The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Twain, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781416500223
• ISBN10: 1416500227
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATEDBY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPThe classic tale of a carefree and courageous boy's coming-of-age in a rural Mississippi River town.EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON

Author Biography

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, published more than thirty literary works, including satire, historical fiction, short stories, and nonfiction. At the age of twelve, Twain left his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, to seek work. His career encompassed a wide variety of occupations -- printer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, journalist, travel writer, and publisher -- which combined to furnish him with a wide knowledge of humanity and the perfect grasp of local customs and speech manifested in his writing. It wasn't until 1885, with the publication of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, that Twain was recognized by the literary establishment as one of the greatest writers America would ever produce.

Toward the end of his life, plagued by personal tragedy and financial failure, Twain grew more and more cynical and pessimistic. Though his fame continued to widen -- Yale and Oxford awarded him honorary degrees -- he spent his last years in gloom and desperation. But he lives on in American letters as "the Lincoln of our literature."

Table of Contents

The Life of Mark Twain	p. v
Preface	p. ix
Dedication	p. xvii
Author's Preface	p. xix
Tom Plays, Fights, and Hides	p. 1
The Glorious Whitewasher	p. 9
Busy at War and Love	p. 15
Showing Off in Sunday School	p. 22
The Pinch Bug and His Prey	p. 33
Tom Meets Becky	p. 38
Tick-Running and a Heartbreak	p. 50
A Pirate Bold To Be	p. 57
Tragedy in the Graveyard	p. 62
Dire Prophecy of the Howling Dog	p. 69
Conscience Racks Tom	p. 76
The Cat and the Painkiller	p. 81
The Pirate Crew Set Sail	p. 87
Happy Camp of the Freebooters	p. 95
Tom's Stealthy Visit Home	p. 101
First Pipes--"I've Lost My Knife"	p. 106
Pirates at Their Own Funeral	p. 116
Tom Reveals His Dream Secret	p. 120
The Cruelty of "I Didn't Think"	p. 129
Tom Takes Becky's Punishment	p. 132
Eloquence--and the Master's Gilded Dome	p. 137
Huck Finn Quotes Scripture	p. 145
The Salvation of Muff Potter	p. 148
Splendid Days and Fearsome Nights	p. 155
Seeking the Buried Treasure	p. 156
Real Robbers Seize the Box of Gold	p. 164
Trembling on the Trail	p. 173
In the Lair of Injun Joe	p. 176
Huck Saves the Widow	p. 180
Tom and Becky in the Cave	p. 188
Found and Lost Again	p. 198
"Turn Out! They're Found!"	p. 207
The Fate of Injun Joe	p. 211
Floods of Gold	p. 221
Respectable Huck Joins the Gang	p. 224
Afterword	p. 231
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