The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. Wikipedia
Originally published: June 1876
Author: Mark Twain
Characters: Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, Huckleberry Finn, and more
Genres: Novel, Children's literature, Adventure fiction, and more
Followed by: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Villain: Injun Joe
Dewey Decimal: 813.4
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