The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Oxford Bookworms Library)

Author: (English) Mark Twain
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
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"Never has a home," Huckleberry wrote, "or going to school like all the other boys. I sleep in the street or in the woods, and as I please, I can do what I want to do. That's a fine life." So, when Huckleberry went to live with the Widow Douglas, he hated it. He had to keep clean, tidy, and always be obedient, and he had to go to school. Then, his father came and took him to live in the woods. At first, Huckleberry was happy, but his father always beat him, so Huckleberry decided to run away. He met Jim, a runaway slave, and they decided to travel together on a raft down the Mississippi River. When they encountered all kinds of troubles and dangers, but Huckleberry felt very happy. Life on the river was so free, easy, and comfortable.