A mischievous boy in a sleepy Mississippi town whitewashes fences, courts Becky Thatcher, witnesses a murder, and finds buried treasure.
Books mentioned in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1)
Robin Hood: “Do you know Robin Hood, Huck?" "No. Who's Robin Hood?" "Why, he was one of the greatest men that was ever in England—and the best. He was a robber.”
Books that mention The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (3)
To Let by John Galsworthy: “his father killed it by bringing home to him Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.”
The Professor's House by Willa Cather: “He could charge up the time spent in perusing "The Scarlet Letter" to Colonial history, and "Tom Sawyer" to the Missouri Compromise, it was said.”
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote: “Kenyon was in my sophomore English class, and I'd directed Nancy in the 'Tom Sawyer' play.”