| 单词 | Tom Sawyer |
| 例句 | She didn’t think it was necessary to mention that her teacher had just read Tom Sawyer to the class—and just possibly Set had had a little help from Mark Twain. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z By the second grade, I was intimately familiar with and capable of discussing in some detail Tom Sawyer and Uncle Tom's Cabin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “You know, in Tom Sawyer, when everyone thinks Tom and Huck and what’s-his-name?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Knowing Babbage was a middle schooler just like them made her all the more irritated that he or she had poached Tom Sawyer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “How did this Babbage person know you were hunting Tom Sawyer?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “How did this Babbage person know you were hunting Tom Sawyer?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “He knew he was in Mississippi. What he think that was? Tom Sawyer Land?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On my own I found Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and my sister Geraldine gave me a copy of Little Men. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z You don’t know about me, without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain’t no matter. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I didn’t like Ivanhoe, hated The Prince and the Pauper, tolerated the poems, and loved Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Pirates and Small World were converted to magnetic levitation, and they opened up Grand Canyon Land in the dry moat around Tom Sawyer’s Island. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Knowing Babbage was a middle schooler just like them made her all the more irritated that he or she had poached Tom Sawyer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Or maybe they’d realized I got my essay on Tom Sawyer from the Internet without ever reading the book and now they were going to take away my grade. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I hide them in my skirt pocket next to Tom Sawyer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Tom Sawyer was the last gift Jackson ever gave me, and I haven’t finished the book just yet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There are even pockets sewn into the skirt, a request the dressmaker was happy to oblige, and I’ve hidden Tom Sawyer in one just in case I find time to read some later. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But apparently he got something out of Tom Sawyer, even if he didn't read it or write the paper on Mark Twain. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It’s a new book: Tom Sawyer, by a fellow named Mark Twain. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was 1983, and Tom Sawyer, that's his real name, had just stepped out of a screening room in the producer's building at Universal Studios. The cozy "Maltese Falcon": How "Murder, She Wrote" reinvented mysteries forever 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z What would Tom Sawyer do? plays like a mantra through Huck’s narrative. Mark Twain invented Mitt 2012-07-06T14:20:00Z There are story points in Tom Sawyer that also bring to mind “To Kill a Mockingbird,” where kids are ultimately misbehaving. Nick Offerman on 'great scam artist' Tom Sawyer and his favorite writers 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Tom Sawyer went through many reads, as did — believe it or not — key dictionary entries. Modern Love: Modern Love: A Spanking Fetish Is Not Revealed Easily 2012-11-09T17:47:12Z Eating whole lobsters in a restaurant is a Tom Sawyer deal; you do all the work, then you pay. Summer Vacation: Goodbye Restaurants, Hello Kitchen 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z It's a film that wears its influences on its sleeve: this "big ol' story", as Nichols calls it, is Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn rewritten for modern times. Mud director Jeff Nichols: 'Mark twain bottled what it felt to be a child' 2013-05-02T17:37:37Z Rush’s triumphant steamroller jamming on “Tom Sawyer” and “The Spirit of Radio” further satiated its cult fan base’s deepest yearnings. Pop & Rock Listings for June 26-July 2 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z They became the only Americans ever to win First Prize at the Moscow Film Festival for “Tom Sawyer” in 1973 and were inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in 2005. Disney ?It?s a Small World? Composer Bob Sherman Dies at 86 2012-03-06T17:23:54Z “I know who wrote Tom Sawyer,” Jean chimed in. The night Mark Twain brought Huck Finn alive 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Offerman’s affinity for Twain has made him the perfect narrator for “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.” Review | Nick Offerman would like to invite you to dinner 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The author published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, saying the character was based on three boys. Mark Twain 'based Tom Sawyer on drinking buddy from steam baths' 2012-10-02T14:29:56Z When Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn attended their own funerals, they didn't allow much preparation time. 'Get Low': Perfect cast is life of the funeral party 2010-08-12T20:24:00Z The experience is more “Carnival of Souls” than “Tom Sawyer,” and that’s encouraging. ‘Wander Darkly’ Review: After Death, a Fractured Life 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Prince’s Moonee has earned a place in the canon of American mischief alongside the likes of Eloise and Tom Sawyer. The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z On the third floor of the house where he lived when he wrote “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” Twain drank, smoked and played billiards with his friends. In the footsteps of Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Noah Webster 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In a nutshell, Jane Eyre is not about you, just as Tom Sawyer is now and forever always will be Tom Sawyer and no one else. The most offensive novelty books yet 2010-10-26T11:30:00Z They introduced me to Tom Sawyer, “Peanuts,” Mad magazine, the Who. Motherlode Blog: The Brother-Sister Bond 2011-11-01T23:47:07Z She sees "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer." There arose such a clatter over pipe-free Santa 2012-12-11T17:03:08Z For Tom Sawyer, I made a whole creation based on what would have been in Tom Sawyer's pocket, and then I did another one for the story of Anastasia. 'Comedy is a way to survive' 2011-02-08T08:00:00Z At Disneyland, the attraction is adjacent to New Orleans Square; at Magic Kingdom, the attraction sits on the Rivers of America, directly across from Tom Sawyer's Island, a story that takes place on the Mississippi. First look at new details of Disney's upcoming 'Princess and the Frog' attraction 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z But then I read “Huckleberry Finn” and re-re-read it; and “Tom Sawyer,” though still beloved, receded into the happy past. Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z About his attempts to imitate the vibe of Rush’s “Tom Sawyer.” Hip-hop joins the public radio fold as NPR Music continues its expansion I read and reread almost everything Mark Twain wrote but principally “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi.” John McCain: By the Book 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The author of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was a humorist, satirist, and popular public speaker who often appeared wearing a white suit. Mark Twain's grave robbed of bronze plaque 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z People might be amused by how Tom Sawyer treats Jim in Huckleberry Finn. The Zero Dark Thirty Argument: Why Deceptive Art Can Be Great 2012-12-11T16:10:11Z At times the joshing comic scenes and the spirit of youthful high jinks recall the exploits of Mark Twain’s beloved roughhousers, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. | 'The Burnt Part Boys': Mining Families in Disaster?s Wake at Playwrights Horizons 2010-05-26T02:29:00Z “There are racist phrases in ‘Tom Sawyer,’ but you will not change ‘Tom Sawyer.’ The Twists and Turns of ‘La Marseillaise’ 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Tom Sawyer took it to extremes; Freud thought we’re all itching to find out. The last will and testament of a millennial 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z I loved anything in which little kids went on big adventures: “Tom Sawyer,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Alice in Wonderland.” Gillian Flynn: By the Book 2014-05-08T16:21:40Z Still other times the broadcast evoked the famous sequence in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" where Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, presumed dead, attend their own funeral service and hear themselves eulogized. Oprah's warm, funny, self-aggrandizing goodbye 2011-05-25T23:07:00Z There are few “Tom Sawyer”-style high jinks here. Review: A Look Into the Life of Henry James, in His Own Unsimple Words 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z But he said he was more inspired by “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Jeff Nichols Spins Another Southern Tale With ‘Mud’ 2013-04-19T18:47:43Z Where do you see “Tom Sawyer” or Mark Twain in our national history of books? Nick Offerman on 'great scam artist' Tom Sawyer and his favorite writers 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z It’s also worth asking whether critics of the Harry Potter conference would object to a conference on “Alice in Wonderland” or “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” both books written explicitly for children. Majoring in Potterology 2012-05-25T19:20:00Z Even out West, Huck’s greatest challenge is still his best friend, Tom Sawyer. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are back — and all growed up 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “And thank you, Mark Twain, who wrote ‘Tom Sawyer,’ the greatest song every recorded by Rush.” Jay Leno, the King of Late Night, gets his laugh lines at Mark Twain Prize ceremony Shake Shack may have made waiting in line this generation’s version of Tom Sawyer’s whitewashed fence, but not when it takes an untended hour. Help Wanted: Someone to Soothe the Restaurant Line 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Throughout, Tom Sawyer, a well-to-do kid with nothing but time on his hands — basically a young George W. Bush — is held up, at least by Huck and Jim, as the paragon of glamour and intelligence. Mark Twain invented Mitt 2012-07-06T14:20:00Z I first read Tom Sawyer when I was in 8th grade, 13 years old. Mud director Jeff Nichols: 'Mark twain bottled what it felt to be a child' 2013-05-02T17:37:37Z While "Roughing It" has long, wonderful passages, and "Pudd'nhead Wilson," "Tom Sawyer" and "Life on the Mississippi" are near-classics, many of Twain's other books are almost unreadable today. 