Hailed by writers and critics alike as one of the most important American novels ever published, Mark Twain's quintessential coming-of-age story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn gave a distinct voice to American literature. As the respected critics in this volume attest, Twain's novel sustains the tests of time and interpretation. This fully updated volume also offers perceptive supplementary materials, such as a chronology and an index, that will come in handy for students writing research papers on this beloved work.