Tom Sawyer, a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, tries a new method for curing warts, witnesses a murder, runs away to an island and pretends to be a pirate, watches his own funeral, and falls for the new girl in the neighborhood.
An authoritative edition of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, " based directly on Mark Twain's manuscript, following the exploits of a young boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, and including two hundred illustrations commissioned by Twain from True W. Williams.
Huck, escaping from his cruel father, meets Jim, a runaway slave, and together they embark on a grand adventure down the Mississippi River on a raft. Includes original illustrations, historical notes, a glossary, maps, and other resources.
