The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I. Y-o-u-u Tom—Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty—Tom Practices Music—The Challenge—A Private Entrance |
| CHAPTER II. Strong Temptations—Strategic Movements—The Innocents Beguiled |
| CHAPTER III. Tom as a General—Triumph and Reward—Dismal Felicity—Commission and Omission |
| CHAPTER IV. Mental Acrobatics—Attending Sunday—School—The Superintendent—“Showing off”—Tom Lionized |
| CHAPTER V. A Useful Minister—In Church—The Climax |
| CHAPTER VI. Self-Examination—Dentistry—The Midnight Charm—Witches and Devils—Cautious Approaches—Happy Hours |
| CHAPTER VII. A Treaty Entered Into—Early Lessons—A Mistake Made |
| CHAPTER VIII. Tom Decides on his Course—Old Scenes Re-enacted |
| CHAPTER IX. A Solemn Situation—Grave Subjects Introduced—Injun Joe Explains |
| CHAPTER X. The Solemn Oath—Terror Brings Repentance—Mental Punishment |
| CHAPTER XI. Muff Potter Comes Himself—Tom’s Conscience at Work |
| CHAPTER XII. Tom Shows his Generosity—Aunt Polly Weakens |
| CHAPTER XIII. The Young Pirates—Going to the Rendezvous—The Camp—Fire Talk |
| CHAPTER XIV. Camp-Life—A Sensation—Tom Steals Away from Camp |
| CHAPTER XV. Tom Reconnoiters—Learns the Situation—Reports at Camp |
| CHAPTER XVI. A Day’s Amusements—Tom Reveals a Secret—The Pirates take a Lesson —A Night Surprise—An Indian War |
| CHAPTER XVII. Memories of the Lost Heroes—The Point in Tom’s Secret |
| CHAPTER XVIII. Tom’s Feelings Investigated—Wonderful Dream—Becky Thatcher Overshadowed—Tom Becomes Jealous—Black Revenge |
| CHAPTER XIX. Tom Tells the Truth |
| CHAPTER XX. Becky in a Dilemma—Tom’s Nobility Asserts Itself |
| CHAPTER XXI. Youthful Eloquence—Compositions by the Young Ladies—A Lengthy Vision—The Boy’s Vengeance Satisfied |
| CHAPTER XXII. Tom’s Confidence Betrayed—Expects Signal Punishment |
| CHAPTER XXIII. Old Muff’s Friends—Muff Potter in Court—Muff Potter Saved |
| CHAPTER XXIV. Tom as the Village Hero—Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror—Pursuit of Injun Joe |
| CHAPTER XXV. About Kings and Diamonds—Search for the Treasure—Dead People and Ghosts |
| CHAPTER XXVI. The Haunted House—Sleepy Ghosts—A Box of Gold—Bitter Luck |
| CHAPTER XXVII. Doubts to be Settled—The Young Detectives |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard |
| CHAPTER XXIX. The Pic-nic—Huck on Injun Joe’s Track—The “Revenge” Job—Aid for the Widow |
| CHAPTER XXX. The Welshman Reports—Huck Under Fire—The Story Circulated—A New Sensation—Hope Giving Way to Despair |
| CHAPTER XXXI. An Exploring Expedition—Trouble Commences—Lost in the Cave—Total Darkness—Found but not Saved |
| CHAPTER XXXII. Tom tells the Story of their Escape—Tom’s Enemy in Safe Quarters |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. The Fate of Injun Joe—Huck and Tom Compare Notes—An Expedition to the Cave—Protection Against Ghosts—“An Awful Snug Place”—A Reception at the Widow Douglas’s |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. Springing a Secret—Mr. Jones’ Surprise a Failure |
| CHAPTER XXXV. A New Order of Things—Poor Huck—New Adventures Planned |