'Mark Twain': the ebb and flow of the life of Huckleberry Finn's creator 2010-04-07T22:29:00Z The author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was a humorist, satirist and popular public speaker who remains one of America's most beloved writers. Alleged Mark Twain grave plaque bandit revealed 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z I read “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” constantly and loved it so much I avoided “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” because I sensed it was critical of Tom. Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Ms. Winterson writes that Mr. Turner “cleverly places Miller in a line of American folklore heroes, real and invented, like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.” ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Legacy of Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer' 2012-01-27T20:00:39Z “People are very appreciative for the work that I’ve done here,” she said in the car, still daydreaming about the Tom Sawyer fantasy of attending her own funeral. Michele Bachmann, queen of the tea party, searches for what’s next Mark Twain is one of my favorite authors and there's a scene in Tom Sawyer where Tom swims into the middle of the Mississippi River and takes a nap on the sand bar. Cannes gets happy ending with river film "Mud" 2012-05-26T12:35:13Z “That was a sad thing,” Huck says, “to think that even Tom Sawyer was a-growing old.” Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are back — and all growed up 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z On Sunday at 3 p.m., readings are planned from Twain’s uncensored autobiography and “Tom Sawyer” at Staten Island’s historic Killmeyer’s Old Bavarian Inn. Spare Times for March 23-29 2012-03-22T21:55:14Z That old Tom Sawyer fantasy is the basis of “Struck by Lightning,” a film that Mr. Colfer wrote and stars in. The Many Hats of Chris Colfer 2012-12-21T21:10:46Z And with its loving call-outs to books — even the firebrand Higgins treasures “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” — “Alabama Story” is on one level a paean to reading. Review | An ‘Alabama Story’ that has national relevance 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z As I stepped off the little boat after 48 hours of travel, I felt a little like Tom Sawyer. In the Kingdom of Tonga, underwater wonders and Polynesian hospitality 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Their most known songs include “Tom Sawyer,” “The Big Money” and “The Spirit of Radio.” Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z If you were a producer casting “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” that enduring study of small-town, Middle American life, where would you be least likely to look for your star? Tommy Kelly, Who Played a Hollywood Tom Sawyer, Dies at 90 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain And a classic for – ostensibly –the boys. Best children's books: 12-years-old and over 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z It isn’t really a full-blown conspiracy theory, but more what Tom Sawyer might have called a stretcher — the kind of yarn it might be fun to pretend to believe. ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’ Review: OK, Boomer 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z “It is like Tom Sawyer and painting the fence.” Journeys: Make Your Beer and Drink It, Too 2010-02-24T21:53:00Z But “The Great Gatsby,” “Huckleberry Finn,” “Tom Sawyer,” you can keep it. Gabrielle Union Likes to Read in the Bathroom 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Whitener, who succeeded him in 1996 and maintains Bolender ballets in repertory, enriches the company further with this “Tom Sawyer.” Dance Review: ?Tom Sawyer? by Kansas City Ballet - Review 2011-10-24T22:02:52Z This comic take on “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is infused with a gleefully absurdist sense of humor while retaining a childlike sense of wonder. Review: ‘Band of Robbers’ Riffs on Mark Twain Characters in Today’s Missouri 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” or “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Brad Taylor Has a Theory About What Makes for Good Thrillers 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z A new edition of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" will try to find out if that holds true by replacing the N-word with "slave" in an effort not to offend readers. New edition removes Mark Twain's 'offensive' words 2011-01-05T12:18:09Z Before recording the series, “Twain’s Feast,” he lent his famous voice — low, steady, authoritative — to two of Twain’s audiobooks, reading “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.” The Story of America, Told Through Mark Twain’s Favorite Foods 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The journey will feature a reading of the “pirates” chapter from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Spare Times for March 23-29 2012-03-22T21:55:14Z Sadly, the cane and the rod so favored by schoolmasters in, say, Tom Sawyer’s day seem to have fallen out of fashion. Home-schooling: You’re doing it too! 2013-09-14T18:00:00Z Boris Schoenfelder, who produced the recent Huck Finn movie and “Tom Sawyer” before it, says the stories also made a large impression on him as a child. Germans can’t get enough Mark Twain 2013-01-10T22:39:00Z Still, even if you never shake the feeling that there’s more to this story, more darkness and scares, there’s no question that hanging out with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn on acid has its appeal. Review: Turning the World On, the LSD Way, in ‘The Sunshine Makers’ 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z You just began reading when you read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. ArtsBeat Blog: On the Phone With Maurice Sendak 2011-09-16T15:59:35Z Do you see any continuity between the world of Tom Sawyer and the kind of community that Wendell Berry has evoked? Nick Offerman on 'great scam artist' Tom Sawyer and his favorite writers 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Most of the paintings are inspired by Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” but have no words or messages scrawled over them. More Art to See in Paris This Fall 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z No, their behavior isn’t — there’s that word again — nice, but the fun of Ms. Barrows’s work is that she allows her little heroines to be truly subversive, in Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer style. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 24-30 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z I don’t remember pulling off anything particularly heroic, à la Tom Sawyer or Scout Finch. Nick Offerman on 'great scam artist' Tom Sawyer and his favorite writers 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z After high school she moved to New York to study theater and landed the role of Becky Thatcher in the Broadway production of "Tom Sawyer." 2010-01-28T19:43:00Z In a year that also features the 125th anniversary of the publication of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a highlight will be the Tom Sawyer Days with "whitewashing, frog-jumping and seed-spitting contests". Intimate memoir revealed as fans honour Mark Twain centenary 2010-04-21T11:33:00Z They are views of plain wooden slats, inspired by an episode in the novel where Tom Sawyer needs to whitewash a fence. More Art to See in Paris This Fall 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z It’s written as a letter Huck writes on Christmas Eve to Tom Sawyer to catch him up. | Justin Bond 2010-12-07T19:09:00Z Mark Twain is always taught as the man who wrote Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, not the man who wrote Following the Equator. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z Dead for a Century, Twain Says What He Meant Wry and cranky, droll and cantankerous — that’s the Mark Twain we think we know, thanks to reading “Huck Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” in high school. Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z But I was thrilled to see “Harry Potter” and “The Martian” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” and “Ready Player One.” Wil Wheaton, lifelong fan of PBS and libraries, has one book he can’t recommend 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Huck’s antagonist, in Nafisi’s reading, is Tom Sawyer, a character who represents flashy but ultimately conformist rebellion against social norms. A celebration of American reading from the author of ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ His mother, he said, "has come handy to me several times in my books, where she figures as Tom Sawyer's Aunt Polly". Mark Twain's autobiography: reports of his life greatly anticipated 2010-07-12T12:08:00Z Fantasmic featured fire, fountains of water and projections of classic Disney characters in a show performed on Tom Sawyer Island along the Rivers of America. After fiery mishap at Disneyland, Fantasmic to be temporarily replaced by Jambalaya Jazz Band 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The fire, water and light show normally operates twice a night from Tom Sawyer Island, and most park visitors watch from the opposite shore, near New Orleans Square. Flaming dragon in 'Fantasmic' show is latest in a series of Disneyland mishaps 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Workers were safely evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island, where the performance takes place, Disneyland said in a statement. Dragon at Disneyland’s ‘Fantasmic!’ Performance Catches Fire 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z “All cast members were evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island. Due to smoke and wind, attractions near the island were safely cleared of any guests.”No one was injured during the fire. Disneyland dragon catches fire during nightly fireworks show 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z "I understand painting a fence and feeling like Tom Sawyer is fun. But washing a fence, in my opinion, is totally insane." Russia's Navalny says he is back in solitary confinement 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z And House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, added: “The decision regarding Congressional maps opens a Pandora’s box for even worse political gerrymandering in the future.” Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Mark Twain, in writing about Tom Sawyer persuading neighborhood children to pay to whitewash a fence, shared an important insight: Many will gladly pay for things they won’t accept for free. Opinion | Start charging for the coronavirus vaccine 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z House Democratic Leader Tom Sawyer issued a statement urging Coleman to resign and calling his arrest “extremely disturbing.” Kansas lawmaker charged with battery, mental exam ordered 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z I just reread with my kiddos Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Books feed the soul. Here’s what restaurateur Mark Canlis is reading 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z In the House, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, called the measure a “Frankenstein” bill filled with “anti-public education policy.” Push for ‘school choice’ measure hits snag in Kansas Senate 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, decried the narrower plan approved Tuesday as a corporate giveaway. GOP pushes through smaller plan for Kansas income tax cuts 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “When an emergency happens, the executive branch has to be able to act swiftly to help out Kansans in need,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. Kansas mulls disaster laws; counties limited on vaccinations 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The House’s investigating committee said Coleman‘s past conduct was “unfitting” for a lawmaker and that he and the House’s top Democrat, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, must choose a mentor. Kansas lawmaker accused of past abuse gets written warning 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z The House’s investigating committee said Coleman’s past conduct was “unfitting” for a lawmaker and that he and the House’s top Democrat, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, must choose a mentor. Kansas lawmaker accused of past abuse gets written warning 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z When the 2008 writers’ strike hit, Tom Sawyer pivoted to producing books in-house, which it then sold to publishers before adapting them for the screen. Meet 8 industry players behind Hollywood's book adaptation boom 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Twain, the sly, white-haired, white-suited storyteller remembered for such books as “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” died in 1910 at 74. Actor Hal Holbrook, indelible portrayer of Mark Twain, dies at 95 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “He is a danger to women,” said Minority Leader Tom Sawyer in a statement. Kansas House Dems move to oust member over issues with women 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, argues that Republicans who criticize Kelly for being too aggressive early in the pandemic are “really overplaying” the issue of her closing businesses. Kansas leaders reflect on pandemic lessons from 2020 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Kind of a Tom Sawyer white picket fence situation if you think about it. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat and Kelly ally, said Tuesday that the problems probably won’t disappear until legislators pay for a new computer system. Jobless Kansans go weeks without benefits as problems linger 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Kelly and the House’s top Democrat, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, already had described Coleman as being unfit to serve. Kansas lawmaker-to-be under order not to contact foe’s aide 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z It could have been squashed on the title page of Mark Twain’s “Tom Sawyer,” or Frederick Douglass’s “My Bondage and My Freedom.” Cascade of title pages, and one squashed fly, help mark 150 years of the U.S. Copyright Office 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z In 1875, he sent in the title page for “Tom Sawyer” with a subtitle — “a tale of a bygone time” — that was later discarded. Cascade of title pages, and one squashed fly, help mark 150 years of the U.S. Copyright Office 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z But Kansas House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said the announcement caught him by surprise and that Golden appeared to be popular with students. Kansas college president who canceled Ivanka speech resigns 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said he will vote to extend the declaration but he’s unsure how Republicans on the council will vote. Meatpacking plants have highest number of active COVID cases 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Frownfelter already has launched a write-in campaign for the November general election that has the backing of the Kansas House’s top Democrat, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer of Wichita. Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn back in race 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In 1875, he sent in the title page for “Tom Sawyer” with a subtitle – “a tale of a bygone time” – that was later discarded. Cascade of title pages, and one squashed fly, help mark 150 years of the U.S. Copyright Office 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s difficult to remove a name from a ballot, said Heather Scanlon, the chief of staff to the House minority leader, Tom Sawyer of Wichita, a Democrat. Kansas Candidate Who Admitted to Revenge Porn Plans to Withdraw 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Heather Scanlon, chief of staff to House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer of Wichita, said there was a “sense of relief” that Coleman was ending his campaign, The Kansas City Star reported. Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn drops out 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z “Whenever there’s an emergency, everybody comes together and gets behind the governor, regardless of the party of the governor,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. GOP critic moves to curb Kansas governor’s emergency power 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “I’m glad they didn’t do anything crazy, but I was certainly concerned about it,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. Kansas stay-at-home rule allows religious worship, gun sales 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z “He grew up here and said it was like a Tom Sawyer boyhood.” Pandemic too much for pedal car and small Wisconsin museum 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said the House committee’s proposal “looks like a lot of wasteful spending.” Plan would boost funding for top Kansas lawmakers’ offices 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z “I’m lazy like Tom Sawyer,” he says of getting residents to adopt his methods. It's words, not bullets, for the 'bear whisperer' of the Eastern Sierra 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Four Democrats did not vote, but House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said he believes none of them would have voted yes. Kansas fight over abortion has debate turned ‘on its head’ 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Ariana Huffington, she famously then started what I call her "Tom Sawyer business model" of having people paint your wall for free — and say what fun it is. David Talbot on how journalism changed: 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z “It’s kind of new to us, which way they were going to go,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, another Wichita Democrat. Abortion rights backers unsure of strategy in Kansas fight 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Peart’s lyrics transformed the band’s songs into multisection suites exploring science fiction, magic and philosophy, often with the individualist and libertarian sentiments that informed songs like “Tom Sawyer” and “Freewill.” This week’s passages 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Who, after all, hasn’t pulled the car over and emphatically air-drummed the relentless, pounding percussion of the Canadian band’s “Tom Sawyer”? There may be nothing more cathartic in this world. Perspective | Rush was an easy band to mock. Neil Peart didn’t care, and that’s why we loved him. 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Their most known songs include “Tom Sawyer,” “The Big Money” and “The Spirit of Radio.” Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z As Clarence, the angel, reminded George with a handwritten note in a copy of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”: “Remember no man is a failure who has friends.” Perspective | The 10 greatest food scenes from holiday movies and what they really mean 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Twain, though, preferred “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Barbara Testa, Hollywood librarian who found 'Huck Finn' manuscript in her attic, dies at 91 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z But Kansas House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer said, “If she is the nominee, she does have a good shot of picking up those moderate Republicans that we need to win in a general election.” Kansas lawmaker who left GOP running for Senate as Democrat 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Gordon and her friend were in a cave on pirate-themed Tom Sawyer’s Island, lighting up a joint, when the Disney cops swooped in. Kim Gordon: 'There's a wall of faceless men I have to climb over' 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Against all odds, what appears to be Samuel Clemens‘ signature from his youth has turned up, scrawled on the wall of the Missouri cave he made famous in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Young Sam Clemens’ signature found on Mark Twain Cave wall 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Books of fiction, such as “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” were discovered, as well as packages for food and even toothpaste. Hitler's secret Nazi war machine revealed in hidden bases 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Tom Sawyer, current ADO president, describes a friendly relationship between the bodies, even as they’re defined by differences over rules and formats. 17 million Americans play darts: so where are the world-class stars? 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z “We have to rely on moderate Republicans,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. Kansas lawmakers’ last day in session to test Kelly’s clout 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z “They want to drive their turnout,” House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said of anti-abortion Republicans. Kansas lawmakers put off overturning abortion-rights ruling 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “It’s the best leverage we have right now,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. Medicaid expansion backers in Kansas may hold budget hostage 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z “It’s that same kind of issue,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. Conservatives seek to put strings on new Kansas school funds 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z “It’s similar to the Brownback tax experiment,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. Kansas GOP leader compares tax plan to returning a billfold 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “If you think about it. Tom Sawyer Island was based on a book that people had just imagined at that point. Walt built it and said, 'Go. Go do that!” Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be Disneyland’s most interactive experience. Let’s play 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z “I’m hoping to hear that we’re going to have change, that we’re hopeful for the future, to get Kansas back on track,” said Kansas House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat. New Kansas governor expected to promise bipartisan approach 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Tom Sawyer became a staple of classic rock radio, and regularly crops up in popular culture – Futurama, The Colbert Report, Freaks and Geeks, Family Guy, South Park. Geddy Lee on Rush's greatest songs: 'Even I can barely make sense of our concept albums' 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z New House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said he is open to working with Republicans on legislation dealing with itemized deductions but fears GOP lawmakers will push for tax breaks for multinational corporations. Kansas faces new fight over taxes after years of turmoil 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z Where his tops might represent a figure from a Noh drama, hers included Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer and Cinderella. Japanese spinning tops tell stories, aim for playfulness 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Such an illusion of freedom harks back to the early days of Disneyland and the initial vision of Frontierland and Tom Sawyer Island. Westworld, Ho! Inside Evermore, where the future of theme parks is not about rides but play - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “One and two and three and,” shouted the stroker, the paddler at the front of the boat, in a race around Tom Sawyer Island. Free passes and canoe races: Wages may be low but little-known perks make working at a theme park more attractive 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z “I remember looking at him and going, ‘You really are Tom Sawyer. How Producer Jason Blum is Disrupting Hollywood 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z He had glimmers of Tom Sawyer: after testing out of first-grade math, he charged his friends ten dollars apiece to attend a weeklong “math camp” at his house. Bo Burnham’s Age of Anxiety 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z This is considerably easier if you are Tom Sawyer or if the person you’re hoping will do the hard part is a video producer who wants to shoot a cool video. The joy of cooking with a Boring Company Not-A-Flamethrower 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Among past changes, mock frontier rifles were removed on Tom Sawyer Island along with the victim of an arrow, who lay sprawled for years in front of a settler’s burning cabin. Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean reopens with a new auction scene — and no brides 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z At Disneyland, six teams of canoe-paddling workers wrapped up their one-lap races around Tom Sawyer Island, a distance of less than half a mile. Free passes and canoe races: Wages may be low but little-known perks make working at a theme park more attractive 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island pacified and ready for the administrator. Opinion | Scott Pruitt’s big day at Disneyland 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Van Halen’s “Jump” and Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” are among the tunes prominently featured on the soundtrack. ‘Ready Player One’: The hunt is on in Steven Spielberg’s overloaded spectacle 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z One of the first things people will see — after they pass through the monumental entrance with its sculptures of literary figures like Hiawatha and Tom Sawyer — will be the Major Owens Welcome Center. In Brooklyn, Modernizing a Library for Downloads and Robots 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Charlie Chaplin is just Tom Sawyer when it comes to "writing" his stories. 100 years ago, Charlie Chaplin began work in his new studio 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z This would be akin to removing “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” from libraries because of the offensive dialogue it contains — another educational opportunity lost. Opinion | ‘Out of step’ shouldn’t mean the show can’t go on 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The cells didn’t linger long enough to perform one of their chief functions: slathering a fatty molecule called myelin onto neurons like Tom Sawyer whitewashing a picket fence. Mice Show Signs of Mental Disorder After Injections of Cells from Schizophrenia Patient 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z People come here for Tom Sawyer summers, for sleep induced by the white noise of that same Yaak River, for perspective. The last best empty place in America 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z On Tom Sawyer Island, the mock frontier rifles were removed along with the victim of an Indian arrow, who lay sprawled for years in front of a burning settler’s cabin. Disneyland plans a PC makeover for its Pirates of the Caribbean attraction 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z In other words, he and his three principal staff men act out the stories as they go along, just as Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn "pretended" being pirates and robbers. 100 years ago, Charlie Chaplin began work in his new studio 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Mock frontier rifles were removed from Tom Sawyer Island and, for several years, the skippers in the Jungle Cruise were not allowed to shoot at the animatronic hippos with a fake revolver. Disneyland to halt 'wench' sale on Pirates of the Caribbean ride 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z A line in his “Tom Sawyer’s Conspiracy” easily holds up amid present-day realities. Who’s Fueling Conspiracy Whisperers’ Falsehoods? 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z “I did stories with the puppets — Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I signed with the University of Kansas’ concert and lecture series. EXCHANGE: Toby character follows actor through life 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z At age 8, Vincent made his first book purchase, “Tom Sawyer.” Rio Rancho man’s book collection spans centuries 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z I also remember my frustration at not being able to rewind it to play “Tom Sawyer” over and over again. Opinion | Mitch McConnell can’t hit rewind on this analogy 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z According to the American Libraries Association, Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, alongside Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, regularly top the list of books that parents want banned from US school curricula. Unseen Mark Twain fairytale to be published 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Cement Ridge was remote enough that no motorized vehicles reached it until 1927, when a ranger named Tom Sawyer drove his car to the top with his wife and young son inside. South Dakota takes action to preserve fire lookout towers 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z He began reading at a young age, favoring the stories of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and anything to do with British history. When Searching Your Ancestry Means Finding a Sense of Possibility 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn both exhibited pluck, seen in their wily charm, adventurous spirit and underlying moral conscience. Kids Don’t Need to Understand ‘Grit’ 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z “Students have been skipping class since ‘at least the days of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer,’ ” he wrote, also quoting another case. Girl raped off campus by high schooler, sex offender can sue district, State Supreme Court rules 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Against this background, these boys are thrashing out some of the weightiest matters of their days, with the deceptive simplicity of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, with occasional dollops of Penrod Jashber. 'Stand by Me' is a summer standout 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z “It was like a Tom Sawyer adventure in an airplane. To go around the world; not everybody does that.” Menomonie pilot takes around-the-world trip to 9 countries 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z But Kleeb and Rep. Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat also involved in the negotiations, said the idea is probably dead for the year. Kansas House rejects repeal of key Brownback income tax cut 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Also, I’ve learned from previous lists that 100 is a way bigger number than it sounds like, so I needed to Tom Sawyer some animal lovers into doing my work for me. Four Legs Good, Two Legs Irrelevant 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Washington was content to play Huck Finn and let Moscow be Tom Sawyer and paint the fence. PJ Crowley: Putin's payoff in Syria - BBC News 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z And it’s not a bad idea to look to Tom Sawyer for a little guidance now and then. Editorials from around New England 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z When Huck Finn asked Tom Sawyer what a Moslem is, Tom said a Moslem is someone who is not a Presbyterian, which is true, but not the whole truth. After Iowa, will Republicans finally get a contest without Trump? 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Modern-day twist on Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, reimagined as a recent parolee and a crooked cop. 2016 winter-spring movie sneaks previews 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Rush reached their commercial peak with 1981's Moving Pictures, which marked a much heavier use of synthesisers on songs like Tom Sawyer. Rush star Geddy Lee 'optimistic' over band's future - BBC News 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z “It’s sort of like if Tom Sawyer is one of Twain’s children, and I’ve become this strange babysitter,” he said. Noah Altshuler: 'I don’t see people my age, pretty much ever' 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Tom Sawyer, that always useful icon of American boyhood, certainly didn’t need a fitness tracker; no point counting his steps, or checking his heart rate at particularly exciting moments. What Happens to Childhood When You Start Counting Steps? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Band of Robbers brings Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn into the modern day as a crooked cop and a reformed criminal in search of treasure. 7 new trailers you should watch this week 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Pulling a move from Tom Sawyer, officials billed the task as entertainment, and began inviting the public to help. Wanted: Bison Herders for an Annual Roundup in Utah. Tenderfoots Welcome. 