“Mark Twain published Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at age forty-nine using a “trial-and-error method,” scholars note, and “discovered his pliable plot as… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“And I realize I've been betrayed by the two vices that fiction promised me I'd adore. Sal Paradise held up bottles of… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“I told them this novel was an American classic, in many ways the quintessential American novel. There were other contenders: The Adventures… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
Like every child growing up in America, I read 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn.' I liked them well enough,… — Caroline Lawrence Copy Share Image
“I can assure you Ernest Hemingway was wrong when he said modern American literature began with Huckleberry Finn. It begins with Moby-Dick,… — E.L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
“He kept talking and I thought about taking my copy of Huckleberry Finn and stuffing it in his mouth so he'd shut… — Elizabeth Scott Copy Share Image
“What we got is NOW, Huck, and now is forever. Until it ain't. So, you can't worry over nothing except putting off… — Robert Coover Copy Share Image
In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
Ironically, we were studying 'The Scarlet Letter,' but isn't that always the way? The books you read in class always seems to… — Easy A Copy Share Image
Unlike television, reading does not swallow the senses or dictate thought. Reading stimulates the ecology of the imagination. Can you remember the… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
“I hold Huckleberry Finn real tight against my chest and start across the yard. Now we can leave this place behind anytime… — Lisa Wingate Copy Share Image
“Do you realize that all great literature — "Moby Dick," "Huckleberry Finn," "A Farewell to Arms," "The Scarlet Letter," "The Red Badge… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Sterling Memorial, the main library at Yale, had been built to resemble a Gothic cathedral, replete with stained glass, carved stonework, and… — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
