Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS XIII
4. ILLUSTRATIONS XV
5. 1 "THE END. YOURS TRULY, HUCK FINN." 1
6. 2 THE HANDSOMEST MANSION IN HARTFORD 15
7. 3 A SERIES FOR THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 34
8. 4 TOM SAWYER 50
9. 5 TOM AND HUCK 71
10. 6 "PEACE, QUIET, REST, SECLUSION" 77
11. 7 QUARRY FARM, SUMMER, 1876 90
12. 8 HARTFORD, HANNIBAL, AND HUCK 100
13. 9 THE LITERARY FLUX 111
14. 10 "SO NOBLE . . . AND SO BEAUTIFUL A BOOK" 131
15. 11 MISTAKES AND MISFORTUNES, 1876-1879 152
16. 12 "I GENERALIZE WITH INTREPIDITY" 168
17. 13 STRONG MILK FOR BABES 185
18. 14 THE GRANGERFORDS 198
19. 15 THE FEUD 220
20. 16 "THE CHIEF (LOW-COMEDY) HUMORISTS" 240
21. 17 BACK ON THE RIVER 249
22. 18 FRENZIED FINANCE 260
23. 19 THE DUKE AND THE DAUPHIN 270
24. 20 LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI (PART II) 285
25. 21 LIVELY TIMES IN BRICKSVILLE 300
26. 22 THE BRICKSVILLE MOB AND THE ORNERINESS OF KINGS 309
27. 23 THE WILKS FUNERAL ORGIES 322
28. 24 "THE END. YOURS TRULY, HUCK FINN." 334
29. 25 PUBLICATION 355
30. 26 HUCKA, KHOK, HUNCKLE, GEKKELBERRI . . . 371
31. APPENDIX 385
32. NOTES 389
33. BIBLIOGRAPHY 423
34. INDEX 429