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z The Bobbsey Twins series were one of her favorites, along with “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Role of classics in classroom changing 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Altshuler is currently adapting Mark Twain’s The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer for the stage, but his other current fascination is with Salinger, through whose oeuvre he is currently making his way. Noah Altshuler: 'I don’t see people my age, pretty much ever' 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Kraaijeveld likened the motivation to recapturing boyhood, ala Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Artists embark on river voyage in pontoon boat art gallery 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z I think of it as an old fashioned American boyhood from Tom Sawyer onward, but it reached a kind of extreme when I was an adolescent. What Surfing Teaches You About Life 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z The resolution from Republican Frank LaRose of Copley and Democrat Tom Sawyer of Akron mirrors a plan to change the map-making process for state legislative districts. Senators want to change how Ohio draws congressional lines 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z After eighth graders in Naples, Fla., read how Tom Sawyer duped other boys into whitewashing a fence for him, they follow it with an op-ed article on teenage unemployment. English Class in Common Core Era: Nonfiction Joins the Classics 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The steamboat was so authentic that it appeared in two movies about the heyday of steamboats on the Mississippi River, “Tom Sawyer” in 1973 and “Huckleberry Finn” the following year. Restoration ongoing for once-dormant Mississippi steamboat 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Democratic Rep. Tom Sawyer of Wichita said he voted for the elections and lobbying bill primarily because it also would increase the filing fees paid by candidates, lobbyists and political committees. Kansas lawmakers approve changes in election, lobbying laws 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Democratic Rep. Tom Sawyer from Wichita said he opposed eliminating the primaries because they generate interest in the state and attract more campaign spending in the form of advertising purchases and temporary jobs. Kansas House approves variety of election changes 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z And Rep. Tom Sawyer of Wichita, the House committee’s top Democrat, said Brownback’s tactic of not making definitive statements about what he’ll accept makes it easier to repeal or modify the business profits exemption. Kansas Senate to consider tax increases to close budget gap 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z It would be a very different kind of story from his celebrated Tom Sawyer book, told this time in the plain language of his Missouri boyhood — and it would be his masterpiece. Ken Burns to Grads: Set Things Right Again 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Rep. Tom Sawyer, of Wichita, the committee’s ranking Democrat, called those proposals “scary,” and even some GOP members said the increase would be too much. Kansas lawmakers gravitate toward raising state’s sales tax 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Democratic Rep. Tom Sawyer from Wichita said he is generally against increasing sales taxes because he views them as regressive, but said he might be able to support the move if food was exempted. Kansas House panel mulls sales tax hike to close budget gap 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Samuel Clemens lived at the house from 1874 to 1891, during the period when he authored some of his most famous works, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Paving stone thrown through window of Mark Twain house 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The Mississippi River town and its characters inspired many of his greatest works, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” ”The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi.” Teen asked to adapt ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ for stage 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Think back to your high school reading list and recall the story of Tom Sawyer and how he found a way to recruit his friends to help him paint a fence for his aunt. This Is Why Great CEOs Are Lazy 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z "Capt Tom Sawyer died a hero doing the job he loved. He was an uncompromising professional. " Afghan deaths avoidable, say families 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Rush sent Paul a cease and desist letter after he played two of their songs — “Tom Sawyer” and “The Spirit of Radio” — at his rallies. Running for President? Skip These Songs 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z A museum gallery at 120 N. Main St. is filled with artifacts, from his top hat to 15 Norman Rockwell paintings created for special editions of “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn.” Mark Twain’s town by the river a trip back in time 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Altshuler’s play will be adapted primarily from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” but it will also include elements drawn from “Tom Sawyer Abroad” and “Tom Sawyer, Detective.” Teen asked to adapt ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ for stage 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Like Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Dorothy Gale and for me, even Popeye, Outlaw Pete cuts deep into the folklore of our country and weaves its way into the fabric of great American literary characters.” Bruce Springsteen to publish children's book 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z “Should Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn be taken off library shelves?” he said. The yellowface of “The Mikado” in your face 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z "You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain't no matter." The 10 American writers that English children should study for GCSE 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z An early version of the story was set in Mississippi or Missouri and featured Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Infidelio: Richard Dawkins makes operatic debut 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z He said he hopes to capture the energy and excitement of someone living the life of Tom Sawyer. Teen asked to adapt ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ for stage 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z It was kind of a Tom Sawyer operation. TrueCar CEO Scott Painter Talks Cars, Life And Saving His Company 2014-02-26T17:41:00Z Get Someone To Whitewash Your FenceMaybe the most memorable scene in Tom Sawyer comes when he lures all the boys passing by his house to help him paint the fence. 5 Things You Need To Do This Summer 2013-07-02T15:22:12Z There’s a fairly large collection of public domain and other free works available on Amazon, including The Ugly Duckling, Bobbsey Twins in the Country and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. How to Find Free Kids E-Books 2013-04-27T23:05:20Z Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn would have become Adam Lanza in today's psychology induced hysteria due to bad parenting, psychology and mind-altering drugs! Viewpoint: ADHD Isn’t A Metaphor 2013-04-09T09:45:19Z Given the choice to escape to freedom or help Tom Sawyer, who had been shot in the leg, he didn’t even hesitate. Eight Great Fictional Nonviolent Heroes 2013-01-21T07:50:06Z Tom Sawyer State Park on Nov. 17, with the women's race at 9 a.m. and the men's race at 10:15 a.m. Husky women's team makes NCAA cross country field, men fall short 2012-11-11T04:10:42Z And that’s not to mention the worst offence of all: Huck’s behavior once he reunites with his old partner in crime, Tom Sawyer. Is Huckleberry Finn's ending really lacking? Not if you're talking psychology. 2012-10-05T17:15:14.550Z Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky., the site of the 2012 national championship. Top-ranked Husky women's cross country team second at Greater Louisville Classic 2012-09-30T03:10:05Z Long before he penned "Tom Sawyer" or "Huckleberry Finn," Twain made his mark at Olympic Club. The Olympic Club's history goes beyond US Opens 2012-06-09T04:09:10Z “Rocky,” “Tom Sawyer,” “The Hobbit,” “The Lion King” and just about every other Disney animated film. AdVoice: The Unequivocal Connection Between Social Media and Myths, Fairy Tales, & Fantasy 2012-06-05T13:05:43Z The Tom Sawyer of Blogging Thanks The Other Painters My most prolific commenter has been Robert Baty, who fell into the trap that I lay for all coherent commenters, conversion into a guest poster. Go Tell The Spartans - Passive Activities Makes It To 300 - Thanks To Jennifer Aniston Not In The Nude 2012-05-30T01:49:13Z Tom Sawyer was not more adroit in getting out of white-washing his fence than was Roos in getting out of that portage job. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The Tom Sawyer phase of evolution is immortal! The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z He is not exactly the normal type of growing boy,—compare him with Tom Sawyer!—but because he is not ordinary, it does not follow that he is unnatural. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z It was near the birthplace and boyhood scenes of Mark Twain, and the author of "Tom Sawyer" had no need to go outside of Marion County to find the original of his "Colonel Mulberry Sellers." The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z Although it is a sequel, it is quite as worthy of wide popularity as Tom Sawyer. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z American children, especially those who come under the influence of the beliefs of the negro and of the Indian, may, as that delightful book, Tom Sawyer, tells us, become quite experts in folk-lore. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z He's like Tom Sawyer's cat and the pain killer. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are prose epics of American life. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z The closest any other author gets, at this level, to creating and sustaining a fantasy/reality world is Mark Twain in the Tom Sawyer novels, of which four were successfully published during his lifetime. How Harry Potter Saved Reading 2011-07-09T00:21:05Z Tom Sawyer was a tale of boyish adventure in a village in Missouri, on the Mississippi River, and it was told by the author. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z Here again Tom Sawyer is an excellent example. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z Tom Sawyer and Huck, he said musingly, certainly were "universal." Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z It is interesting to remember that before this pronouncement was published, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn had been read by thousands. