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Zusatztext "The Mark Twain Project looms over the landscape of literary scholarship like Mount Everest." Informationen zum Autor The Mark Twain Project , composed of seven editors, is a major editorial and publishing program of The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext This landmark anniversary edition contains a selection of Twain's hard-to-find letters and notes expressing his always-engaging opinions on the publication of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Zusammenfassung This is Mark Twain's first novel about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and it has become one of the world's best-loved books. It is a fond reminiscence of life in Hannibal, Missouri, an evocation of Mark Twain's own boyhood along the banks of the Mississippi during the 1840s. "Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred," he tells us. The Mark Twain Library edition contains the only text since the first edition (1876) to be based directly on the author's manuscript and to include all of the "200 rattling pictures' Mark Twain commissioned from one of his favorite illustrators, True W. Williams. This landmark anniversary edition contains a selection of original documents by Mark Twain, including several letters in his inimitable voice about writing Tom Sawyer and about its original publication. Inhaltsverzeichnis ILLUSTRATIONS FOREWORD THE WRITING OF TOM SAWYER THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Preface 1. Y -o-u-u Tom-Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty- Tom Practices Music-The Challenge-A Private Entrance 2. Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled 3. Tom as a General-Triumph and Reward-Dismal Felicity-Commission and Omission 4. Mental Acrobatics-Attending Sunday-School-The Superintendent-"Showing off"-Tom Lionized 5. A Useful Minister-In Church-The Climax 6. Self-Examination-Dentistry-The Midnight Charm- Witches and Devils-Cautious Approaches-Happy Hours 7. A Treaty Entered Into-Early Lessons-A Mistake Made 8. Tom Decides on his Course-Old Scenes Re-enacted 9. A Solemn Situation-Grave Subjects Introduced- Injun Joe Explains 10. The Solemn Oath-Terror Brings Repentance- Mental Punishment 11. Muff Potter Comes Himself-Tom's Conscience at Work 12. Tom Shows his Generosity-Aunt Polly Weakens 13. The Young Pirates-Going to the Rendezvous-The Camp-Fire Talk 14. Camp-Life-A Sensation-Tom Steals Away from Camp 15. Tom Reconnoiters-Learns the Situation-Reports at Camp 16. A Day's Amusements-Tom Reveals a Secret-The Pirates take a Lesson-A Night Surprise-An Indian War 17. Memories of the Lost Heroes-The Point in Tom's Secret 18. Tom's Feelings Investigated-Wonderful Dream- Becky Thatcher Overshadowed-Tom Becomes Jealous-Black Revenge 19. Tom Tells the Truth 20. Becky in a Dilemma-Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself 21. Youthful Eloquence- Compositions by the Young Ladies-A Lengthy Vision- The Boys' Vengeance Satisfied 22. Tom's Confidence Betrayed-Expects Signal Punishment 23. Old Muff's Friends- Muff Potter in Court-Muff Potter Saved 24. Tom as the Village Hero- Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror-Pursuit of Injun Joe 25. About Kings and Diamonds-Search for the Treasure -Dead People and Ghosts 26. The Haunted House-Sleepy Ghosts-A Box of Gold -Bitter Luck 27. Doubts to be Settled-The Young Detectives 28. An Attempt at No. Two- Huck Mounts Guard 29. The Pic-nic-Huck on Injun Joe's Track-The "Revenge" Job-Aid for the Widow 30. The Welchman Reports- Huck Under Fire- The Story Circulated- A New Sensation- Hope Giving Way to Despair
