The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of reference sources. You can think of it as an academic version of Wikipedia. Use it to find background information about the historical context of Huck Finn as well as essays summarizing various themes in Huck Finn.

To get there:

Library Website > Research Databases > Reference & Statistics > Gale Virtual Reference Library

Search term suggestions:

• Huckleberry Finn
• Samuel Clemens
• Antebellum  (this is a term that refers to the era before the Civil War in America. Look for the article called "Slavery, Paternalism, and Angebellum Southern Culture.")

Use these reference sources to research the historical context of the novel, as well as to find thematic analyses of Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain's contributions to literature.

These books are located on the main floor of the ARC library behind the Research Help Desk.