Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Companion) , is generally acclaimed as one of the supreme masterpieces of American literature . The product of Mark Twain's prime , it was written eight years after 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' , to which it is the sequel . Although it carries on the picaresque story of the characters in 'Tom Sawyer' , Huckleberry Finn is a more accomplished and a more serious work of art . It is also a keener realistic portrayal of regional character and frontier experience on the Mississippi River......