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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Paper book: €24.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1876
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
554
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Adventure, Children's Literature
Moods
Escape it all, Have a laugh, Feel comforted
Translated from
English

Book summary

On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy brought up by his Aunt Polly, prefers adventure to school. As a punishment, he has to whitewash a long fence, and he manages to get his friends to hand over their treasures for the right to paint it for him. One night, with his friend Huckleberry Finn, he secretly witnesses a murder in the graveyard.

Running away to an island, a treasure hunt, a cave where you get lost: this is the great novel of a free childhood, funny and a little frightening, and you never forget it.

Full of humour and lively dialogue, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

罰を受けたトム・ソーヤー、友だちを働かせる。トムはミシシッピ川沿いの村で、ポリーおばさんと暮らしている。学校をさぼって泳ぎに行ったトムは、罰として、ほかの子どもたちが遊ぶ土曜日に、長い板塀を白く塗るよう言いつけられる。そこでトムは、この仕事が楽しくてたまらないふりをする。やがて友だちは、代わりに塗らせてもらおうと、りんごやビー玉を差し出すようになる。

The world of the book

1840年ごろ、アメリカの小さな村。物語の舞台は、アメリカの大河ミシシッピ川のほとりにある、ミズーリ州の小さな村。子どもたちは厳しい先生のいる学校に通い、日曜日には教会へ行く。それ以外の時間は外で遊ぶ。木々に覆われた大きな無人島が彼らを誘う。丘の中には、果てしない通路を隠した巨大な洞窟がある。

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