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==== '''[[Introduction|Introduction: About the Project]]''' ====
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The Introduction page presents the project’s scope and objectives and offers a brief overview of the role of illustrations in literature. It also provides guidance on how to approach the collection, explaining its abbreviations and tools.
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==== '''[[Overview|Overview]]''' ====
To explore the collection, please visit the Overview page, which provides several ways to navigate the catalog. These include a predetermined filtering by edition, character or chapter as well as an individually sortable catalog of all illustrations and a comparison tool.


==== '''Progress''' ====
At this point, only ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' is part of this catalog. Between the publication of the original illustrated edition featuring more than 200 drawings by H. E. Kemble in 1885 and the end of World War II, seven different sets of illustrations accompanied German-language editions of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.''  These illustrations, together with Kemble’s original drawings, are available on this website.


In the future, illustrated translations of additional works by Twain such as ''Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' or ''Life on the Mississippi'' will be added to the collection.
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    <p>This page outlines the scope and objectives of the project and provides guidance for navigating the collection, with explanations of abbreviations and tools used to examine the illustrations in ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn''.</p>
 
 
    <p><h4><a href="/Overview">Overview</a></h4></p>
    <p>Exploration of the collection is made possible by way of the Overview page, which provides multiple methods for navigating the catalog. These include pre-set filters by edition, character, or chapter, as well as a fully sortable catalog of all illustrations and a comparison tool.</p>
 
 
    <p><h4>Current Status and Progress</h4></p>
    <p>At this stage, the illustrations from ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' are available in the catalog. The original 1885 illustrated edition, featuring 174 drawings by E. W. Kemble, is complemented here by seven different sets of illustrations that accompanied German-language editions published between 1898 and 1944. All of these illustrations, together with Kemble’s original drawings, are accessible through this website.
 
In the future, illustrations from German translations of additional works by Mark Twain will be added to the collection.</p>
 
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Illustrations in German Translations of Mark Twain's Works

Introduction: About the Project

This page outlines the scope and objectives of the project and provides guidance for navigating the collection, with explanations of abbreviations and tools used to examine the illustrations in ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn''.

Overview

Exploration of the collection is made possible by way of the Overview page, which provides multiple methods for navigating the catalog. These include pre-set filters by edition, character, or chapter, as well as a fully sortable catalog of all illustrations and a comparison tool.

Current Status and Progress

At this stage, the illustrations from ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' are available in the catalog. The original 1885 illustrated edition, featuring 174 drawings by E. W. Kemble, is complemented here by seven different sets of illustrations that accompanied German-language editions published between 1898 and 1944. All of these illustrations, together with Kemble’s original drawings, are accessible through this website. In the future, illustrations from German translations of additional works by Mark Twain will be added to the collection.