Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a picaresque novel by American author Mark Twain that was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885.Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism.It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, the narrator of two other Twain novels and a friend of Tom Sawyer.It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.The book is noted for "changing the course of children's literature" in the United States for the "deeply felt portrayal of boyhood".It is also known for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River.
