Synopsis-
Here is the story of Tom, Huck, Becky, and
Aunt Polly; a tale of adventures, pranks,
playing hookey, and summertime fun.
Written by the author sometimes called
"the Lincoln of literature," The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer was
surprisingly neither a critical nor a
financial success when it was first
published in 1876. It was Mark Twain's
first novel. However, since then Tom
Sawyer has become his most popular
work, enjoying dramatic, film, and even
Broadway musical interpretations.
Excerpt-
"TOM!"
No answer.
"TOM!"
No answer.
"What's gone with that boy, I wonder?
You TOM!"
No answer.
The old lady pulled her spectacles down
and looked over them about the room;
then she put them up and looked out
under them. She seldom or never looked
THROUGH them for so small a thing as a
boy; they were her state pair, the pride
of her heart, and were built for "style,"
not service—she could have seen through
a pair of stove–lids just as well. She
looked perplexed for a moment, and then
said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for
the furniture to hear:
"Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll—"
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