Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". He is 12 or 13 years old during the former and a year older ("thirteen or fourteen or along there", Chapter 17) at the time of the latter. Huck also narrates "Tom Sawyer Abroad" and "Tom Sawyer, Detective", two shorter sequels to the first two books. Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is the son of the town's vagrant drunkard, "Pap" Finn. Sleeping on doorsteps when
Mariposa (fictional town) even the Oyster Supper of Knights of Pythias. The usual fraternal societies were active in the town: Freemasons, Oddfellows, Foresters. More regional or local cross-denominational or secular organizations are: Knights of Pythias (which has Dean Drone as chaplain), Sons of Temperance (whose members sometimes stray) and The Girls’ Friendly Society (since they are barred from the Pythians). Mariposa (fictional town) Mariposa is a fictional Canadian town created by Stephen Leacock as the setting for a series of short stories. They were originally commissioned by "The Montreal Star" newspaper and later collected and published in one volume as "Sunshine Sketches of