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z The patron saint of the Web is Tom Sawyer, getting someone else to paint your fence for you – you spin a good enough story, and people sign on. Names You Need To Know: Blekko 2011-05-02T14:43:20Z In Tom Sawyer we saw Huckleberry Finn from the outside; in the present volume we see him from the inside. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z And so the question of gables becomes as bewildering as Tom Sawyer’s aunt’s spoons. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Tom says: 'Now we'll start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyer's Gang. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Nearly all healthy boys enjoy reading Tom Sawyer, because the intrinsic interest of the story is so great, and the various adventures of the hero are portrayed with such gusto. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Tom Sawyer pictured himself as a romantic figure. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Now this is just what Mark Twain has not done: Huckleberry Finn is not an attempt to do Tom Sawyer over again. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z An autodidact, he likes to discuss characters he’s read about, ranging from Alexander the Great to Constantine to Tom Sawyer, and he harbors a special fondness for Machiavelli. Magazine Preview: The Suburbanization of Mike Tyson 2011-03-16T19:52:52Z Do you remember when Tom Sawyer took the boys to the cave at night, in "Huckleberry Finn"? Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z There is no allusion in his book to Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn, nor does the critic seem to regard their creator as in any sense a novelist. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z A good deal of whitewash has flowed past the fence, but Tom Sawyer's trick still holds good. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Although Huck Finn appeared first in the earlier book, and although Tom Sawyer reappears in the later, the scenes and the characters are otherwise wholly different. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z For the media, this is a Tom Sawyer moment. The Media Equation: At Media Companies, a Nation of Serfs 2011-02-13T23:25:50Z Let not the boy then be held up to blame if he is no more able to name the Olympian council than was Tom Sawyer to name the first two disciples chosen. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z I guess that they are merely "showing off" like the people at the Sunday school exercises in Tom Sawyer. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Here, for instance, is an example from “Tom Sawyer”: “We said it was Parson Silas, and we judged he had found Sam Cooper drunk in the road, which he was always trying to reform him.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z But though Huckleberry Finn may not quite reach these two highest points of Tom Sawyer, the general level of the later story is indisputably higher than that of the earlier. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z The sanitised version will be published on 15 February, in a joint reissue with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which also has the offensive epithets replaced. Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn 2011-01-06T12:18:54Z Gribben will jointly reissue another Twain classic, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" with epithets also deleted. Scholar reissues Huckleberry Finn minus the "N"-word 2011-01-05T22:41:50Z “I found myself right out of graduate school at Berkeley not wanting to pronounce that word when I was teaching either ‘Huckleberry Finn’ or ‘Tom Sawyer,’ ” he said. Publisher Tinkers With Twain 2011-01-05T03:21:26Z Researchers will need the skills exhibited by Tom Sawyer when he persuaded his friends it would be a joyous privilege to whitewash a fence. Findings: On a Hunt for What Makes Gamers Keep Gaming 2010-12-06T22:50:00Z He is almost as much a delight to any one who has been a boy as was Tom Sawyer. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z And the way things work commercially today across much of the Web recalls that chapter in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” where Tom cajoles his guileless friends into whitewashing Aunt Polly’s fence. Unboxed: Rewarding Consumers for Providing Personal Data 2010-07-17T20:25:00Z You will not find any children in the “Tom Sawyer” ensemble, directed with exhilarating artistry by Jeremy B. Cohen, Hartford Stage’s associate artistic director and director of new play development. | Connecticut: ?Tom Sawyer? Adaptation at Hartford Stage 2010-04-17T01:27:00Z We all know how Tom Sawyer got his fence painted. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Stevenson praised heartily Mark Twain’s ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ and it was his belief that it was greater, riper, and richer than its forerunner, ‘Tom Sawyer.’ Stevensoniana Being a Reprint of Various Literary and Pictorial Miscellany Associated with Robert Louis Stevenson, the Man and His Work Now, none of these sentiments are appropriate to Tom Sawyer, who had none of the feeling for nature which Huck Finn had caught during his numberless days and nights in the open air. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z Mark Twain also indicated the singular isolation of Henry James by expressing precisely the same opinion in his immortal chronicle of the adventures of Tom Sawyer. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day For me, that was the first of many substantive surprises in this sassy, ingeniously staged and deeply affecting world premiere of an adaptation of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Laura Eason. | Connecticut: ?Tom Sawyer? Adaptation at Hartford Stage 2010-04-17T01:27:00Z Though it was still early in the morning, Fergus was not reading "Tom Sawyer." Hempfield A Novel Fancy living in a town where you could see the author of Tom Sawyer, or "some one very like him," jolting over the pavements in a buggy! From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The romantic side of Tom Sawyer is shown in most delightfully humorous fashion in the account of his difficult devices to aid in the easy escape of Jim, a run-away negro. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Like many girls before me, I grew up thinking of “Tom Sawyer” as a book for boys. | Connecticut: ?Tom Sawyer? Adaptation at Hartford Stage 2010-04-17T01:27:00Z "That's easy," said Fergus, and turning in his chair he reached across to the shelf and produced his battered volume of "Tom Sawyer." Hempfield A Novel Here I lost my reverence completely, and protested against any theory of the sort, because, to me at least, Tom Sawyer was real. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Most children, like Tom Sawyer, delight in wounds, but they should be prevented if possible both from inspecting and from exhibiting them. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade This “Tom Sawyer,” however, is playing for much bigger stakes, just as Twain’s book did. | Connecticut: ?Tom Sawyer? Adaptation at Hartford Stage 2010-04-17T01:27:00Z About twenty yards away there was a good-sized pan floating about in the "sish" like a raft, such as that on which Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer floated down the Mississippi. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North I have a notion of writing the sequel to Tom Sawyer in two ways. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Sure enough, there was Cinderella in her coach with the Prince sitting by her side, and Tom Sawyer trying to "hitch on" behind. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party Then I slipped down to the ground and crawled in among the trees, and, sure enough, there was Tom Sawyer waiting for me. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” adapted by Laura Eason from the book by Mark Twain, is at Hartford Stage, 50 Church Street, through May 9. | Connecticut: ?Tom Sawyer? Adaptation at Hartford Stage 2010-04-17T01:27:00Z Lang dotes on Treasure Island: “Except Tom Sawyer and the Odyssey,” he writes, “I never liked any romance so much.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) Tom Sawyer and Robinson Crusoe led the list. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories No one will have forgotten Tom Sawyer’s aspiration: “Ah, if he could only die temporarily!” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) But Tom Sawyer he hunted me up and said he was going to start a band of robbers, and I might join if I would go back to the widow and be respectable. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Just as he drew upon his early days in Hannibal for the material in “Huckleberry Finn” and The “Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” so he used all of his experiences. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades That enchanting work of art "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn," by the great Mark Twain. Another Sheaf Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and the Connecticut Yankee were life as well as art. The New Nation He was Tom Sawyer grown up; and for a raft on the Mississippi substitute a seagoing yacht. The Pagan Madonna I didn't see no di'monds, and I told Tom Sawyer so. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade I have Tom Sawyer at home and Huckleberry Finn, too. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades I was so hot at the fellow's impertinence I let myself get caught into a lie, I'm afraid, but like Tom Sawyer's aunt, I can't help feeling "it was a good lie!" Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty But since the days of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer the conditions of American literature have changed, and for the worse. American Sketches 1908 Nebraska State Journal, May 5, 1895 I got a letter last week from a little boy just half-past seven who had just read “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer.” A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays They agreed to get together and fix a day as soon as they could, and then we elected Tom Sawyer first captain and Joe Harper second captain of the Gang, and so started home. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade “Tom Sawyer” was himself, and the incidents in the book all had their foundation in the days of his boyhood. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades His two books for boys—A Boy's Town and The Flight of Pony Baker—rank with such favorites as Tom Sawyer and The Story of a Bad Boy. Boy Life Stories and Readings Selected From The Works of William Dean Howells Twain, Mark: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, two stories whose fun every boy will appreciate. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide What a red-letter-day it is to a boy, the day he first opens “Tom Sawyer.” A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays So then I judged that all that stuff was only just one of Tom Sawyer's lies. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are claimed as comrades by all the boys between the Penobscot and the Rio Grande. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement How vastly more worth while such a method of escape, and how jubilant Tom Sawyer would have been over such an opportunity when his horrified warning, “Look behind you, aunt!” had lost efficacy. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France The Tom Sawyer plan came in handy, otherwise it is probable there would have been a default on the time-limit. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Long after his school-days were ended he took up, for the first time, 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.' The Book-Hunter at Home He said Tom Sawyer couldn't get up no better plan than what I had. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade When Tom Sawyer, under the compulsion of his aunt, is whitewashing a fence, it is shortly no fun for him. Human Traits and their Social Significance Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are the two best boys in the whole wide range of fiction, the most natural, genuine, and convincing. My Contemporaries In Fiction Who knows Tom Sawyer may have seen her this week or last week? Mitch Miller One Sunday we went to the Marine Barracks, where we heard that Sergeant Killock and Tom Sawyer were stationed. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea Do you reckon Tom Sawyer would ever go by this thing? The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade If I wanted to describe it I could save myself the trouble by conveying the description of it to these pages from "Tom Sawyer." Chapters from My Autobiography The afternoon dragged slowly; he grew very hungry, and at last saying to himself that he would go and get some biscuit, and "Tom Sawyer," one of his favorite books, he went softly downstairs. The Story of the Big Front Door "But you were really on your way to Havana to run away to St. Louis, and see Tom Sawyer?" Mitch Miller Because of him the Missouri and the Mississippi go not unvexed to the sea, for they ripple with laughter as they recall Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, poor Jim, and the Duke. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Nobody could spread himself like Tom Sawyer in such a thing as that. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Twenty years ago Mr. Richmond had become possessed of Tom Sawyer's cave in the hills three miles from town, and had made a tourist-resort of it. Chapters from My Autobiography Finally all save one stubborn aboriginal protestant emerged from the tub, like the immortal Tom Sawyer, "a man and a brother." The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 What would you think if Tom Sawyer was actually on her, takin' a trip? Mitch Miller That made Thad think of Mark Twain, and he wondered whether the illustrious Tom Sawyer and his chum, Huckleberry Finn, had ever arranged a more fetching reception committee than this one of Hugh's. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight And so did I. It was Tom Sawyer on a mattress; and that old doctor; and Jim, in her calico dress, with his hands tied behind him; and a lot of people. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade If the incident of the broken sugar-bowl is in "Tom Sawyer"—I don't remember whether it is or not—that is an example of it. Chapters from My Autobiography It will be recalled that Tom Sawyer sat on the top of a barrel and munched apples while his boy companions whitewashed the fence in his stead. The Vitalized School Skeet," he says, "I'm not Tom Sawyer, and I never was; never any more than you was Huckleberry Finn. Mitch Miller Tom Sawyer is the kind of youth we like to see given the chief part in a novel, while George Washington, we are all agreed, is fit target for our lofty scorn. The Story of Baden-Powell 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps' I says; "your head gets leveler and leveler all the time, Tom Sawyer," I says. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade In "Huck Finn" and in "Tom Sawyer Detective" I moved it down to Arkansas. Chapters from My Autobiography But Tom Sawyer accomplished it in an easy, natural way, with no parade or bombast. The Vitalized School "And the flesh pots are tempting," said Major Abbott right quick, "and you love treasure and love to live over the life of Tom Sawyer, a boy who never lived?" Mitch Miller Lydia, lying on her stomach on the couch, turning the leaves of "Tom Sawyer," looked up with sudden interest. Lydia of the Pines Then I says to myself, s'pose Tom Sawyer comes down on that boat? The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade In the book called "Tom Sawyer" I starved him entirely to death in the cave, but that was in the interest of art; it never happened. Chapters from My Autobiography Here, again, she may need to take counsel with Tom Sawyer. The Vitalized School "Well, I love treasure, that is I love to find it—but I'm not livin' over Tom Sawyer's life any more than is natural." Mitch Miller "I brought a newly illustrated copy of 'Tom Sawyer' for you to see, Lydia," said Levine. Lydia of the Pines Being Tom Sawyer was easy and comfortable, and it stayed easy and comfortable till by and by I hear a steamboat coughing along down the river. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade She has come handy to me several times in my books, where she figures as Tom Sawyer's "Aunt Polly." Chapters from My Autobiography She admits that she cannot do what Tom Sawyer did so well, and so proclaims her inability to articulate life and work effectively. The Vitalized School And so, considerin' everything, I decided I'd take a chance, for we must see Tom Sawyer, Skeet; it must be and it has to be now. Mitch Miller What Hannibal was like and what were the circumstances of Mr. Clemens's boyhood we can see for ourselves in the convincing pages of 'Tom Sawyer.' Inquiries and Opinions So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade I used Sandy once, also; it was in "Tom Sawyer"; I tried to get him to whitewash the fence, but it did not work. Chapters from My Autobiography He is a bit like Tom Sawyer in character, more ornate and dramatic than Huckleberry Finn, but quite as much a liar, given a good cause. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters "And are these your reasons for believing that Tom Sawyer lives and wrote to you?" Mitch Miller Encouraged by the welcome accorded to this first attempt at fiction, Mark Twain turned to the days of his boyhood and wrote 'Tom Sawyer,' published in 1875. Inquiries and Opinions It was the most astonishing speech I ever heard—and I'm bound to say Tom Sawyer fell considerable in my estimation. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade "Were you lost in the cave, as Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher were?" How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Then he said "Then perhaps you knew Tom Sawyer?" More Toasts And as far as that goes, this goin' to see Tom Sawyer might have something to do with it. Mitch Miller In no book in our language, to my mind, has the boy, simply as a boy, been better realized than in 'Tom Sawyer.' Inquiries and Opinions If I had Tom Sawyer's head I wouldn't trade it off to be a duke, nor mate of a steamboat, nor clown in a circus, nor nothing I can think of. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade For Mrs. Frazer is the original of Becky Thatcher, the childhood sweetheart of Tom Sawyer, and the original of Tom Sawyer, of course, was Mark Twain himself. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Tom Sawyer's friends derived much pleasure from whitewashing the fence, and even paid for the privilege. Bobby of the Labrador Tom Sawyer lives near here, and yet he was never in this town, at least if he was he writes nothing about it. Mitch Miller Oh, I've read my "Tom Sawyer," and know about his enterprise in getting the fence whitewashed by making the task seem a privilege. Reveries of a Schoolmaster Tom had his store clothes on, and an audience—and that was always nuts for Tom Sawyer. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade "Of course I suspected it when I first read the 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer,'" she went on. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Is "Roughing It" more typical of his genius than "Tom Sawyer" or "Huckleberry Finn"? Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities And pretty soon I looked up and saw a big sign "Tom Sawyer." Mitch Miller Nobody but savages thinks that clothes have ghosts, but Tom Sawyer conjectures that ghosts’ clothes “are made of ghost stuff”. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts You know the fight you had with Tom Sawyer, and he is a deacon in First Church, Bethany. Around Old Bethany A Story of the Adventures of Robert and Mary Davis The pranks of Penrod Schofield are merely those of Tom Sawyer repeated in another town, without the touches of poetry or of the informing imagination lent by Mark Twain. Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) I recall that I thought I'd dazzle Edyth with my magnificence, just as Tom Sawyer did the little girl with the two long braids of yellow hair—do you remember? Ashton-Kirk, Investigator On the way out he began to talk to me about "Tom Sawyer," and asked me if I had read the book. Mitch Miller I like Tom Sawyer because he was so jolly, Uncle Tom because he was so faithful, and Nathan Hale because he was so brave.' In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays From Rollo to Tom Sawyer, and other papers. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 January - June And by George, Tom Sawyer never looked at him once! Tom Sawyer, Detective This gave another the courage to add that she had enjoyed the chapter on whitewashing the fence in "Tom Sawyer." Library Work with Children The professor looked exactly like Tom Sawyer's teacher, except ours wore a beard. Mitch Miller It WAS a powerful good adventure, and Tom Sawyer had to work his bullet-wound mighty lively to hold his own against it. Tom Sawyer Abroad No one will have forgotten Tom Sawyer's aspiration: "Ah, if he could only die TEMPORARILY!" Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers It wouldn't be you, Tom Sawyer, if you was to let such a chance go by. Tom Sawyer, Detective Immediately after breakfast Nimrod and our host equipped themselves for the day's hunt, and went off in opposite directions, like Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer on the occasion of their memorable first smoke. A Woman Tenderfoot It was wonderful, and we sang and threw clods at birds and talked over plans about goin' to see Tom Sawyer. Mitch Miller That warn't ever Tom Sawyer's way, I can say that for him. Tom Sawyer Abroad On a muggy Wednesday, we dangled our feet over the edge of the Liberty Belle’s riverboat pier, watching the listless Confederate flag over Fort Langhorn on Tom Sawyer Island by moonlight. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Well, sir, if there'd been a brass band to bust out some music, then, it would 'a' been just the perfectest thing I ever see, and Tom Sawyer he said the same. Tom Sawyer, Detective Not having read Tom Sawyer, Richard evaded the question by asking, "How did they do?" Georgina of the Rainbows Why, Skeet," says Mitch, "did Tom Sawyer ever have anything like this? Mitch Miller Some called him Tom Sawyer the Traveler, and that just swelled him up fit to bust. Tom Sawyer Abroad If you keep on believing it, you’re going to lose the Mansion, the Liberty Belle, Tom Sawyer Island—all of it. