Reading order
Tom Sawyer books reading order
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1876
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1884
- Tom Sawyer Abroad1894
- Tom Sawyer, Detective1896
- Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy1967
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5- 7.67.6 / 101,623 ratings
- Score
- 5 volumes
- Volumes
- 1876–1967
- Published
- about 18 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Adventure#20
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
5 volumes1876–1967Completed
- Start with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, then Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — and know that the second is not more of the first.
- Twain wrote it eight years later, gave the narration to Huck, and produced the book that American literature has been arguing about ever since; it is darker, better, and the one to read if you only read one.
- The two that follow are minor sequels Twain wrote for money, and Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy was left unfinished at his death and published in 1967, more than half a century later.
A plan for the whole series
5 volumes, 985 pages, about 18 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: low
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 22, 2026.
- Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Tom Sawyer books book is the best?
By reader score, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (7.9/10). The lowest-rated is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (7.6/10).
Which Tom Sawyer books book is the longest?
“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is the longest at 318 pages; the shortest is “Tom Sawyer, Detective” with 92 pages.