The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary

Mark Twain's publication in 1876 of his popular novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer reversed a brief downturn in his success following the publication of his previous novel, The Gilded Age. Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer while he and his family were living in Hartford, Connecticut, and while Twain was enjoying his fame. The novel, which tells of the escapades of a young boy and his friends in St. Petersburg, Missouri, a...

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Mark Twain Biographies (10)

Mark Twain

2,349 words, approx. 8 pages

Mark Twain (1835-1910), American humorist and novelist, captured a world audience with stories of boyhood adventure and with commentary on man's shortcomings that is humorous even while it probes, oft... Read more

Mark Twain

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Biography EssayIn the early spring of 1835 John Marshall Clemens and his wife, Jane, loaded up their possessions, their five children, and their single slave in Three Forks, Tennessee, to move to Miss... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

6,308 words, approx. 22 pages

At the end of a long and prolific career with the pen, America's favorite humorist grew reflective about his craft, yet kept his tongue firmly planted in his cheek: "I have always been able to gain my... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

10,254 words, approx. 35 pages

In the early spring of 1835, John Marshall Clemens and his wife, Jane, loaded up their possessions, their five children, and their single slave, in Three Forks, Tennessee, to move to Missouri. It was ... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

7,170 words, approx. 24 pages

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to America and the world as Mark Twain, is one of the most loved and read men of American letters. Especially noted for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) a... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

3,553 words, approx. 12 pages

When one considers Samuel Langhorne Clemens's life and writings, the role of literary critic is hardly the first category that comes to mind. Yet in the course of his career he compiled a large body ... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

18,208 words, approx. 61 pages

An author and platform entertainer who became tremendously popular in his own day, Samuel Clemens participated in the major literary movements of the century and knew virtually every one of his distin... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

7,891 words, approx. 27 pages

Mark Twain is the best-known and most-beloved American writer in the world, and his stature as the quintessential American writer rests in large part upon his "westernness." Born at the edge of the fr... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

5,257 words, approx. 18 pages

For the readers of the late nineteenth century Samuel Clemens was first and foremost a travel writer, not a novelist. He earned his greatest respect and patronage from his contemporaries not for being... Read more

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

17,900 words, approx. 60 pages

Mark Twain's work captures the child that lives in the American psyche and also presents the confusions of the American adult. As a mature writer, Twain could recreate the small-town boyhood he had kn... Read more

Essays & Analysis (19)

Critical Essay by The Atlantic Monthly

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Critical Essay by Lyall Powers

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Critical Essay by Cynthia Griffin Wolff

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Critical Essay by John Seelye

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Critical Essay by Sanford Pinsker

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Critical Essay by Walter Blair

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Critical Essay by Lewis Leary

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Critical Essay by William G. Barrett

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Critical Essay by Barry A. Marks

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Critical Essay by Diana Trilling

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Critical Essay by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.

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Critical Essay by Robert Tracy

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Critical Essay by Steven Karpowitz

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Ⅰ、Introduction Sparkling with mischief, jumping with youthful adventure, Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer is one of the most splendid recreations of childhood in all of literature. Tom Sawyer ... Read more

Analysis of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Introduction Reason for choosing the theme Literature plays an important part in our life. Readers through literature can gain pleasure, or develops taste and perception. Each nation has its own ... Read more

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

2,551 words, approx. 9 pages

In Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain uses the moral development of the character Tom Sawyer to play out every boy's childhood fantasies of adventure and heroism. Many of Mark Tw... Read more

The Value System Espoused in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

658 words, approx. 3 pages

Tom Sawyer is a boy who is always finding himself in some kind of mischief, yet he somehow manages to keep himself from being punished, and rather seem like a hero. He is always in and out of trouble... Read more

634 words, approx. 3 pages

Millions of people in the world dream of becoming popular among their fellows but always fail to find out how. Maybe they can get some clues from the little boy in the Adventure of Tom Sawyer -one of ... Read more

Character Traits of Tom Sawyer in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"

940 words, approx. 4 pages

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer was a boy who lived with his Aunt Polly. While he lived with his aunt he had many adventures. During his adventures he displayed many dif... Read more

Free Book Notes (1)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

19,909 words, approx. 67 pages

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Book Notes is a free study guide on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page... Read more

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