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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 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 below was used for a 1898 illustrated edition. Other editions published by R. Lutz came with a red or a green cover but did not contain illustrations besides the cover illustration. | ||
Decorative letters and tailpieces that do not feature any other elements were excluded from this gallery but can be found on their **own page. | |||
Revision as of 00:11, 10 September 2025
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 below was used for a 1898 illustrated edition. Other editions published by R. Lutz came with a red or a green cover but did not contain illustrations besides the cover illustration.
Decorative letters and tailpieces that do not feature any other elements were excluded from this gallery but can be found on their **own page.