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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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© 2022 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents xiii
  3. Illustrations xvii
  4. Foreword xix
  5. Mark Twain on Tour xxix
  6. Notice xliii
  7. Explanatory xlv
  8. 1. Civilizing Huck.-Miss Watson.-Tom Sawyer Waits 1
  9. 2. The Boys Escape Jim.-Tom Sawyer's Gang.-Deep-laid Plans 6
  10. 3. A Good Going-over.-Grace Triumphant.-"One of Tom Sawyer's Lies" 13
  11. 4. Huck and the Judge.-Superstition 23
  12. 6. He Went for Judge Thatcher.-Huck Decides to Leave.- Political Economy.-Thrashing Around 29
  13. 7. Laying for Him.-Locked in the Cabin.-Sinking the Body.-Resting 37
  14. 8. Sleeping in the Woods.-Raising the Dead.-Exploring the Island.-Finding J im.-J im's Escape.-Signs.- "Balum" 45
  15. 9. The Cave.-The Floating House 58
  16. 10. The Find.-Old Hank Bunker.-In Disguise 63
  17. 11. Huck and the Woman.-The Search.-Prevarication.- Going to Goshen 68
  18. 12. Slow Navigation.-Borrowing Things.-Boarding the Wreck.-The Plotters.-Hunting for the Boat 77
  19. 13. Escaping from the Wreck.-The Watchman.-Sinking 86
  20. 14. A General Good Time.-The Harem.-French 93
  21. 15. Huck Loses the Raft.-In the Fog.-Huck Finds the Raft.-Trash 99
  22. 16. "Give Us a Rest."-The Corpse-Maker Crows.-"The Child of Calamity."-They Both Weaken.-Little Davy Steps In.-After the Battle.-Ed's Adventures.-Something Queer.-A Haunted Barrel.-It Brings a Storm.- The Barrel Pursues.-Killed by Lightning.-Allbright Atones.-Ed Gets Mad.-Snake or Boy ?-"Snake Him Out."-Some Lively Lying.-Off and Overboard.-Expectations.- A White Lie.-Floating Currency.-Running by Cairo.-Swimming Ashore 106
  23. 17. An Evening Call.-The Farm in Arkansaw.-lnterior Decorations.-Stephen Dowling Bots.-Poetical Effusions 132
  24. 18. Col. Grangerford.-Aristocracy.-Feuds.-The Testament.- Recovering the Raft.-The Wood-pile.-Pork and Cabbage 142
  25. 19. Tying Up Daytimes.-An Astronomical Theory.-Running a Temperance Revival.-The Duke of Bridgewater.-The Troubles of Royalty 156
  26. 20. Huck Explains.-Laying Out a Campaign.-Working the Camp-meeting.-A Pirate at the Camp-meeting.-The Duke as a Printer 166
  27. 21. Sword Exercise.-Hamlet's Soliloquy.-They Loafed Around Town.-A Lazy Town.-Old Boggs.-Dead 177
  28. 22. Sherbum.-Attending the Circus.-Intoxication in the Ring.-The Thrilling Tragedy 189
  29. 23. "Sold!"-Royal Comparisons.-Jim Gets Homesick 196
  30. 24. Jim in Royal Robes.-They Take a Passenger.-Getting Information.-Family Grief 203
  31. 25. "ls It Them?"-Singing the "Doxolojer."-Awful Square.-Funeral Orgies.-A Bad Investment 211
  32. 26. A Pious King.-The King's Clergy.-She Asked His Pardon.- Hiding in the Room.-Huck Takes the Money 220
  33. 27. The Funeral.-Satisfying Curiosity.-Suspicious of Huck.-Quick Sales and Small Profits 230
  34. 28. The Trip to England.-"The Brute!"-Mary Jane Decides to Leave.-Huck Parting with Mary Jane.-Mumps.- The Opposition Line 238
