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Summary:
"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 bestselling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime.
Series:
Adventures of Tom and Huck ; bk. 1 Twain, Mark. Adventures of Tom and Huck. Spoken word ; bk. 1
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