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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

受罚的汤姆·索亚让朋友们干活。汤姆和波莉姨妈住在密西西比河畔的一个村子里。他逃学去游泳,姨妈为了惩罚他,要他在一个星期六把一道长长的木栅栏刷白,而那天别的孩子都在玩耍。于是汤姆装出非常喜欢这份活儿的样子。很快,朋友们纷纷送他一个苹果或几颗弹珠,只为换来替他刷栅栏的机会。

The world of the book

1840年前后的美国小村。故事发生在密苏里州的一个小村子里,位于美国大河密西西比河畔。孩子们去上学,老师很严厉;星期天还要去教堂。其余时间,他们就在外面玩耍。一座林木茂密的无人大岛吸引着他们。山丘之中,一个巨大的洞穴藏着走不到头的通道。

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