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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Author: Mark Twain

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13 9789394791916
Binding Paper back
Number of Pages 280 Pages
Language English
Dimension (Inches) 5.5"x8.5"
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

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