Just a month after its publication, librarians in Concord, Massachusetts deemed it “trash” and “suitable only for the slums.”

Mark Twain 1835-1910

The debate over including Huck Finn in the curriculum rages on. In weighing the pros and cons of teaching Huckleberry Finn, it is critical that you...

“You know,” I say, laying the book face-down on my podium, “I’m not really sure I should teach Huck Finn. In fact, don’t buy the book yet. Let me think about it for …

Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

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An article about the acerbic response Mark Twain wrote when the Denver Public Library banned “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in 1902.

The Adventures of Huck Finn