The Adventures of Tom Sawyer（汤姆·索亚历险记）

This Norton Critical Edition of Twain's classic tale is based on the 1876 first American edition,widely recognized as the most authoritative text published in the author's lifetime. The novel is accompanied by a preface, original illustrations, explanatory annotations, "A Note on the Text," and a list of textual variants.
"Backgrounds and Sources" includes both standard materials and lesser-known works--together they provide a rich context for The Adveutures of Tom Sawyer. Materials are organized the-matically and center on biographical backgrounds, nineteenth-century education, nineteenth-century medicine, social and regional contexts, literary contexts, and the composition of the novel. Especially noteworthy are Twain's "Miss Clapp's School,"his seldom-seen satiric piece on school exercises that fore-shadows a similarly satiric scene in the novel, and K. Patrick Ober's "Fire in a Liquid Form," a discussion of the popular Perry Davis's Pain Killer and other nineteenth-century nostrums.
"Criticism" collects seven thought-provoking essays on the novel. Contributors include William Dean Howells, Hamlin L. Hill, Judith Fetterley, Alan Gribben, Glenn Hendler, Carter Revard, and Susan B. Gannon.
A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

CHAPTER 1 Y-o-u-u Tom-Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty-Tom Practices Music-The Challenge-A Private Entrance
CHAPTER II Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled
CHAPTER III Tom as a General-Triumph and Reward-Dismal Felicity-Commission and Omission
CHAPTER IV Mental Acrobatics-Attending Sunday-School~The Superintendent-"Showing off"-Tom Lionized
CHAPTER V A Useful Minister-In Church-The Climax
CHAPTER VI Self-Examination-Dentistry-The Midnight Charm-Witches and Devils -Cautious Approaches-Happy Hours
CHAPTER VII A Treaty Entered Into-Early Lessons-A Mistake Made
CHAPTER VIII Tom Decides on his Course-Old Scenes Re-enacted
CHAPTER IX A Solemn Situation-Grave Subjects Introduced-Injun Joe Explains
CHAPTER X The Solemn Oath~Terror Brings Repentance-Mental Punishment
CHAPTER XI Muff Potter Comes Himself Tom's Conscience at Work
CHAPTER XII Tom Shows his Generosity~Aunt Polly Weakens
CHAPTER XIII The Young Pirates-Going to the Rendezvous-The Camp-Fire Talk
CHAPTER XIV Camp-Life-A Sensation-Tom Steals Away from Camp
CHAPTER XV Tom Reconnoiters-Learns the Situation-Reports at Camp
CHAPTER XVI A Day's Amusements-Tom Reveals a Secret-The Pirates take a Lesson-A Night Surprise-An Indian War
CHAPTER XVII Memories of the Lost Heroes-The Point in Tom's Secret
CHAPTER XVIII Tom's Feelings Investigated-Wonderful Dream-Becky Thatcher Overshadowed-Tom Becomes Jealous-Black Revenge
CHAPTER XIX Tom Tells the Truth
CHAPTER XX Becky in a Dilemma-Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself
CHAPTER XXI Youthful Eloquence-Compositions by the Young Ladies-A Lengthy Vision-The Boys' Vengeance Satisfied
CHAPTER XXII Tom's Confidence Betrayed-Expects Signal Punishment
CHAPTER XXIII Old Muff's Friends-Muff Potter in Court-Muff Potter Saved
CHAPTER XXIV Tom as the Village Hero-Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror-Pursuit of Injun Joe
CHAPTER XXV About Kings and Diamonds-Search for the Treasure-Dead People and Ghosts
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