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1. Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' Re-Released with New Ending 2. Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' Is Going Digital 3. The Enduring Message of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' 4. How Mark Twain's 'The Prince and the Pauper' Changed the World 5. Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court': A Classic Tale of Time Travel 6. Mark Twain's 'A Tramp Abroad': A Journey Through History 7. Mark Twain's 'The Innocents Abroad': A Critique of Modern Travel 8. Mark Twain's 'Roughing It': A Humorous Look at the American West 9. Celebrating Mark Twain's Legacy on His Birthday 10. The Legacy of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'
The Controversial American Classic: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” – Thornfield Hall
I first read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in tenth grade, with sighs and much boredom. I disliked American literature and anyway as a child had read Twain. I was an Anglophile devoted to Jane Austen, Lynne Reid Banks, John Fowles, Doris Lessing, and D. H. Lawrence. “Oh, God, this is in dialect,” I whispered.…
No Home Like a Raft: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” – Thornfield Hall
Everybody should read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which I enjoyed thoroughly on a fourth reading. It is not only a classic, but it is sui generis in American literature. In Twain's smart, witty, suspenseful masterpiece, Huck and Jim, a comic duo on the run, try to escape trauma as they raft down the Mississippi…
Books on my Summer 2024 TBR – Top Ten Tuesday! – Becky's Book Blog
Hello, hello! Summer TBR time and I have some books coming up that I am dying to finally pick up. The below is a mix of upcoming ARC's, as well as a few backlist titles I've had my eyes on. My summer, non reading wise is a mix of gig's (Pink and Shania Twain) and…
Meet Jennifer Haigh, Winner of 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award | BookTrib.
This is the first in a series of interviews with previous winners of the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature award, for which BookTrib is a proud partner. First presented in 2016, this award honors a work of fiction from the previous calendar year that speaks with an “American Voice” about American experiences. November 1
Monthly TBR – July 2024! – Becky's Book Blog
I'm on an absolute high this week/ month because not only do I have a TBR I'm super excited to get too, but I get to see Shania Twain on Thursday! I grew up listening to her songs, and am so hyped that I actually get to see her live. Reading wise, I've managed to…
What would Mark Twain say in 2024 about banning books? | LitPick Book Reviews
As we delve into the timely and contentious issue of book banning, it's fitting to revisit the wisdom of a literary giant who was no stranger to controversy: Mark Twain. The celebrated author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was a fierce advocate for free speech and intellectual freedom, and his thoughts on censorship remain remarkably
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Review of “James” by Percival Everett | Rhapsody in Books Weblog
This Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist is a subversive retelling of Mark Twain’s classic book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the Black slave Jim rather than of the young white boy Huck. Like this new version, the original began in Missouri just before the outbreak of the Civil War.…
Help Select 9th Annual Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Winner | BookTrib.
WHAT The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award (MTAVL) is an annual national literary award sponsored generously by novelist David Baldacci and administered by the Mark Twain House and Museum. Honoring excellence in a work of fiction that tells a distinctly American story, the award helps maintain the legacy and spirit of Mark Twain’s
Saturday Miscellany—4/19/25 - The Irresponsible Reader
Odds 'n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You've probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case: Gatsby @ 100: American Classrooms, American Dreams? Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby Turns 100. Time To Admit It’s Crime Fiction.—I'm not sure that I buy this, but I can't argue against it. Mark Twain