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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete

Mark Twain

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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.…

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  • AuthorMark Twain
  • SourceProject Gutenberg #74
  • Length69,527 words · 4h 38m of reading
  • Chapters45
  • DictionaryIncluded
  • CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
  • Source checked2026-08-12

Contents

45 chapters

Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.

  1. 01CHAPTER VI. Self-Examination—Dentistry—The Midnight Charm—Witches and Devils—Cautious Approaches—Happy Hours
  2. 02CHAPTER IX. A Solemn Situation—Grave Subjects Introduced—Injun Joe Explains
  3. 03CHAPTER XIV. Camp-Life—A Sensation—Tom Steals Away from Camp
  4. 04CHAPTER XVI. A Day’s Amusements—Tom Reveals a Secret—The Pirates take a Lesson—A Night Surprise—An Indian War
  5. 05CHAPTER XXI. Youthful Eloquence—Compositions by the Young Ladies—A Lengthy Vision—The Boy’s Vengeance Satisfied
  6. 06CHAPTER XXV. About Kings and Diamonds—Search for the Treasure—Dead People and Ghosts
  7. 07CHAPTER XXXII. Tom tells the Story of their Escape—Tom’s Enemy in Safe Quarters
  8. 08PREFACE
  9. 09CHAPTER I
  10. 10CHAPTER II
  11. 11CHAPTER III
  12. 12CHAPTER IV
  13. 13CHAPTER V
  14. 14CHAPTER VI
  15. 15CHAPTER VII
  16. 16CHAPTER VIII
  17. 17CHAPTER IX
  18. 18CHAPTER X
  19. 19CHAPTER XI
  20. 20CHAPTER XII
  21. 21CHAPTER XIII
  22. 22CHAPTER XIV
  23. 23CHAPTER XV
  24. 24CHAPTER XVI
  25. 25CHAPTER XVII
  26. 26CHAPTER XVIII
  27. 27CHAPTER XIX
  28. 28CHAPTER XX
  29. 29CHAPTER XXI
  30. 30A VISION
  31. 31CHAPTER XXII
  32. 32CHAPTER XXIII
  33. 33CHAPTER XXIV
  34. 34CHAPTER XXV
  35. 35CHAPTER XXVI
  36. 36CHAPTER XXVII
  37. 37CHAPTER XXVIII
  38. 38CHAPTER XXIX
  39. 39CHAPTER XXX
  40. 40CHAPTER XXXI
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXII
  42. 42CHAPTER XXXIII
  43. 43CHAPTER XXXIV
  44. 44CHAPTER XXXV
  45. 45CONCLUSION

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