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Explains the undying appeal of Mark Twain's 1876 classic novel by showing how it can be approached from many different angles, and how each of these appeals to different people in different eras. Also speculates on how the recently discovered 600-page manuscript of an early version might change, or at least augment, our understanding of the book and the author. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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In Coming to Grips with Huckleberry Finn, Tom Quirk traces the history of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from its inception in 1876 to its problematic presence in today's American culture. By approaching Twain's novel from several quite different perspectives, Quirk reveals how the author's imagination worked and why this novel has affected so many people for so long and in so many curious ways.
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Tom Quirk is author or editor of several books, including Nothing Abstract: Investigations in the American Literary Imagination. He is Professor of English at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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- PublisherUniv of Missouri Pr
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0826209203
- ISBN 13 9780826209207
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- Number of pages167
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