TheAdventuresofTomSawyer MarkTwain THEEMCMASTERPIECESERIES AccessEditions SERIESEDITOR RobertDShepherdEMC/ParadigmPublishingStPaul,Minnesota Staff Credits:For EMC/Paradig m Publishing, St Paul, MinnesotaFor Penobscot School P ublishing, Inc, Danvers, MassachusettsISBN 0-8219-1637-8Copyright © 1998 by EMC CorporationAll rights reserved No part of this publication may be adapted, reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec-tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permis-sion from the publishersPublished by EMC/Paradigm Publishing875 Montreal WaySt Paul, Minnesota 55102Printed in the United States of America10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 xxx 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 Laurie Skiba Editor Shannon O’Donnell Taylor Associate Editor Eileen Slater Editorial Consultant Jennifer J Anderson Assistant Editor EditorialRobert D Shepherd President, Executive Editor Christina E Kolb Managing Editor Kim Leahy Beaudet Editor Sara Hyry Editor Laurie A Faria Associate Editor Sharon Salinger Copyeditor Marilyn Murphy Shepherd Editorial Advisor Desig n and ProductionCharles Q Bent Production Manager Sara Day Art Director Diane Castro Compositor Janet Stebbings Compositor THEADVENTURESOFTOMSAWYER iii Table of Contents The Life and Works of Mark Twain vTime Line of Twain’s Life viiThe Historical Context of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ixCharacters in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer xiiiIllustrations xviEchoes xviiiPreface 1Chapter 1 3Chapter 2 11Chapter 3 17Chapter 4 23Chapter 5 32Chapter 6 39Chapter 7 49Chapter 8 55Chapter 9 60Chapter 10 66Chapter 11 74Chapter 12 78Chapter 13 83Chapter 14 89Chapter 15 94Chapter 16 100Chapter 17 108Chapter 18 111Chapter 19 119Chapter 20 121Chapter 21 127Chapter 22 133Chapter 23 136Chapter 24 141Chapter 25 142Chapter 26 150Chapter 27 157Chapter 28 160Chapter 29 163Chapter 30 170Chapter 31 180Chapter 32 188Chapter 33 191