The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · October 19, 2015
Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine.
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- Who it’s for
- A lively childhood lens with an adult’s backward glance, and room for both kinds of reader.
- Genres
- The Classics, Action & Adventure, Coming-of-Age
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, October 19, 2015
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Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual-he is a combination of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the composite order of architecture. The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the West at the period of this story.
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Although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.
Looking Back
A lively childhood lens with an adult’s backward glance, and room for both kinds of reader.
Come here for
- Childhood adventures and odd superstitions recalled with a wry eye
- A nudge to remember how you once thought and talked
Expect
- Entertainment shaped by recollections of childhood enterprises
- A reminder of beliefs once prevalent among children and enslaved people in the West
Where it sits
| Coming-of-Age | 78% |
|---|---|
| Action & Adventure | 70% |
| The Classics | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- The Classics
- Funny Fiction
- Literary Fiction
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- Historical Thrillers
- Coming-of-Age
- Animal Fiction
- Boys & Men
- Authors
- Mark Twain
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- October 19, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure