The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Twain, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780486822532
• ISBN10: 0486822532
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-03-21
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Like most boys, Tom Sawyer would rather play hooky than go to school. But Tom's lively imagination and thirst for adventure lead him into the most extraordinary situations, from a search for buried treasure to the accidental witness of a murder in a graveyard. All of his exploits — tricking his pals into whitewashing a fence, sharing his medicine with the family cat, disrupting a church service with a pinching insect — are flavored with the humor for which his creator, Mark Twain, is justly famed.
In writing this great American classic, Twain drew upon his own memories of life in a small Missouri town before the Civil War. Since the book's 1876 publication, generations of readers of all ages have laughed at Tom's hijinks and taken him into their hearts, along with Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher, Aunt Polly, and other memorable characters. This new Dover Evergreen Classics edition offers a fresh introduction to the lovable scamp and the enduring joys of his escapades.

Author Biography

After the Civil War, Samuel Clemens (1835–1910) left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot. As Mark Twain, the Missouri native found his place in the world. Author, journalist, lecturer, wit, and sage, Twain created enduring works that have enlightened and amused readers of all ages for generations.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Tom Plays, Fights, and Hides

2. The Glorious Whitewasher

3. Busy at War and Love

4. Showing Off in Sunday School

5. The Pinchbug and His Prey

6. Tom Meets Becky

7. Tick-Running and a Heartbreak

8. A Pirate Bold to Be

9. Tragedy in the Graveyard

10. Dire Prophecy of the Howling Dog

11. Conscience Racks Tom

12. The Cat and the Painkiller

13. The Pirate Crew Set Sail

14. Happy Camp of the Freebooters

15. Tom’s Stealthy Visit Home

16. First Pipes — "I’ve Lost My Knife"

17. Pirates at Their Own Funeral

18. Tom Reveals His Dream Secret

19. The Cruelty of "I Didn’t Think"

20. Tom Takes Becky’s Punishment

21. Eloquence—and the Master’s Gilded Dome

22. Huck Finn Quotes Scriptures

23. The Salvation of Muff Potter

24. Splendid Days and Fearsome Nights

25. Seeking the Buried Treasure

26. Real Robbers Seize the Box of Gold

27. Trembling on the Trail

28. In the Lair of Injun Joe

29. Huck Saves the Widow

30. Tom and Becky in the Cave

31. Found and Lost Again

32. "Turn Out! They re Found!"

33. The Fate of Injun Joe

34. Floods of Gold

35. Respectable Huck Joins the Gang

Conclusion