Divisions
- Notice and Explanatory0 / 1
Twain's prefatory warnings about motive, moral, and plot, plus dialect explanation.
- Chapters I–III: Huck with the Widow and Tom's Gang0 / 3
Huck lives with the Widow Douglas, joins Tom's robber gang, explores superstitions.
- Chapters IV–VI: Pap Returns and Kidnaps Huck0 / 4
Pap reappears, takes Huck to a cabin, and abuses him; Huck fakes his death.
- Chapters VII–XI: Jackson's Island and Jim0 / 4
Huck hides on island, finds Jim, learns he's a runaway, and is nearly caught.
- Chapters XII–XIV: The Wreck and Debates0 / 3
Huck and Jim board a wrecked steamboat, escape thieves, and debate kings.
- Chapters XV–XVI: Fog, Separation, and Moral Crisis0 / 2
Huck and Jim lose each other in fog; Huck wrestles with turning Jim in.
- Chapters XVII–XVIII: The Grangerfords and the Feud0 / 3
Huck stays with the Grangerfords, witnesses deadly feud, escapes with Jim.
- Chapters XIX–XX: The Duke and the King0 / 2
Two con men join raft; claim royal birth; plan schemes in Arkansas towns.
- Chapters XXI–XXIII: The Royal Nonesuch0 / 3
Duke and King perform Shakespeare badly, then stage a crude show and flee.
- Chapters XXIV–XXX: The Wilks Family Fraud0 / 5
King and Duke impersonate heirs, con family; Huck steals money back; exposed, they flee.
- Chapters XXXI–XXXIII: Jim Sold and Tom Sawyer Appears0 / 3
Duke sells Jim; Huck decides to free him; finds Tom Sawyer, who joins plot.
- Chapters XXXIV–XXXIX: Tom's Elaborate Escape Plot0 / 4
Tom devises romantic, complicated plan to free Jim despite simpler options.
- Chapters XL–XLII: The Escape and Tom's Wound0 / 3
Jim escapes; Tom shot; doctor tends him; Jim recaptured; truth revealed.
- Chapter the Last: Conclusion0 / 1
Jim freed, rewarded; Tom recovers; Huck plans to flee Aunt Sally's adoption.