The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend, Huck. One such adventure, Tom's whitewashing of a fence, has been adapted into paintings and referenced in other pieces of popular culture. Originally a commercial failure the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime
- | Author: Mark Twain
- | Publisher: Lulu.Com
- | Publication Date: Dec 08, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 260 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0359279562
- | ISBN-13: 9780359279562