GOOD: The book's spine and pages are in good condition, showing a small amount of use and wear. The pages are free of writing, but are beginning to tan with age (1985). There is a small ding in the front cover (visible in the image near the "P" in "Penguin" at the top).
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From the back cover: "Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim thanThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventure in the Mississippi Valley—a sequel toTom Sawyer —the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after its publication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance of Huck and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major work that can be enjoyed at many levels: as an incomparable adventure story and as a classic of American humor.
"John Seelye's introduction cogently assesses the continuing impact of this novel on its readers and on other writers."
The book contains a brief biography of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain); an introduction by John Seelye, editor; the story; and an appendix on "The Raft Passage," which Twain pulled out of the manuscript at the last moment and wrote about in his book Life on the Mississippi.
