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) |    |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | (1885) | |
| Tom Sawyer Abroad | (1894) | |
| Tom Sawyer, Detective | (1896) | |
| Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Among the Indians and Other Unfinished Stories | (1989) | |
Publication Order of Diaries Of Adam and Eve Books
| Extracts from Adam's Diary | (1904) | |
| Eve's Diary | (1906) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Gilded Age | (1873) | |
| A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage | (1876) | |
| The Prince and the Pauper | (1881) | |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | (1889) | |
| The American Claimant | (1892) | |
| The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson | (1893) | |
| Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc | (1896) | |
| A Double Barrelled Detective Story | (1902) | |
| A Dog's Tale | (1904) | |
| King Leopold's Soliloquy | (1905) | |
| A Horse's Tale | (1907) | |
| The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass | (1928) | |
| The Adventures of Colonel Sellers | (1965) | |
| Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Jumping Frog | (1865) | |
| Pudd'nhead Wilson | (1893) | |
| The Mysterious Stranger | (1916) | |
| Bakers Bluejay Yarn | (1986) | |
| The Stolen White Elephant | (2017) | |
| The Invalid's Story | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories | (1867) | |
| Eye Openers | (1871) | |
| Screamers | (1871) | |
| Mark Twain's Sketches | (1872) | |
| Sketches New and Old | (1875) | |
| The Stolen White Elephant | (1882) | |
| Merry Tales | (1892) | |
| The 1,000,000 Pound Bank-Note, and Other New Stories | (1893) | |
| The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories | (1900) | |
| The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories | (1906) | |
| The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories | (1916) | |
| Punch, Brothers, Punch | (1989) | |
| Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Innocents Abroad | (1869) | |
| The Innocents at Home | (1869) | |
| Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography; and, First Romance | (1871) | |
| Roughing It | (1872) | |
| The Awful German Language / Die schreckliche deutsche Sprache | (1880) | |
| A Tramp Abroad | (1880) | |
| Life on the Mississippi | (1883) | |
| How to Tell a Story and Other Essays | (1897) | |
| Following the Equator | (1897) | |
| English as She is Taught | (1900) | |
| What is Man? and Other Essays | (1906) | |
| My Debut as a Literary Person | (1906) | |
| Christian Science | (1907) | |
| Is Shakespeare Dead? | (1909) | |
| Mark Twain's Speeches | (1910) | |
| Letters from the Earth | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Autobiography Of Mark Twain Books
| Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 | (1925) | |
| Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2 | (1925) | |
| Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3 | (1925) | |
Publication Order of Adventures of Tom and Huck Books
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | (1876) | |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | (1884) | |
Publication Order of The Year of the Cat Books
| A Cat of a Different Color | (2020) | |
| A Cat of Perfect Taste | (2020) | |
| A Cat of Disdainful Looks | (2020) | |
| A Cat of Strange Lands | (2020) | |
| A Cat of Cozy Situations | (2020) | |
| A Cat of Space and Time | (2020) | |
| A Cat of Heroic Heart | (2020) | |
| A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities | (2021) | |
| A Cat of Fantastic Whims | (2021) | |
| A Cat of Feral Instincts | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Atlantic Harvest: Memoirs of the Atlantic | (1947) | |
| 50 Great American Short Stories | (1963) | |
| Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls | (1985) | |
| Unknown California | (1985) | |
| Famous and Curious Animal Stories | (1989) | |
| Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture | (1991) | |
| Prose and Poetry of the American West | (1991) | |
| The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror | (1992) | |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | (1993) | |
| Writing New York | (1998) | |
| The Best of Jim Baen's Universe | (2007) | |
| San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics | (2009) | |
| 50 Classic Novellas | (2011) | |
| Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed | (2011) | |
| Citing Atheists: Quotes of Agnosticism, Non-Theism, Skepticism, Irreligion, Free Thought, and Philosophy | (2015) | |
| The Further Crossovers of Sherlock Holmes | (2017) | |
| The Driftless Reader | (2017) | |
| Writers: Their Lives and Works | (2018) | |
| American Midnight | (2019) | |
| 30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories | (2019) | |
| A Cat of Disdainful Looks | (2020) | |
| Classic Cat Stories | (2020) | |
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.