Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), first published in 1884 in the United Kingdom and Canada, but its first U.S. edition was published in 1885 by Charles L. Webster & Company in New York. The novel continues the story of Huck Finn, a boy who first appeared in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and follows his journey down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway enslaved man. Twain’s narrative blends vivid descriptions of American life along the river with biting social satire, especially on issues of slavery, racism, and moral hypocrisy, while retaining the humor and vernacular dialogue that characterize his style. Huckleberry Finn is often considered a masterpiece of American literature and a landmark in the development of the modern novel.
Unlike modern editions, this edition contains the original dialect spellings and regional expressions that Twain carefully preserved to give authenticity to Huck’s voice.
