Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) by Mark Twain is a classic American novel that follows young Huck Finn as he escapes his troubled life and journeys down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. Through humor and adventure, the novel explores deep themes of freedom, race, morality, and social hypocrisy.
Mark Twain (1835-1910), born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a celebrated American author and humorist. Known for his wit and keen insight into human nature, Twain wrote enduring works like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, earning him the title "father of American literature."