Frontispiece from the first edition of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' 1876 ... like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is obliged ...

“James,” new book about Twain’s writings may spark your interest in Twain’s books. If so, the following summaries may be helpful. In an early chapter of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Tom persuades ...