Life on the Mississippi
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Life on the Mississippi is a memoir published in 1883 by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It is also a travel book, recounting his tr
Cover of the original U.S. edition, 1883
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a picaresque novel by American author Mark Twain that was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. It is comm
Life on the Mississippi
…edition) Publication date 1883 Publication place United States and England Media type Print Pages 624 Preceded by The Prince and the Pauper Followed by Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Life on the Mississippi is a memoir published in 1883 by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil…
2nd (1st US) edition book cover
Huckleberry Finn, as depicted by E. W. Kemble in the original 1884 edition of the book
Jim and Huck on their raft, by E. W. Kemble
In this scene illustrated by E. W. Kemble, Jim has given Huck up for dead and when he reappears thinks he must be a ghost.