The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

• Publisher: Caelwick Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9789490782443
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is one of the great classics of American literature: a lively, mischievous, and deeply human portrait of childhood along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer is a boy with a gift for trouble, imagination, and adventure. Between schoolroom pranks, treasure hunts, secret midnight expeditions, and encounters with real danger, Tom turns everyday life in a small Missouri town into a world of excitement and possibility. Alongside his loyal friend Huckleberry Finn and the spirited Becky Thatcher, he discovers courage, loyalty, fear, guilt, and the first stirrings of young love. First published in 1876, Mark Twain's novel remains a vivid celebration of freedom, friendship, and the unruly energy of youth. Beneath its humor and charm, **The Adventures of Tom Sawyer** also offers a sharp look at society, morality, and the contradictions of the American nineteenth century. A timeless story for readers young and old, this classic continues to capture the wonder, rebellion, and imagination of childhood.

Table of contents

• Cover
• CHAPTER I. Y-o-u-u Tom—Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty—Tom Practices
• CHAPTER II. Strong Temptations—Strategic Movements—The Innocents
• CHAPTER III. Tom as a General—Triumph and Reward—Dismal
• CHAPTER IV. Mental Acrobatics—Attending Sunday—School—The
• CHAPTER V. A Useful Minister—In Church—The Climax
• CHAPTER VI. Self-Examination—Dentistry—The Midnight Charm—Witches and
• CHAPTER VII. A Treaty Entered Into—Early Lessons—A Mistake Made
• CHAPTER VIII. Tom Decides on his Course—Old Scenes Re-enacted
• CHAPTER IX. A Solemn Situation—Grave Subjects Introduced—Injun Joe
• CHAPTER X. The Solemn Oath—Terror Brings Repentance—Mental Punishment
• CHAPTER XI. Muff Potter Comes Himself—Tom’s Conscience at Work
• CHAPTER XII. Tom Shows his Generosity—Aunt Polly Weakens
• CHAPTER XIII. The Young Pirates—Going to the Rendezvous—The Camp—Fire
• CHAPTER XIV. Camp-Life—A Sensation—Tom Steals Away from Camp
• CHAPTER XV. Tom Reconnoiters—Learns the Situation—Reports at Camp
• CHAPTER XVI. A Day’s Amusements—Tom Reveals a Secret—The Pirates take a
• CHAPTER XVII. Memories of the Lost Heroes—The Point in Tom’s Secret
• CHAPTER XVIII. Tom’s Feelings Investigated—Wonderful Dream—Becky
• CHAPTER XIX. Tom Tells the Truth
• CHAPTER XX. Becky in a Dilemma—Tom’s Nobility Asserts Itself
• CHAPTER XXI. Youthful Eloquence—Compositions by the Young Ladies—A
• CHAPTER XXII. Tom’s Confidence Betrayed—Expects Signal Punishment
• CHAPTER XXIII. Old Muff’s Friends—Muff Potter in Court—Muff Potter
• CHAPTER XXIV. Tom as the Village Hero—Days of Splendor and Nights of
• CHAPTER XXV. About Kings and Diamonds—Search for the Treasure—Dead
• CHAPTER XXVI. The Haunted House—Sleepy Ghosts—A Box of Gold—Bitter Luck
• CHAPTER XXVII. Doubts to be Settled—The Young Detectives
• CHAPTER XXVIII. An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard
• CHAPTER XXIX. The Pic-nic—Huck on Injun Joe’s Track—The “Revenge”
• CHAPTER XXX. The Welshman Reports—Huck Under Fire—The Story Circulated
• CHAPTER XXXI. An Exploring Expedition—Trouble Commences—Lost in the
• CHAPTER XXXII. Tom tells the Story of their Escape—Tom’s Enemy in Safe
• CHAPTER XXXIII. The Fate of Injun Joe—Huck and Tom Compare Notes
• CHAPTER XXXIV. Springing a Secret—Mr. Jones’ Surprise a Failure
• CHAPTER XXXV. A New Order of Things—Poor Huck—New Adventures Planned
• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER VI
• CHAPTER VII
• CHAPTER VIII
• CHAPTER IX
• CHAPTER X
• CHAPTER XI
• CHAPTER XII
• CHAPTER XIII
• CHAPTER XIV
• CHAPTER XV
• CHAPTER XVI
• CHAPTER XVII
• CHAPTER XVIII
• CHAPTER XIX
• CHAPTER XX
• CHAPTER XXI
• CHAPTER XXII
• CHAPTER XXIII
• CHAPTER XXIV
• CHAPTER XXV
• CHAPTER XXVI
• CHAPTER XXVII
• CHAPTER XXVIII
• CHAPTER XXIX
• CHAPTER XXX
• CHAPTER XXXI
• CHAPTER XXXII
• CHAPTER XXXIII
• CHAPTER XXXIV
• CHAPTER XXXV