later called it the playhouse, and used it as a base for the kind of cute Tom Sawyer-like escapades that spoil the ending of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: how to write about race in the US 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Police in Keene stressed that the 36-year-old man's real name is the same as the fictional protagonist in Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Police: New Hampshire man named Huckleberry Finn charged with sexually assaulting woman 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Everything is wrong about that, the tone, what happens; he diminishes the character Huckleberry Finn and puts it in the background, but some writers see him as a post-modernist, but I don’t believe it.” The day I met EL Doctorow: from Persian translations to his view of a writer's duty 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z But Geragos said he learned that the investigation stemmed from a complaint by another teacher after Esquith read to a class a passage from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. Nationally recognized teacher removed from class after allegations of misconduct 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The steamboat was so authentic that it appeared in two movies about the heyday of steamboats on the Mississippi River, “Tom Sawyer” in 1973 and “Huckleberry Finn” the following year. Restoration ongoing for once-dormant Mississippi steamboat 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Last week I reread The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which I had loved in high school. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: how to write about race in the US 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z The Whitney’s identity as a museum of American art had led Ray to think about “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which he re-reads periodically. The Man Making Sculpture Modern 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Related: EL Doctorow opened a magical new door in American literature I told Doctorow that reading Billy Bathgate inadvertently reminded me of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The day I met EL Doctorow: from Persian translations to his view of a writer's duty 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Samuel Clemens lived at the house from 1874 to 1891, during the period when he authored some of his most famous works, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Paving stone thrown through window of Mark Twain house 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z DARE’s catalog, which its staff is working to update and expand online, is as much a part of our folk culture and history as Johnny Appleseed or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Historic American Language Project May Face Extinction 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Stewart pulled “From Here to Eternity” off the shelf and declared, “I rate this as the second-best work of American literature, after ‘Huckleberry Finn.’ ” A Billion-Dollar Mirage 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The image had nothing to do with Venice—its source was the passage in “Huckleberry Finn” that later inspired “Huck and Jim.” The Man Making Sculpture Modern 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The Mississippi River town and its characters inspired many of his greatest works, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” ”The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi.” Teen asked to adapt ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ for stage 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z He says talk about switching plaques reminds him of schools that don’t want students reading “Huckleberry Finn” because of racially offensive language from the 1800s is in the book. War memorial separates dead by race, divides Southern city 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The same literal-mindedness that leads to campaigns to ban Huckleberry Finn because the book-banners don't realise Twain is against racism and don't understand the difference between the author and the character. Risks in Using Social Media to Spot Signs of Mental Distress 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z They include the actual houses where Twain and the real children who inspired his characters Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher lived in the mid-1800s. Mark Twain’s town by the river a trip back in time 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Some years ago, she got into hot water for suggesting that Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin deserved as much attention as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Jane Smiley: ‘All you need is for one reader to love your book’ 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z What Fiedler notes, and what most readers of “Huckleberry Finn” will recognize, is Twain’s continual juxtaposition of Huck’s innocence and instinctual decency with the corruption and hypocrisy of the adult world. The Death of Adulthood in American Culture 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Mark Twain, a son of Missouri, wrote in "Huckleberry Finn" about runaway Huck and fugitive slave Jim seeking freedom, rafting on the Mississippi River, away from the slave state Missouri. Ferguson Michael Brown Killing Show What's Old Is New Again in the South 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z “Huckleberry Finn is all full of slaps on black people.” The yellowface of “The Mikado” in your face 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z A museum gallery at 120 N. Main St. is filled with artifacts, from his top hat to 15 Norman Rockwell paintings created for special editions of “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn.” Mark Twain’s town by the river a trip back in time 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z According to her Twitter account, other likes include “Huckleberry Finn,” one of her favorite books, the made-for-TV movie “Anne of Green Gables” and rap music. Meet ‘Jeopardy’s’ winningest woman: Julia Collins “Huckleberry Finn” would come with a warning for those who have experienced racism; “The Merchant of Venice” would have an anti-Semitism warning attached. Rebecca Mead: Trigger warnings, Elliot Rodger, and #YesAllWomen 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Ernest Hemingway put his finger on it when he proclaimed: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." The 10 American writers that English children should study for GCSE 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z But a theater production of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” should be shut down if the character of Jim, an African American, were played by a white actor with shoe polish smeared all over his face. The yellowface of “The Mikado” in your face 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z In his own lifetime, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” - about the wild, ragged son of the town drunk who runs away on a raft with an escaped slave, Jim - was banned because it was considered vulgar. Mark Twain’s town by the river a trip back in time 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z An early version of the story was set in Mississippi or Missouri and featured Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Infidelio: Richard Dawkins makes operatic debut 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Would any book that addresses racism — like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” or “Things Fall Apart” — have to be preceded by a note of caution? Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Froome's early childhood can seem like something out of Huckleberry Finn. The making of a Tour de France champion 2013-11-19T07:22:55Z “Should Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn be taken off library shelves?” he said. The yellowface of “The Mikado” in your face 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Among the frequently challenged books include classics like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and popular books like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Five Banned Books That You Should Read (That You Probably Haven't) 2013-09-23T04:28:00Z Has it become a tired relic of Seattle’s past since its small-town beginnings in 1950 that included stuff like a “Huckleberry Finn fishing rodeo?” Is Seafair sinking? Down year fires up debate on its fate 2013-08-09T04:10:19Z The runaway slave Jim in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is probably one of the best non-violent characters in literature. Eight Great Fictional Nonviolent Heroes 2013-01-21T07:50:06Z The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: one of Mark Twain’s most famous novels. Is Huckleberry Finn's ending really lacking? Not if you're talking psychology. 2012-10-05T17:15:14.550Z Still others delve into their new culture with translations of school staples like “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” that were never on the curriculum back home. In New York, Best-Selling Books Vary by Ethnic Group 2012-08-10T13:47:27Z The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most political novels ever written, but it’s universally resonant because its characters are so deeply and wonderfully particular. Room for magic: A conversation with Lyndsay Faye 2012-06-28T13:45:00.213Z Long before he penned "Tom Sawyer" or "Huckleberry Finn," Twain made his mark at Olympic Club. The Olympic Club's history goes beyond US Opens 2012-06-09T04:09:10Z But 'Huckleberry Finn' will never go blank on you. Paper Strikes Back: Defending Books, Mail and Dollar Bills 2012-06-04T01:15:04.193Z For this heroic deed Mark is better known to Osteopaths to-day than even for his renowned history of Huckleberry Finn. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z Then we snuggled up to the fire in the library and Wintie read aloud from Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn." Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Huckleberry Finn" are colossal exceptions to the prevailing weakness and superficiality of American novels. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are prose epics of American life. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Huckleberry Finn is a sharp exception to the general rule of failure. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z The way in which that leader of boys lays down the law to Huckleberry Finn when they play at pirates or at Robin Hood and his merry men illustrates forcibly this serious aspect of play. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z But other great novels are frankly more or less haphazard in their movement, the 'Pickwick Papers,' for instance, and 'Tartarin on the Alps,' and 'Huckleberry Finn.' A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z "Robinson Crusoe," "Huckleberry Finn," "Treasure Island," and other tales of adventure and of foreign lands are all the romance that many know. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z It is interesting to remember that before this pronouncement was published, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn had been read by thousands. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z In Tom Sawyer we saw Huckleberry Finn from the outside; in the present volume we see him from the inside. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z Boys will like "Plain Tales from the Hills," "Bob, Son of Battle," "Treasure Island," "The Sea Wolf," "Huckleberry Finn," "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z There is little or no plot, there is only a casual succession of more or less unrelated incidents in 'Gil Blas' and 'Tristram Shandy,' in the 'Pickwick Papers,' and in Huckleberry Finn.' A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z It is referenced in Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and the W.C. Missouri county starts evacuations as Corps decides levee fate 2011-04-27T20:43:36Z He has always been a conscientious artist; but no amount of industry could ever have produced a Huckleberry Finn. