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".
The Mark Twain Project, composed of seven editors, is a major editorial and publishing program of The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
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ILLUSTRATIONSFOREWORDTHE WRITING OF TOM SAWYERTHE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYERPreface1. Y -o-u-u Tom-Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty-Tom Practices Music-The Challenge-A PrivateEntrance2. Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-TheInnocents Beguiled3. Tom as a General-Triumph and Reward-DismalFelicity-Commission and Omission4. Mental Acrobatics-Attending Sunday-School-TheSuperintendent-"Showing off"-Tom Lionized5. A Useful Minister-In Church-The Climax6. Self-Examination-Dentistry-The Midnight Charm-Witches and Devils-Cautious Approaches-HappyHours7. A Treaty Entered Into-Early Lessons-A Mistake Made8. Tom Decides on his Course-Old Scenes Re-enacted9. A Solemn Situation-Grave Subjects Introduced-Injun Joe Explains10. The Solemn Oath-Terror Brings Repentance-Mental Punishment11. Muff Potter Comes Himself-Tom's Conscienceat Work12. Tom Shows his Generosity-Aunt Polly Weakens13. The Young Pirates-Going to the Rendezvous-TheCamp-Fire Talk14. Camp-Life-A Sensation-Tom Steals Away fromCamp15. Tom Reconnoiters-Learns the Situation-Reports atCamp16. A Day's Amusements-Tom Reveals a Secret-ThePirates take a Lesson-A Night Surprise-An IndianWar17. Memories of the Lost Heroes-The Point in Tom'sSecret18. Tom's Feelings Investigated-Wonderful Dream-Becky Thatcher Overshadowed-Tom BecomesJealous-Black Revenge19. Tom Tells the Truth20. Becky in a Dilemma-Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself21. Youthful Eloquence- Compositions by the YoungLadies-A Lengthy Vision- The Boys' VengeanceSatisfied22. Tom's Confidence Betrayed-Expects SignalPunishment23. Old Muff's Friends- Muff Potter in Court-MuffPotter Saved24. Tom as the Village Hero- Days of Splendor andNights of Horror-Pursuit of Injun Joe25. About Kings and Diamonds-Search for the Treasure-Dead People and Ghosts26. The Haunted House-Sleepy Ghosts-A Box of Gold-Bitter Luck27. Doubts to be Settled-The Young Detectives28. An Attempt at No. Two- Huck Mounts Guard29. The Pic-nic-Huck on Injun Joe's Track-The"Revenge" Job-Aid for the Widow30. The Welchman Reports- Huck Under Fire- TheStory Circulated- A New Sensation- Hope GivingWay to Despair31. An Exploring Expedition- Trouble Commences- Lostin the Cave-Total Darkness-Found but not Saved32. Tom tells the Story of their Escape-Tom's Enemy inSafe Quarters33 . The Fate of Injun Joe-Huck and Tom CompareNotes-An Expedition to the Cave-ProtectionAgainst Ghosts-"An Awful Snug Place"-A Receptionat the Widow Douglas's34. Springing a Secret-Mr. Jones' Surprise a Failure35. A New Order of Things-Poor Huck-New AdventuresPlannedConclusionEXPLANATORY NOTESSOURCES FOR CHARACTERSNOTE ON THE TEXT
