Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The Original Text Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603062378 ISBN 13: 9781603062374

Publisher: NewSouth Books, 2012

Synopsis

Mark Twain’s two most famous novels are published here as the continuous narrative that he originally envisioned. Twain started writing Adventures of Huckleberry Finn soon after finishing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), but difficulties with the sequel took him eight years to resolve. Consequently his contemporary readers failed to view the volumes as the companion books he had intended. In the twentieth century, publishers, librarians, and academics continued to separate the two titles, with the result that they are seldom read sequentially even though they feature many of the same characters and their narratives open in the identical Mississippi River village, St. Petersburg. This Original Text Edition brings the stories back together and faithfully follows the wording of the first editions.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Alan Gribben co-founded the Mark Twain Circle of America, compiled Mark Twain’s Library: A Reconstruction, and recently co-edited Mark Twain on the Move: A Travel Reader. Gribben has written numerous essays about Mark Twain’s life and image. He teaches on the English faculty of Auburn University at Montgomery and edits the Mark Twain Journal.

Review:

"Gribben artfully draws more attention to the word . . . as a topic for class discussions or as a 'teachable moment' than it would be otherwise. When Gribben confronts the three most common critical objections to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, scholars will want to take note. The response to Gribben's edition in the mass media has run the gamut from frowns of disapproval to hysterical personal attacks. Almost all of these reactions preceded the actual publication of the book, with the result that few of these commentators likely had the opportunity to read Gribben's introduction. It is unfortunate that Gribben's edition has been bashed in the media." ―Mark Twain Forum

About this edition

• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1603062378
• ISBN 13: 9781603062374
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 522
• Editor: Gribben Alan