The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Twain, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780520266124
• ISBN10: 0520266129
• Edition: 135th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

This landmark anniversary edition contains a selection of Twain's hard-to-find letters and notes expressing his always-engaging opinions on the publication ofTom Sawyer.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
The Writing of Tom Sawyer	p. xv
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Preface	p. xxix
Y-o-u-u Tom	p. 1
Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty
Tom Practices Music
The Challenge
A Private Entrance
Strong Temptations	p. 10
Strategic Movements
The Innocents Beguiled
Tom as a General	p. 17
Triumph and Reward
Dismal Felicity
Commission and Omission
Mental Acrobatics	p. 26
Attending Sunday-School
The Superintendent
"Showing off"
Tom Lionized
A Useful Minister	p. 37
In Church
The Climax
Self-Examination	p. 44
Dentistry
The Midnight Charm
Witches and Devils
Cautious Approaches
Happy Hours
A Treaty Entered Into	p. 57
Early Lessons
A Mistake Made
Tom Decides on his Course	p. 63
Old Scenes Re-enacted
A Solemn Situation	p. 70
Grave Subjects Introduced
Injun Joe Explains
The Solemn Oath	p. 78
Terror Brings Repentance
Mental Punishment
Muff Potter Comes Himself	p. 86
Tom's Conscience at Work
Tom Shows his Generosity	p. 92
Aunt Polly Weakens
The Young Pirates	p. 98
Going to the Rendezvous
The Camp-Fire Talk
Camp-Life	p. 106
A Sensation
Tom Steals Away from Camp
Tom Reconnoiters	p. 114
Learns the Situation
Reports at Camp
A Day's Amusements	p. 119
Tom Reveals a Secret
The Pirates take a Lesson
A Night Surprise
An Indian War
Memories of the Lost Heroes	p. 129
The point in Tom's Secret
Tom's Feelings Investigated	p. 133
Wonderful Dream
Becky Thatcher Overshadowed
Tom Becomes Jealous
Black Revenge
Tom Tells the Truth	p. 144
Becky in a Dilemma	p. 147
Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself
Youthful Eloquence	p. 153
Compositions by the Young Ladies
A lengthy Vision
The Boy's Vengeance Satisfied
Tom's Confidence Betrayed	p. 161
Expects Signal Punishment
Old Muff's Friends	p. 166
Muff Potter in Court
Muff Potter Saved
Tom as the Village Hero	p. 173
Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror
Pursuit of Injun Joe
About Kings and Diamonds	p. 175
Search for the Treasures
Dead People and Ghosts
The Haunted House	p. 184
Sleepy Ghosts
A Box of Gold
Bitter Luck
Doubts to be Settled	p. 193
The Young Detectives
An Attempt at No. Two	p. 197
Huck Mounts Guard
The Pic-nic	p. 202
Huck on Injun Joe's Track
The "Revenge" Job
Aid for the Widow
The Welchman Reports	p. 211
Huck Under Fire
The Story Circulated
A New Sensation
Hope Giving Way to Despair
An Exploring Expedition	p. 222
Trouble Commences
Lost in the Cave
Total Darkness
Found but not Saved
Tom tells the Story of their Escape	p. 233
Tom's Enemy in Safe Quarters
The Fate of Injun Joe	p. 238
Huck and Tom Compare Notes
An Expedition to the Cave
Protection Against Ghosts
"An Awful Snug Place"
A Reception at the Widow Douglas's
Springing a Secret	p. 250
Mr. Jones' Surprise a Failure
A New Order of Things	p. 250
Poor Huck
New Adventures Plannedx
Conclusion	p. 260
Explanatory Notes	p. 261
Sources for Characters	p. 270
Note on the Text	p. 272
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