Order of Mark Twain Books
Mark Twain was the pen name of American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910). He is best known for his Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn books among many other great novels. His work received universal praise from critics and peers alike, and he counted presidents, artists and royalty among his friends.
Mark Twain became a published author in 1867 with the short story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. His first novel would be published in 1873, which was The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. Below is a list of Mark Twain’s published works in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Books
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | (1876) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Annotated Huckleberry Finn | (1884) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | (1885) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tom Sawyer Abroad | (1894) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tom Sawyer, Detective | (1896) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Among the Indians and Other Unfinished Stories | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Diaries Of Adam and Eve Books
| Extracts from Adam's Diary | (1904) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Eve's Diary | (1906) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Gilded Age | (1873) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage | (1876) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Prince and the Pauper | (1881) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | (1889) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The American Claimant | (1892) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson | (1893) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc | (1896) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Double Barrelled Detective Story | (1902) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Dog's Tale | (1904) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King Leopold's Soliloquy | (1905) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Horse's Tale | (1907) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventures of Colonel Sellers | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Jumping Frog | (1865) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pudd'nhead Wilson | (1893) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mysterious Stranger | (1916) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bakers Bluejay Yarn | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stolen White Elephant | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Invalid's Story | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories | (1867) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Eye Openers | (1871) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Screamers | (1871) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mark Twain's Sketches | (1872) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sketches New and Old | (1875) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stolen White Elephant | (1882) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Merry Tales | (1892) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The 1,000,000 Pound Bank-Note, and Other New Stories | (1893) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories | (1900) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories | (1906) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories | (1916) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Punch, Brothers, Punch | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Mark Twain's Letters From Hawaii | (1866) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Innocents Abroad | (1869) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Innocents at Home | (1869) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography; and, First Romance | (1871) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Roughing It | (1872) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Awful German Language / Die schreckliche deutsche Sprache | (1880) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Tramp Abroad | (1880) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| On the Decay of the Art of Lying | (1880) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Life on the Mississippi | (1883) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| How to Tell a Story and Other Essays | (1897) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Following the Equator | (1897) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| English as She is Taught | (1900) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| What is Man? and Other Essays | (1906) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| My Debut as a Literary Person | (1906) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Christian Science | (1907) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Is Shakespeare Dead? | (1909) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Mark Twain's Speeches | (1910) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Bible According to Mark Twain | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Letters from the Earth | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Autobiography Of Mark Twain Books
| Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 | (1925) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2 | (1925) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3 | (1925) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Year of the Cat Books
| A Cat of a Different Color | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Perfect Taste | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Disdainful Looks | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Strange Lands | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Cozy Situations | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Space and Time | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Heroic Heart | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Roving Nature | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Fantastic Whims | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Feral Instincts | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Romantic Soul | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Notes: The Gilded Age was co-authored by C.D. Warner. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is also known as A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur. The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass was written under the name of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass.
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