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1) Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer among the Indians and other unfinished stories

Author

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Earliest Publication Date

1989

2) The adventures of Tom Sawyer

Author

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Earliest Publication Date

1920

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"Mark Twain created the memorable characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn drawing from the experiences of boys he grew up with in Missouri. Set by the Mississippi River in the 1840's, it follows these boys as they get into predicament after predicament. Tom's classic whitewashing of the fence has become part of American culture, and the book paints a nostalgic picture of life in the middle of the nineteenth century. Tom runs away from home to an...