TOM SAWYER, THE ADVENTURES OF Definition & Meaning

Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of

(1876) A novel by Mark Twain ; the title character is a wily and adventurous boy. In one famous episode, Tom Sawyer tricks his friends into whitewashing a fence for him by pretending it is a great privilege and making them pay to take over the job.

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a sequel to Tom Sawyer ; Huck Finn is Tom's best friend.

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I read and reread almost everything Mark Twain wrote but principally “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi.”

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The Mississippi River town and its characters inspired many of his greatest works, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” ”The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi.”

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It was Twain’s most productive period; much of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Life on the Mississippi,” “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” “The Prince and the Pauper” and other works were written there.

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