  35. 29. Contested Relationship.-The King Explains the Loss.- A Question of Handwriting.-Digging up the Corpse.- Huck Escapes 249
  36. 30. The King Went for Him.-A Royal Row.-Powerful Mellow 261
  37. 31. Ominous Plans.-News of J im.-Old Recollections.- A Sheep Story.-Valuable Information 265
  38. 32. Still and Sunday-like.-Mistaken Identity.-Up a Stump.-ln a Dilemma 276
  39. 33. A Nigger Stealer.-Southem Hospitality.-A Pretty Long Blessing.-Tar and Feathers 283
  40. 34. The Hut by the Ash-hopper.-Outrageous.-Climbing the Lightning Rod.-Troubled with Witches 291
  41. 35. Escaping Properly.-Dark Schemes.-Discrimination in Stealing.-A Deep Hole 298
  42. 36. The Lightning Rod.-His Level Best.-A Bequest to Posterity.- A High Figure 306
  43. 37. The Lost Shirt.-Mooning Around.-Sailing Orders.- The Witch Pie 313
  44. 38. The Coat of Arms.-A Skilled Superintendent.-Unpleasant Glory.-A Tearful Subject 321
  45. 39. Rats.-Lively Bed-fellows.-The Straw Dummy 329
  46. 40. Fishing.-The Vigilance Committee.-A Lively Run.- Jim Advises a Doctor 335
  47. 41. The Doctor.-Uncle Silas.-Sister Hotchkiss.-Aunt Sally in Trouble 343
  48. 42. Tom Sawyer Wounded.-The Doctor's Story.-Tom Confesses.- Aunt Polly Arrives.-"Hand Out Them Letters" 351
  49. Chapter the Last: Out ofBondage.-Paying the Captive.- Yours Truly Huck Finn 360
  50. Maps 365
  51. Explanatory Notes 373
  52. Glossary 452
  53. Three Passages From The Manuscript 459
  54. Manuscript Facsimiles 492
  55. References 510
  56. Note on the Text 549
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520380431-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents xiii
  3. Illustrations xvii
  4. Foreword xix
  5. Mark Twain on Tour xxix
  6. Notice xliii
  7. Explanatory xlv
  8. 1. Civilizing Huck.-Miss Watson.-Tom Sawyer Waits 1
  9. 2. The Boys Escape Jim.-Tom Sawyer's Gang.-Deep-laid Plans 6
  10. 3. A Good Going-over.-Grace Triumphant.-"One of Tom Sawyer's Lies" 13
  11. 4. Huck and the Judge.-Superstition 23
  12. 6. He Went for Judge Thatcher.-Huck Decides to Leave.- Political Economy.-Thrashing Around 29
  13. 7. Laying for Him.-Locked in the Cabin.-Sinking the Body.-Resting 37
  14. 8. Sleeping in the Woods.-Raising the Dead.-Exploring the Island.-Finding J im.-J im's Escape.-Signs.- "Balum" 45
  15. 9. The Cave.-The Floating House 58
  16. 10. The Find.-Old Hank Bunker.-In Disguise 63
  17. 11. Huck and the Woman.-The Search.-Prevarication.- Going to Goshen 68
  18. 12. Slow Navigation.-Borrowing Things.-Boarding the Wreck.-The Plotters.-Hunting for the Boat 77
  19. 13. Escaping from the Wreck.-The Watchman.-Sinking 86
  20. 14. A General Good Time.-The Harem.-French 93
  21. 15. Huck Loses the Raft.-In the Fog.-Huck Finds the Raft.-Trash 99
  22. 16. "Give Us a Rest."-The Corpse-Maker Crows.-"The Child of Calamity."-They Both Weaken.-Little Davy Steps In.-After the Battle.-Ed's Adventures.-Something Queer.-A Haunted Barrel.-It Brings a Storm.- The Barrel Pursues.-Killed by Lightning.-Allbright Atones.-Ed Gets Mad.-Snake or Boy ?-"Snake Him Out."-Some Lively Lying.-Off and Overboard.-Expectations.- A White Lie.-Floating Currency.-Running by Cairo.-Swimming Ashore 106
