The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike. The book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of "Huck" Finn (first introduced as Tom Sawyer's sidekick in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), his friend Jim, and their journey down the Mississippi River on a raft. Both are on the run, Huck from his drunk and abusive father, and Jim as a runaway slave.
As Huck and Jim drift down the river, they meet many colorful characters and have many great adventures. The true heart of the story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, however, is the friendship between Huck and Jim.
Mark Twain's views on slavery and other social issues of the time become clear through the words, thoughts, and actions of Huck Finn. A constant theme throughout the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Huck's internal struggle between what he has been taught, that helping a runaway slave is a sin, and what he truly believes, that Jim is a good man and it couldn't possibly be wrong to help him.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was unique at the time of its publication (1884) because it is narrated by Huck himself and is written in the numerous dialects common in the area and time in which the book is set. Although the book was originally intended as a sequel to the children's book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, as Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn it progressed into a more serious work. (Summary by Wikipedia)