A young boy runs away from his violent drunken father. A runaway slave seeks his freedom. Together they journey down the Mississippi river on an epic adventure. A novel by Mark Twain, first published in England in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry Huck Finn. The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River.