The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
(Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910)
First published 1876
PREFACE
Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual— he is a combination of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the composite order of architecture.
The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the West at the period of this story— that is to say, thirty or forty years ago.
Although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.
The Author
Hartford, 1876

Choose a Chapter —
1
A Young Battler
2
Whitewashing the Fence
3
General Tom
4
Showing Off
5
Pinch Bug in Church
6
The Midnight Charm
7
Early Lessons
8
Robin Hood
9
Terror in the Graveyard
10
The Solemn Oath
11
Tom's Conscience at Work
12
Tom Administers Pain-Killer
13
Young Pirates
14
Camp Life
15
A Secret Visit
16
A Midnight Surprise
17
An Interrupted Funeral
18
Tom's Wonderful Dream

19
Tom Tells the Truth
20
Becky in a Dilemma
21
Youthful Eloquence
22
Tom's Confidence Betrayed
23
Old Muff's Friends
24
Pursuit of Injun Joe
25
Search for Treasure
26
A Glimpse of Treasure
27
The Young Detectives
28
Huck Mounts Guard
29
Huck on Injun Joe's Track
30
More Trouble
31
Lost in the Cave
32
Tom Tells His Story
33
Protection Against Ghosts
34
Springing a Secret
35
Poor Huck!

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