The Adventures of Tom Sawyer book, 9789394791916 ISBN, Prints Publications

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Prints Publications Pvt Ltd

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Publisher	Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
Publication Year	2023
ISBN-13	9789394791916
Binding	Paper back
Number of Pages	280 Pages
Language	English
Edition	1st
Dimension (Inches)	5.5"*8.5"
Weight (Grams)	368
Subject	Classic Fiction
Category	Fiction

Satirical and nostalgic, Mark Twain’s epic masterpiece, the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, brings out the inequities of adult reality from beneath the innocence of childhood. In the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, along the Mississippi River, Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and half-brother Sid. As the novel begins, we catch him stealing from the jam jar and narrowly escaping being hit. But his life is full of adventurous episodes. What happens as he moves from one escapade to another—accompanying Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night where they witness a trio of grave robbers; falling in love with Becky Thatcher and being shunned; enjoying the new found freedom and then being struck by the idea of appearing at his own funeral; hunting for buried treasure in a haunted house with Huck and so on..?The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been widely adapted into feature films and television series. it is followed by Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Mark Twain

Lauded as the ‘greatest American humorist of his age’ and called ‘the father of American literature’ by William Faulkner, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835. He authored 28 books and numerous sketches and short stories. in 1839, his family shifted to Hannibal, a developing port city along the banks of river Mississippi, which later provided the setting for the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, two of his most remarkable books. the Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) features one of the best-loved characters in American fiction. it is suggestive of the life in the towns by the Mississippi river. Mark Twain was awarded an honorary doctorate in letters by the Oxford University in 1907. He died on April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut, after suffering a heart attack.

	CONTENTS
	Preface
I	Y-o-u-u Tom-Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty— Tom Practices Music—The Challenge—A Private Entrance	13
II	Strong Temptations—Strategic Movements— The Innocents Beguiled	23
III	Tom as a General—Triumph and Reward—Dismal Felicity— Commission and Omission	30
IV	Mental Acrobatics—Attending Sunday—School— The Superintendent—“Showing off ”—Tom Lionized	40
V	A Useful Minister—In Church—The Climax	52
VI	Self-Examination—Dentistry—The Midnight Charm— Witches and Devils—Cautious Approaches—Happy Hours	59
VII	A Treaty Entered Into—Early Lessons—A Mistake Made	73
VIII	Tom Decides on his Course—Old Scenes Re-enacted	80
IX	A Solemn Situation—Grave Subjects Introduced— Injun Joe Explains	87
X	A Solemn Situation—Grave Subjects Introduced— Injun Joe Explains	95
XI	Muff Potter Comes Himself—Tom’s Conscience at Work	103
XII	Tom Shows his Generosity—Aunt Polly Weakens	109
XIII	The Young Pirates—Going to the Rendezvous— The Camp—Fire Talk	115
XIV	The Young Pirates—Going to the Rendezvous— The Camp—Fire Talk	123
XV	The Young Pirates—Going to the Rendezvous— The Camp—Fire Talk	131
XVI	A Day’s Amusements—Tom Reveals a Secret—The Pirates take a Lesson—A Night Surprise—An Indian War	136
XVII	Memories of the Lost Heroes—The Point in Tom’s Secret	147
XVIII	Tom’s Feelings Investigated—Wonderful Dream—Becky Thatcher Overshadowed—Tom Becomes Jealous—Black Revenge	151
XIX	Tom Tells the Truth	163
XX	Becky in a Dilemma—Tom’s Nobility Asserts Itself	166
XXI	Youthful Eloquence—Compositions by the Young Ladies— A Lengthy Vision—The Boy’s Vengeance Satisfied	172
XXII	Tom’s Confidence Betrayed—Expects Signal Punishment	180
XXIII	Old Muff ’s Friends—Muff Potter in Court—Muff Potter Saved	185
XXIV	Tom as the Village Hero—Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror— Pursuit of Injun Joe	192
XXV	About Kings and Diamonds—Search for the Treasure— Dead People and Ghosts	195
XXVI	The Haunted House—Sleepy Ghosts—A Box of Gold— Bitter Luck	204
XXVII	The Haunted House—Sleepy Ghosts—A Box of Gold— Bitter Luck	214
XXVIII	An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard	218
XXIX	The Pic-nic—Huck on Injun Joe’s Track—The “Revenge” Job— Aid for the Widow	223
XXX	The Welshman Reports—Huck Under Fire—The Story Circulated—A New Sensation—Hope Giving Way to Despair	231
XXXI	An Exploring Expedition—Trouble Commences—Lost in the Cave—Total Darkness—Found but not Saved	243
XXXII	Tom tells the Story of their Escape—Tom’s Enemy in Safe Quarters	254
XXXIII	The Fate of Injun Joe—Huck and Tom Compare Notes— An Expedition to the Cave—Protection Against Ghosts— “An Awful Snug Place”—A Reception at the Widow Douglas’s	258
XXXIV	Springing a Secret—Mr. Jones’ Surprise a Failure	270
XXXV	. A New Order of Things—Poor Huck—New Adventures Planned	274
	Conclusion	280