  23. 17. An Evening Call.-The Farm in Arkansaw.-lnterior Decorations.-Stephen Dowling Bots.-Poetical Effusions 132
  24. 18. Col. Grangerford.-Aristocracy.-Feuds.-The Testament.- Recovering the Raft.-The Wood-pile.-Pork and Cabbage 142
  25. 19. Tying Up Daytimes.-An Astronomical Theory.-Running a Temperance Revival.-The Duke of Bridgewater.-The Troubles of Royalty 156
  26. 20. Huck Explains.-Laying Out a Campaign.-Working the Camp-meeting.-A Pirate at the Camp-meeting.-The Duke as a Printer 166
  27. 21. Sword Exercise.-Hamlet's Soliloquy.-They Loafed Around Town.-A Lazy Town.-Old Boggs.-Dead 177
  28. 22. Sherbum.-Attending the Circus.-Intoxication in the Ring.-The Thrilling Tragedy 189
  29. 23. "Sold!"-Royal Comparisons.-Jim Gets Homesick 196
  30. 24. Jim in Royal Robes.-They Take a Passenger.-Getting Information.-Family Grief 203
  31. 25. "ls It Them?"-Singing the "Doxolojer."-Awful Square.-Funeral Orgies.-A Bad Investment 211
  32. 26. A Pious King.-The King's Clergy.-She Asked His Pardon.- Hiding in the Room.-Huck Takes the Money 220
  33. 27. The Funeral.-Satisfying Curiosity.-Suspicious of Huck.-Quick Sales and Small Profits 230
  34. 28. The Trip to England.-"The Brute!"-Mary Jane Decides to Leave.-Huck Parting with Mary Jane.-Mumps.- The Opposition Line 238
  35. 29. Contested Relationship.-The King Explains the Loss.- A Question of Handwriting.-Digging up the Corpse.- Huck Escapes 249
  36. 30. The King Went for Him.-A Royal Row.-Powerful Mellow 261
  37. 31. Ominous Plans.-News of J im.-Old Recollections.- A Sheep Story.-Valuable Information 265
  38. 32. Still and Sunday-like.-Mistaken Identity.-Up a Stump.-ln a Dilemma 276
  39. 33. A Nigger Stealer.-Southem Hospitality.-A Pretty Long Blessing.-Tar and Feathers 283
  40. 34. The Hut by the Ash-hopper.-Outrageous.-Climbing the Lightning Rod.-Troubled with Witches 291
  41. 35. Escaping Properly.-Dark Schemes.-Discrimination in Stealing.-A Deep Hole 298
  42. 36. The Lightning Rod.-His Level Best.-A Bequest to Posterity.- A High Figure 306
  43. 37. The Lost Shirt.-Mooning Around.-Sailing Orders.- The Witch Pie 313
  44. 38. The Coat of Arms.-A Skilled Superintendent.-Unpleasant Glory.-A Tearful Subject 321
  45. 39. Rats.-Lively Bed-fellows.-The Straw Dummy 329
  46. 40. Fishing.-The Vigilance Committee.-A Lively Run.- Jim Advises a Doctor 335
  47. 41. The Doctor.-Uncle Silas.-Sister Hotchkiss.-Aunt Sally in Trouble 343
  48. 42. Tom Sawyer Wounded.-The Doctor's Story.-Tom Confesses.- Aunt Polly Arrives.-"Hand Out Them Letters" 351
  49. Chapter the Last: Out ofBondage.-Paying the Captive.- Yours Truly Huck Finn 360
  50. Maps 365
  51. Explanatory Notes 373
  52. Glossary 452
  53. Three Passages From The Manuscript 459
  54. Manuscript Facsimiles 492
  55. References 510
  56. Note on the Text 549
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