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Classics. Mark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Beneath the exploits, however, are...
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2017.
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English
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In Robert Coover's Huck Out West, also "wrote by Huck, " the boys escape "sivilization" and "light out for the Territory, riding for the famous but short-lived Pony Express, then working as scouts for both sides in the war. They are suddenly separated when Tom decides he'd rather own civilization than leave it, returning east with his new wife, Becky Thatcher, to learn the law from her father. Huck, abandoned and "dreadful lonely, " hires himself...
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When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive...
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Series
Everyman's library volume 44
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
The classic story of the mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Beckey Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.
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Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eager to flee from his drunken father and the confining life with Widow Douglass and Miss Watson, Huck sets off on a raft down the Mississippi with Jim, a runaway slave, in tow.
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Huck Finn, a 19th-century boy floating down the Mississippi River on a raft with Jim, a runaway slave, becomes involved with a feuding family, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt, who mistakes him for Tom.
14) Tom and Huck
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Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom and his friend Huck witness a midnight killing which leads to all kinds of difficulties when they swear not to reveal what they saw.
15) Huckleberry Finn
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Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Best friends Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn spend their days in their small Missouri hometown causing havoc and having fun wherever they go. When the young Becky Thatcher moves in to town, it throws an unexpected wrench into their friendship. But when one of Tom's friends finds himself in a jam, all three kids come together to help solve the problem in this musical retelling of the classic Mark Twain story.
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Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 298 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Take a lighthearted, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, seen through the eyes of a very special boy named Tom Sawyer. It is a dreamlike summertime world of hooky and adventure, pranks and punishment, villains and first love, filled with memorable characters. Adults and young readers alike continue to enjoy this delightful classic of the promise and dreams of youth from one of America's most beloved authors. Adventures...
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