Project Gutenberg 2004-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 594 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1. Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1" by Mark Twain is a novel written in the late 19th century, specifically in the context of American literature. The book centers around the childhood adventures of a young boy named Tom Sawyer, navigating his life in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, while exploring themes of childhood, freedom, and moral dilemmas. In this first part of the story, readers are introduced to Tom Sawyer, a mischievous and imaginative boy who often finds himself in trouble. The narrative opens with Tom's antics at home, where he evades his Aunt Polly and cleverly negotiates his way out of chores. As the plot unfolds, Tom's character comes to life through his conflict with his peers, particularly a new boy who challenges him, leading to a physical altercation. The book highlights Tom's various adventures, including his clever manipulation of situations to gain freedom from work and his infatuation with a girl, reflecting a child's view of love and rivalry. Through Tom's escapades, Twain explores the complexities of childhood, societal expectations, and the quest for identity in a charming and humorous manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Bildungsromans Boys -- Fiction Male friendship -- Fiction Adventure stories Missouri -- Fiction Sawyer, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Child witnesses -- Fiction Runaway children -- Fiction Mississippi River Valley -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 80386 73160 2024-10-03T12:32:38.603751 2023-10-03T10:54:53.067974 text/html text/html 65660 2020-12-30T08:46:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2365987 2020-12-30T08:46:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2245103 2024-10-03T12:32:41.328745 application/epub+zip 2245147 2024-10-03T12:32:39.211733 application/epub+zip 96662 2024-10-03T12:32:38.855754 application/epub+zip 2286415 2024-10-03T12:32:42.944746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2270887 2024-10-03T12:32:40.998771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123667 2022-09-04T05:00:35.664319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57662 57651 2024-10-03T12:32:38.274744 2023-10-03T10:54:52.797976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57564 2020-12-30T08:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23383 2020-12-30T08:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22138 2024-10-03T12:32:43.072711 application/rdf+xml 14003 2024-10-03T12:32:38.950737 image/jpeg 2227 2024-10-03T12:32:38.902737 image/jpeg 2224611 2024-10-03T12:32:38.675746 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia