The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Mark Twain paints boyhood as a unique period of freedom, exploration. It has been preserved in its original typeface with original black and illustrations for your enjoyment.Īt The Living Books Library, you don't just own a book, you own a piece of history.ģ15 pages (approx.) with over 50 black and white illustrations. The main idea of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is that boyhood is a time of great adventure. This ebook is a digitally remastered copy from the first edition of the publication. Mark Twain created two fictional boys, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, who still seem more real than most of the people we know. More than any other work in our culture, it established Americas vision of childhood. The town rejoices and Judge Thatcher, Becky's father, has the cave sealed, unknowingly trapping Injun Joe inside where he starves to death. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is not merely a literary classic. Tom finds a way out just as the search party is giving up. As they run out of food and candles searching for a way out, Tom and Becky come upon Injun Joe, who is using the cave as a hideout. Later, on a class field trip to a cave, Tom and his love interest, Becky Thatcher, get lost. As Muff Potter's trial begins, Tom is overcome with guilt and testifies against Injun Joe, who quickly flees the courtroom. Each of the boys makes an appearance at their own funerals, where they are greeted with open arms. Tom, Huck, and a friend run away to be pirates but become aware that the whole town is searching for their bodies. They swear to never tell, and the wrong man, Muff Potter, is accused of the crime. Tom's real trouble begins when he and Huck Finn witness a murder committed by Injun Joe. After Tom plays hooky from school, he is made to whitewash Aunt Polly's fence as punishment but persuades his friends to do it for him. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom lives with his deceased mother's sister, Aunt Polly, and his half-brother, Sid. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is set in the 1840s in the fictitious town of St.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain