THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

One of America's best-loved tales, Tom Sawyer has a doubleappeal. First, it appeals to the young adolescent as the excitingadventures of a typical boy during the mid-nineteenthcentury, adventures that are still intriguing and delightful becausethey appeal to the basic instincts of nearly all youngpeople, regardless of time or culture. Second, the novel appealsto the