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Huckleberry Finn (chapters 33-35)
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Huckleberry Finn (chapters 33-35)

Chapters 33-35

Join us as Dr. Esolen’s reading of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn draws toward its conclusion. For Fridays in December, Poetry Aloud will be devoted to works appropriate to Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. One Friday in January we hope to host a live discussion of Huck Finn for our paid subscribers.

In today’s reading, Tom — who is making out to be his big brother Sid — and Huck — who has been mistaken for Tom — are plotting how to get Jim free from the shed where he’s chained. Unfortunately, Tom’s been reading too many adventure novels …

Luther Daniels Bradly, Cartoonist.

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