The adventures of Tom Sawyer / Mark Twain ; foreword and notes by John C. Gerber ; text established by Paul Baender ; [original illustrations by True W. Williams].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

Contributor:

Gerber, John C.

Baender, Paul.

Williams, True.

Bancroft Library Mark Twain Project., Content Provider.

Series:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Mark Twain library.

Mark Twain library

Mark Twain Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sawyer, Tom (Fictitious character)--Fiction.

Sawyer, Tom (Fictitious character).

Runaway children--Fiction.

Runaway children.

Racism in literature.

Fugitive slaves--Fiction.

Fugitive slaves.

Mississippi River Valley--Fiction.

Mississippi River Valley.

Missouri--Fiction.

Missouri.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

135th anniversary ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark anniversary edition contains a selection of Twain's hard-to-find letters and notes expressing his always-engaging opinions on the publication of Tom Sawyer.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

FOREWORD

THE WRITING OF TOM SAWER

PREFACE

1. Y-o-u-u Tom-Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty- Tom Practices Music-The Challenge-A Private Entrance

2. Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled

3. Tom as a General-Triumph and Reward-Dismal Felicity-Commission and Omission

4. Mental Acrobatics-Attending Sunday-School-The Superintendent-"Showing off-Tom Lionized

5. A Useful Minister-In Church-The Climax

6. Self-Examination-Dentistry-The Midnight Charm- Witches and Devils-Cautious Approaches-Happy Hours

7. A Treaty Entered Into-Early Lessons-A Mistake Made

8. Tom Decides on his Course-Old Scenes Re-enacted

9. A Solemn Situation-Grave Subjects Introduced- Injun Joe Explains

10. The Solemn Oath-Terror Brings Repentance- Mental Punishment

1 1. Muff Potter Comes Himself-Tom's Conscience at Work

12. Tom Shows his Generosity-Aunt Polly Weakens

13. The Young Pirates-Going to the Rendezvous-The Camp-Fire Talk

14. Camp-Life-A Sensation-Tom Steals Away from Camp

15. Tom Reconnoiters-Learns the Situation-Reports at Camp

16. A Day's Amusements-Tom Reveals a Secret-The Pirates take a Lesson-A Night Surprise-An Indian War

17. Memories of the Lost Heroes-The Point in Tom's Secret

18. Tom's Feelings Investigated-Wonderful Dream- Becky Thatcher Overshadowed-Tom Becomes Jealous-Black Revenge

19. Tom Tells the Truth

20. Becky in a Dilemma-Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself

21. Youthful Eloquence-Compositions by the Young Ladies-A Lengthy Vision-The Boys' Vengeance Satisfied

22. Tom's Confidence Betrayed-Expects Signal Punishment

23. Old Muff's Friends-Muff Potter in Court-Muff Potter Saved

24. Tom as the Village Hero-Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror-Pursuit of Injun Joe

25. About Kings and Diamonds-Search for the Treasure -Dead People and Ghosts

26. The Haunted House-Sleepy Ghosts-A Box of Gold -Bitter Luck

27. Doubts to be Settled-The Young Detectives

28. An Attempt at No. Two-Huck Mounts Guard

29. The Pic-nic-Huck on Injun Joe's Track-The "Revenge" Job

Aid for the Widow

30. The Welchman Reports-Huck Under Fire-The Story Circulated-A New Sensation-Hope Giving Way to Despair

31. An Exploring Expedition-Trouble Commences-Lost in the Cave-Total Darkness-Found but not Saved

32. Tom tells the Story of their Escape-Tom's Enemy in Safe Quarters

33. The Fate of Injun Joe-Huck and Tom Compare Notes-An Expedition to the Cave-Protection Against Ghosts-"An Awful Snug Placen-A Reception at the Widow Douglas's

34. Springing a Secret-Mr. Jones' Surprise a Failure

35. A New Order of Things-Poor Huck-New Adventures Planned

CONCLUSION

EXPLANATORY NOTES

SOURCES FOR CHARACTERS

NOTE ON THE TEXT

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786613587183

9781280491955

1280491957

9780520946323

0520946324

OCLC:

794328502