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The first illustrated German translation of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was released in 1897 under the title of Abenteuer und Fahrten des Huckleberry Finn (literal translation: Adventures and Journeys of Huckleberry Finn). It contained 69 black-and-white illustrations by Hans Schrödter amongst which we can find twelve grayscale images and thirtyfive drawings of characters, landscapes, and other scenes from the novel. A plethora of ornamental letters and tailpieces decorates the 351 pages of the book. The cover image shown on the left was used for a 1898 illustrated edition. Other editions published by R. Lutz came with a green (1892) or a red (1898) cover but did not contain illustrations besides the cover illustration.

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-== Schrödter's Illustrations of Huckleberry Finn ==
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-The first German translation of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was released in 1897 under the title of Abenteuer und Fahrten des Huckleberry Finn (literal translation: Adventures and Journeys of Huckleberry Finn). It contained 69 black-and-white illustrations by Hans Schrödter amongst which we can find twelve grayscale images and thirtyfive drawings of characters, landscapes, and other scenes from the novel. A plethora of ornamental letters and tailpieces decorates the 351 pages of the book.      The illustrations can be filtered by chapter or by character. At the bottom of this page, a swipeable gallery and a grid provide an overview of the illustrations made by H. Schrödter. Decorative letters and tailpieces that do not feature any other elements were excluded but can be found on their own page (Ornaments).
+<i>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i>}}
+[[File:Hf 1898 schr cover.jpg|frameless|1898 Cover of ''Abenteuer und Fahrten des Huckleberry Finn''|left|283x283px]]
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+The first illustrated German translation of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' was released in 1897 under the title of ''Abenteuer und Fahrten des Huckleberry Finn'' (literal translation: Adventures and Journeys of Huckleberry Finn). It contained 69 black-and-white illustrations by [[HF/SchroedterBio|Hans Schrödter]] amongst which we can find twelve grayscale images and thirtyfive drawings of characters, landscapes, and other scenes from the novel. A plethora of [[HF/Schroedter/Ornaments|ornamental letters and tailpieces]]  decorates the 351 pages of the book. The cover image shown  on the left was used for a 1898 illustrated edition. Other editions published by [[HF/RLutz|R. Lutz]] came with a [[HF/Schroedter/Green|green (1892)]] or a [[HF/Schroedter/Red|red (1898)]]  cover but did not contain illustrations besides the cover illustration.
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-File:hf_1898_schr_title_series.jpg
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-File:hf_1892_green_title_series.jpg
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From Illustrations in German Translations of Mark Twain's Works

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