Routledge Library Editions: The American Novel

<p>Originally published in 1987. Popular from its first publication, <i>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn </i>remains at the centre of heated controversy. Is it an adult novel or juvenile fiction? Is Huck a new model hero from the West or just another amoral prankster? Harold Beaver reconciles these divergent views into a comprehensive and lively critical account of the novel and the complex debates which surround it. </p>