The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Completeby Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, CompleteAuthor: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)Release Date: August 20, 2006 [EBook #74]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ASCII*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TOM SAWYER ***Produced by David Widger. The previous edition was update by JoseMenendez. THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER BY MARK TWAIN (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) P R E F A C EMOST of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one ortwo were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who wereschoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, butnot from an individual--he is a combination of the characteristics ofthree boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the composite order ofarchitecture.The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among childrenand slaves in the West at the period of this story--that is to say,thirty or forty years ago.Although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys andgirls, I hope it will not be ...