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Now this is just what Mark Twain has not done: Huckleberry Finn is not an attempt to do Tom Sawyer over again. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z Do you remember when Tom Sawyer took the boys to the cave at night, in "Huckleberry Finn"? Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z And if she can find no interest in Conrad in Quest of His Youth, or Mary Olivier or Huckleberry Finn, let him by all means stipulate a long engagement. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z In fact, my attitude was perilously near to that of the Arkansas audiences as analysed by the Duke in "Huckleberry Finn": "What they wanted was low comedy—and maybe something ruther worse than low comedy." Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z The other masterpiece, Huckleberry Finn, is really not a child's book at all. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Huckleberry Finn is autobiographic; it is a tale of boyish adventure along the Mississippi River told as it appeared to Huck Finn. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z First published in 1884, Huckleberry Finn is considered one of the great American novels. Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn 2011-01-06T12:18:54Z But the best example we can remember is Huckleberry Finn. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Huckleberry Finn, a satire of social attitudes in the South during slavery, is considered one of the greatest American novels. Scholar reissues Huckleberry Finn minus the "N"-word 2011-01-05T22:41:50Z There is no allusion in his book to Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn, nor does the critic seem to regard their creator as in any sense a novelist. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z But though Huckleberry Finn may not quite reach these two highest points of Tom Sawyer, the general level of the later story is indisputably higher than that of the earlier. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z The publisher of this new edition of Huckleberry Finn, New South Books, says dozens of people have telephoned to complain and hundreds have sent e-mails. Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn 2011-01-06T12:18:54Z “I found myself right out of graduate school at Berkeley not wanting to pronounce that word when I was teaching either ‘Huckleberry Finn’ or ‘Tom Sawyer,’ ” he said. Publisher Tinkers With Twain 2011-01-05T03:21:26Z Among other stamps to be issued in 2011 are those for: -Mark Twain, author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and a bestselling autobiography just released this year. Space flight and Civil War saluted in new stamps 2010-12-28T22:31:05Z Huckleberry Finn carries it around for a while for no good reason. | Connecticut: ?Tom Sawyer? Adaptation at Hartford Stage 2010-04-17T01:27:00Z The chief players in Huckleberry Finn are taken from life, no doubt, but they are so aptly chosen and so broadly drawn that they are quite as typical as they are actual. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z "What makes Huckleberry Finn so important in American literature isn't just the story, it's the richness, the detail, the unprecedented accuracy of its spoken language," the New York Times said in an editorial. Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn 2011-01-06T12:18:54Z A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something. Publisher Tinkers With Twain 2011-01-05T03:21:26Z Ms. Rothenberg traded three issues of The New Yorker for another passenger’s old copy of Huckleberry Finn. 2010-02-06T23:27:00Z Stevenson praised heartily Mark Twain’s ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ and it was his belief that it was greater, riper, and richer than its forerunner, ‘Tom Sawyer.’ Stevensoniana Being a Reprint of Various Literary and Pictorial Miscellany Associated with Robert Louis Stevenson, the Man and His Work Huckleberry Finn says of a timber raft, "It amounted to something being captain of that raft." From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel A new edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is causing controversy because of the removal of a racially offensive word. Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn 2011-01-06T12:18:54Z An initial print run of 7,500 copies has been planned for the revised “Huckleberry Finn.” Publisher Tinkers With Twain 2011-01-05T03:21:26Z Among the books of this kind meant rather for grownup readers, but read also by boys, are— Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes Just as he drew upon his early days in Hannibal for the material in “Huckleberry Finn” and The “Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” so he used all of his experiences. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades All I remember is a delightful feeling that Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Mississippi Pilot were quite true, and that I could almost recognise the very reaches down which Huck and Jim had drifted. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Thus Huckleberry Finn and Jim Hawkins, white man and black man, are afloat together on the Mississippi River raft and they are made brethren by the fraternal quality of Mark Twain's humor. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures That enchanting work of art "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn," by the great Mark Twain. Another Sheaf Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and the Connecticut Yankee were life as well as art. The New Nation I have Tom Sawyer at home and Huckleberry Finn, too. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades Really the only parallels that will suggest themselves in our letters are the great ones that occur in Huckleberry Finn.... Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation I know few men in England who have not left their boyhood to some extent lost and entangled in the forests of Huckleberry Finn. What I Saw in America Nebraska State Journal, May 5, 1895 I got a letter last week from a little boy just half-past seven who had just read “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer.” A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Why, out there, for all you know, Huckleberry Finn is still floating down the river, and Macbeth walks through the halls of Dunsinane. Hunters Out of Space Twain, Mark: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, two stories whose fun every boy will appreciate. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide And, knowing it was rather childish, he still enjoyed the small Huckleberry Finn pleasure of playing hooky from the Neurophysical Institute. Anything You Can Do ... "Huckleberry Finn," indeed, has been hailed as the most distinctive work produced in America—an estimate which must be accepted with reservations. American Men of Mind Skeet," he says, "I'm not Tom Sawyer, and I never was; never any more than you was Huckleberry Finn. Mitch Miller Of Mark Twain, "Huckleberry Finn," "The Innocents Abroad," and the "Story of Joan of Arc" are representative volumes. Pushing to the Front Mark Twain in the person of Huckleberry Finn is committed to the ideas of chivalry neither more nor less than Walter Scott in Ivanhoe or The Talisman. Sir Walter Scott A Lecture at the Sorbonne I have replied that "Huckleberry Finn" was Frank F. As this inquirer evidently knew the Hannibal of the forties, he will easily recall Frank. Chapters from My Autobiography He was quickly recognized as a funny fellow, true enough, but his actual stature was not even faintly apprehended, and even after "Huckleberry Finn" he was still bracketed with such laborious farceurs as Artemus Ward. A Book of Prefaces My chum is Skeet Kirby, a boy as good as Huckleberry Finn, but different, as you'll see when you meet him. Mitch Miller Because of him the Missouri and the Mississippi go not unvexed to the sea, for they ripple with laughter as they recall Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, poor Jim, and the Duke. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O That made Thad think of Mark Twain, and he wondered whether the illustrious Tom Sawyer and his chum, Huckleberry Finn, had ever arranged a more fetching reception committee than this one of Hugh's. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight In "Huckleberry Finn" I have drawn Frank exactly as he was. Chapters from My Autobiography As well think of Huckleberry Finn at Harvard, or Tom Jones practising law. A Book of Prefaces There never was any boy here of that name, and no Huckleberry Finn. Mitch Miller You see, there were the Jungle Books, which he knew the soldiers would like, and "Treasure Island," and "The Swiss Family Robinson," and "Huckleberry Finn." The Tin Soldier And thus the author of 'Huckleberry Finn' and 'Joan of Arc' was forced to pay a high price for the early and abundant popularity of the 'Innocents Abroad.' Inquiries and Opinions Do you remember that you told me about it on the ship?—you were happy, although you were poor, and hadn't any books but 'Treasure Island' and 'Huckleberry Finn.' The Gay Cockade Finally he settled back and became immersed in the perennial delight of "Huckleberry Finn." Sundown Slim He is a bit like Tom Sawyer in character, more ornate and dramatic than Huckleberry Finn, but quite as much a liar, given a good cause. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters I am sure this was not wholly true, for on this occasion he told me he had read "Huckleberry Finn," and doted on "Uncle Remus." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors In 'Pudd'nhead Wilson' the great passages of 'Huckleberry Finn' are rivaled by that most pathetic account of the weak son willing to sell his own mother as a slave "down the river." Inquiries and Opinions I enjoy Huckleberry Finn as much now as I did when I was twelve; and I often yearn after the books I had as a boy and never see now. Penny Plain Is "Roughing It" more typical of his genius than "Tom Sawyer" or "Huckleberry Finn"? Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities He chewed it and sprawled himself on the bench thinking himself as a more worldly version of Huckleberry Finn. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America There was nothing for me to do but to retire to my berth and peruse a tattered copy of Huckleberry Finn which I found in the cabin. Spanish Doubloons It is by these three stories, and especially by 'Huckleberry Finn,' that Mark Twain is likely to live longest. Inquiries and Opinions But to my great relief one girl replied at last timidly, but decidedly, that she liked "Huckleberry Finn." Library Work with Children The deceased was a sister of "Huckleberry Finn," one of the famous characters in Mark Twain's TOM SAWYER. What Is Man? and Other Essays There is a strain of the Huckleberry Finn in all natures that resents a too sudden metamorphosis and which will return to its rags, its back alley and empty cask. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 Finally, after he had spent four months on Pansy, I suggested a change, and sent him home with "Huckleberry Finn." Dear Enemy In Huckleberry Finn, a much better book, the author depicts the life of the Middle West as seen by a homeless vagabond. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived Then they hunted up Huckleberry Finn, and he joined them promptly, for all careers were one to him; he was indifferent. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. Huckleberry Finn was there, with his dead cat. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 3. Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. He was to show them to a world, in 'Life on the Mississippi' and 'Huckleberry Finn'. Mark Twain The most widely read of Mark Twain's works are Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived He obviously relished secrecy, pass-words, disguises, the ‘properties’ of the conspirator, in the spirit of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Huckleberry Finn, the son of a drunkard, and the friend of Tom Sawyer, is the hero of the book. History of American Literature Really the only parallels that will suggest themselves in our letters are the great ones that occur in Huckleberry Finn…. Red Fleece At school, he "excelled only in spelling"; outside of school he was the prototype of his own Huckleberry Finn, mischievous and prankish, playing truant whenever the opportunity afforded. Mark Twain Irving, Cooper of the Leatherstocking Series, possibly Hawthorne, and quite certainly the author of "Huckleberry Finn" would have turned over pages for many a day without seeing their names at all. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism I gave him a copy of Huckleberry Finn. Following the Equator, Part 6 If the first two chapters of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are read, the time will probably be found to finish the books. History of American Literature "No attempt at literary tone; the book derives its very quality from this fact, as did 'Huckleberry Finn.'" Flappers and Philosophers I was thus cunningly prepared, "coached" shall I say, for the maturer charms of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain He was propped up in bed—a regal bed, from a dismantled Italian palace —delving through a copy of "Huckleberry Finn," in search of a paragraph concerning which some unknown correspondent had inquired. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain My next is "Huckleberry Finn," but the family's next is "The Prince and the Pauper." Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) Proposed title of the story, "New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) His latest book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, had added largely to his fame and income. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) Youth and age may share without jealousy the abounding fun and primitive naturalness of 'Huckleberry Finn'. Mark Twain However, we must have another chapter for Tom Sawyer and his doings—the real Tom and his real doings with those graceless, lovable associates, Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain And nothing could I find until I took up "Life on the Mississippi," and "Huckleberry Finn," and, just now, the "Connecticut Yankee." Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) I can never forget, nor be ungrateful for the exquisite pleasure with which I read Huckleberry Finn for the first time, years ago," he wrote; "I read it again last night, deserting Kenilworth for Huck. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) The story on which he was piling up MS. was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, begun seven years before at Quarry Farm. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) To his association with the South and the Southwest are due 'Tom Sawyer', 'Huckleberry Finn', 'Pudd'nhead Wilson', and 'Life on the Mississippi'. Mark Twain Before the close of the same year he had already begun work on 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', published in 1885. 1601 Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors I like to think that "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" will be looked upon, fifty or a hundred years from now, as the picture of buoyant, dramatic, human American life. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) In America his 'Huckleberry Finn' and his 'Tom Sawyer' are what 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Tom Brown's School Days' have been to us. Mark Twain's Speeches By the middle of August he had written several hundred pages of a story which was to be a continuation of Tam Sawyer—The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi always call up to my mind the most vivid pictures—pictures that are eternally unforgettable. Mark Twain By the middle of August he had written several hundred pages of a story which was to be a continuation of Tam Sawyer —The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900 They can't, for ironic example, read this marvelous work, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Civilization of Illiteracy Once I remember staying at home, in bed, reading "Huckleberry Finn," while I sent my trousers out to be mended. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment We turn his pages and we see The Mississippi flowing free; We turn again and grin O'er all Tom Sawyer did and planned With him of the ensanguined hand, With Huckleberry Finn! Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete Every figure in the book is a type; Huckleberry Finn has exaggerated none. Mark Twain The deceased was a sister of “Huckleberry Finn,” one of the famous characters in Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer. Is Shakespeare Dead? From my autobiography. Among the creations of living men and women I, for one, feel that I have two friends at least across the sea, Master Thomas Sawyer and his companion, Huckleberry Finn. Old Friends, Epistolary Parody "I refer, my son, to a book called Huckleberry Finn, and to a book called Treasure Island." A Plea for Old Cap Collier We turn his pages, and we see The Mississippi flowing free; We turn again, and grin O'er all Tom Sawyer did and planned, With him of the Ensanguined Hand, With Huckleberry Finn! Ban and Arriere Ban The feat has been accomplished; there is no character in fiction more fully, more faithfully, presented than the character of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain There is more true pathos in many a page of “Huckleberry Finn.” Essays in Little But you have read “She,” and you have read all Cooper’s, and Marryat’s, and Mr. Stevenson’s books, and “Tom Sawyer,” and “Huckleberry Finn,” several times. Letters on Literature |
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