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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

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Tom Sawyer evades chores, pursues adventures, and tests the patience of Aunt Polly in a town beside the Mississippi. Friendship with Huck Finn draws him beyond harmless mischief into dangerous knowledge. Schoolroom performances and imagined heroics coexist with events that demand courage rather than simply a talent for escaping rules.

37 sections70,513 wordsAbout 5 h 21 min
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About The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The novel enjoys Tom’s ability to turn an obligation into a performance that others want to join. Yet public approval and genuine responsibility do not always coincide. Compare the fantasies borrowed from adventure stories with the actual risks faced by children and adults, especially when secrecy becomes a moral burden rather than part of a game.

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Enjoy Tom’s inventive performances while watching the moment when adventure requires responsibility and courage beyond escaping chores or impressing friends.

This reading edition contains 70,513 words in 37 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Mark Twain. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

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“Tom!”

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Contents

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  1. CHAPTER I11 min
  2. CHAPTER II9 min
  3. CHAPTER III11 min
  4. CHAPTER IV16 min
  5. CHAPTER V9 min
  6. CHAPTER VI16 min
  7. CHAPTER VII9 min
  8. CHAPTER VIII8 min
  9. CHAPTER IX10 min
  10. CHAPTER X10 min
  11. CHAPTER XI7 min
  12. CHAPTER XII8 min
  13. CHAPTER XIII12 min
  14. CHAPTER XIV10 min
  15. CHAPTER XV8 min
  16. CHAPTER XVI15 min
  17. CHAPTER XVII6 min
  18. CHAPTER XVIII14 min
  19. CHAPTER XIX4 min
  20. CHAPTER XX8 min
  21. CHAPTER XXI6 min
  22. “A MISSOURI MAIDEN’S FAREWELL TO ALABAMA1 min
  23. A VISION4 min
  24. CHAPTER XXII5 min
  25. CHAPTER XXIII9 min
  26. CHAPTER XXIV2 min
  27. CHAPTER XXV10 min
  28. CHAPTER XXVI12 min
  29. CHAPTER XXVII5 min
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII5 min
  31. CHAPTER XXIX12 min
  32. CHAPTER XXX14 min
  33. CHAPTER XXXI14 min
  34. CHAPTER XXXII5 min
  35. CHAPTER XXXIII16 min
  36. CHAPTER XXXIV4 min
  37. CHAPTER XXXV9 min

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