On 18 February 1885, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in the United States, forever altering the landscape of American literature.
A sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, this novel charted the journey of Huck Finn and the runaway slave Jim along the Mississippi River, weaving a tale that was both an adventure and a scathing critique of societal hypocrisy.
Written in the vernacular of its characters, the novel broke literary conventions, bringing raw authenticity and a biting satirical edge to the forefront.
Though controversial for its unflinching portrayal of race and morality, Huckleberry Finn cemented itself as one of the great American novels, influencing generations of writers and readers alike.