The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain - Book 1

Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Overview: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based in Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel, Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime. Though overshadowed by its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the book is considered by many to be a masterpiece of American literature. It was one of the first novels to be written on a typewriter.

Published: 1876

Series: Tom Sawyer

List: 100 Classic Book Collection

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: Children's Fiction, Bildungsroman, Picaresque Novel, Satire, Folk, Children's Literature

Episode: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain - Book 1

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 6:46:22

Book: 1

Length Book: 6:46:22

Episodes: 1 - 17 of 17

Successor: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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