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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Mark Twain Biography

Personal Background
Early Career
Writing Career

About The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Introduction
Structure and Setting of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Satire of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapters 4–5
Chapters 6–8
Chapters 9–11
Chapter 12
Chapters 13–14
Chapters 15–16
Chapters 17–18
Chapters 19–20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapters 23–24
Chapters 25–26
Chapters 27–28
Chapters 29–30
Chapters 31–32
Chapters 33–34
Chapter 35

Character List

Character Map

Character Analysis

Tom Sawyer
Injun Joe
Huck Finn
Becky Thatcher

Critical Essays

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: A Study in Contrasts
Tom Sawyer: The Movie, the Musical, and the Novel

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Sizzlin'!
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He's taking the quick fame thing way too far.

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Chapters 31–32

stalactite an icicle-shaped mineral deposit, usually a calcium compound, that hangs from the roof of a cavern and is formed by the evaporation of dripping water that is full of minerals.

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