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Tom Sawyer was always right—the levelest head I ever see, and always AT himself and ready for anything you might spring on him. Tom Sawyer, Detective "Would you be afraid of coffins and spooks or to go to a graveyard in the dead of the night the way Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn did?" Georgina of the Rainbows We hadn't found the treasure; we had been cheated out of our trip to St. Louis, for they wouldn't let us go back to Havaner to get the boat; we hadn't seen Tom Sawyer. Mitch Miller I say: "Good land! have you got the documents for that, Tom Sawyer?" Tom Sawyer Abroad The most widely read of Mark Twain's works are Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived Tom Sawyer, I lay if you aggravate me a little more, I'll—" "Aunt Sally, without knowing it—and of course without intending it—you are in the wrong. Tom Sawyer, Detective Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 8. Tell me, then, how Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn got to keep what they found. Mitch Miller Tom Sawyer was stumped; he see Jim had got him where he couldn't budge. Tom Sawyer Abroad Tom Sawyer knew as much of the cave as any one. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 7. The others got tired and give it up; but not Tom Sawyer—that warn't his style. Tom Sawyer, Detective Tom Sawyer's Gang! pretty low characters in it!' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 8. They had some liver and a bladder; and before we could square around Kit O'Brien came up and knocked "Tom Sawyer" out of Mitch's hand. Mitch Miller "Tom Sawyer, they're set down on the map, and you know it perfectly well, and here they are, and you can see for yourself." Tom Sawyer Abroad Why, Tom Sawyer, we wouldn't be alive two days if that got found out. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 6. It was always nuts for Tom Sawyer—a mystery was. Tom Sawyer, Detective Early the third morning Tom Sawyer wisely went poking among some old empty hogsheads down behind the abandoned slaughter-house, and in one of them he found the refugee. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 8. It wouldn't be like Tom Sawyer to go inside. Mitch Miller What's the use you talking that kind of stuff, Tom Sawyer? Tom Sawyer Abroad "Tom Sawyer, you are just as mean as you can be, to sneak up on a person and look at what they're looking at." The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 5. Well, then they ripped and howled and stomped and clapped their hands till Tom Sawyer was that proud and happy he didn't know what to do with himself. Tom Sawyer, Detective One poor chap, who had no other grandeur to offer, said with tolerably manifest pride in the remembrance: "Well, Tom Sawyer he licked me once." The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs. Mitch Miller I says: "Tom Sawyer, YOU don't believe that, yourself." Tom Sawyer Abroad You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Tom Sawyer; you know you're going to tell on me, and oh, what shall I do, what shall I do! The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 5. And so the whole family was as happy as birds, and nobody could be gratefuler and lovinger than what they was to Tom Sawyer; and the same to me, though I hadn't done nothing. Tom Sawyer, Detective "Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swears they will keep mum about This and They wish They may Drop down dead in Their Tracks if They ever Tell and Rot." The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 3. Then Mitch switched and began to talk about Tom Sawyer again. Mitch Miller I says: "Tom Sawyer, I want to ask you some questions." Tom Sawyer Abroad At that moment a shadow fell on the page and Tom Sawyer stepped in at the door and caught a glimpse of the picture. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 5. Which made him feel uncommon bully, for it was nuts for Tom Sawyer to be a public character that-away, and a hero, as he calls it. Tom Sawyer, Detective And now at this moment, when hope was dead, Tom Sawyer came forward with nine yellow tickets, nine red tickets, and ten blue ones, and demanded a Bible. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. Any one could see it; and so Tom Sawyer was a real person, and it was proved. Mitch Miller DO you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures? Tom Sawyer Abroad He easily guessed his way to the truth—the girl had simply made a convenience of him to vent her spite upon Tom Sawyer. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 5. And so did I. It was Tom Sawyer on a mattress; and that old doctor; and Jim, in HER calico dress, with his hands tied behind him; and a lot of people. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36 to The Last Tom Sawyer went home quite cheerful, thinking to himself that there was some satisfaction about divine service when there was a bit of variety in it. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. And Mitch says, "Do you know we can do exactly what Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn did?" Mitch Miller Tom Sawyer was always free and generous that way. Tom Sawyer Abroad SO I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 31 to 35 Then, to tickle the approbativeness of the slave, it was declared a virtue not to work on Sunday, a most pleasing bit of Tom Sawyer diplomacy. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others He said that Graham reminded him a lot of Tom Sawyer who, he said, currently lived down the street from him. Abducted to Oz Nobody believed in Tom Sawyer as a real person but us—we did. Mitch Miller Tom Sawyer was tired of that end of the subject. Tom Sawyer Abroad I was thus cunningly prepared, "coached" shall I say, for the maturer charms of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain He obviously relished secrecy, pass-words, disguises, the ‘properties’ of the conspirator, in the spirit of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles One of his most humorous scenes may be found in the chapter where Tom Sawyer succeeds in getting other boys to relieve him of the drudgery of whitewashing a fence. History of American Literature Struck it, I says to myself—struck it without any more trouble or worry, and no need to see Tom Sawyer and find out how to find treasure. Mitch Miller I says: "Tom Sawyer, this ain't no welkin, it's a balloon." Tom Sawyer Abroad True lovers of adventure may revel in the masterly narrative of 'Tom Sawyer'. Mark Twain Most people who read Robin Hood are, as witness Mr. Tom Sawyer. The Long Chance He attended only a common school, a picture of which is given in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. History of American Literature If we told him we was runnin' away to see Tom Sawyer, maybe he wouldn't let us on the train. Mitch Miller That was the way with Tom Sawyer—always sound. Tom Sawyer Abroad To his association with the South and the Southwest are due 'Tom Sawyer', 'Huckleberry Finn', 'Pudd'nhead Wilson', and 'Life on the Mississippi'. Mark Twain No doubt scores of men,—perhaps even schoolboys of the Tom Sawyer type,—had made frequent visits to the cave. Quill's Window Tom Sawyer, the hero, is "a combination," says the author, "of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew." History of American Literature I've been in trouble about this all summer, I really started out to see Tom Sawyer, partly to get away from this, and I was troubled most of the time. Mitch Miller Like Tom Sawyer whitewashing a fence, Torvalds' genius lay less in the overall vision and more in his ability to recruit other hackers to speed the process. Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software One need but recall the scenes in which Tom Sawyer was born and bred to realize in its actuality the model from which these scenes were drawn. Mark Twain Mr Tom Sawyer himself took, in Mark Twain's tale, the part of the bold outlaw. Alfred Tennyson Huckleberry Finn, the son of a drunkard, and the friend of Tom Sawyer, is the hero of the book. History of American Literature No more digging for treasure; no more belief in Tom Sawyer. Mitch Miller Susy's earliest recollection was "Tom Sawyer" read aloud from the manuscript. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain The cave, so graphically described in Tom Sawyer, was one of Sam's favourite haunts; and his first sweetheart was Laura Hawkins, the Becky Thatcher of Tom's admiration. Mark Twain Usually the books were Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, the morals of which were not regarded as wholly exemplary. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 6 (1907-1910) If the first two chapters of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are read, the time will probably be found to finish the books. History of American Literature There wasn't any Tom Sawyer; and this town—why we couldn't find a thing like it was in the book. Mitch Miller This was more than even Tom Sawyer had dreamed. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain Robinson Crusoe was held to exhibit a limited power of imagination in comparison with the ingenuity and inventiveness of Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain I like to think that "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" will be looked upon, fifty or a hundred years from now, as the picture of buoyant, dramatic, human American life. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) "Tom Sawyer" seems rather pale to the family after the extravagances of the Twins, but they came to like it after they got used to it. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) "And don't you know that there is and never was such a boy as Tom Sawyer?" Mitch Miller "A Dog's Tale," a pathetic plea against vivisection, was the last story written in the little retreat that had seen the beginning of "Tom Sawyer" twenty-nine years before. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain When Kipling protested vigorously against any theory of the sort, because Tom Sawyer was real, Mark Twain replied with the fatalistic doctrine of 'What is Man?': Mark Twain He closed by urging that Bliss "hurry out" 'Tom Sawyer.' Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) The little note that follows shows that Mark Twain had not entirely forgotten the days of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) "You never saw Tom Sawyer and never saw him write?" Mitch Miller If Tom Sawyer had owned the magic wand, he hardly could have produced anything as startling as that. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain I finished reading Tom Sawyer a week ago, sitting up till one A.M. to get to the end, simply because it was impossible to leave off. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) It's a kind of companion to Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) Tom Sawyer Abroad, as the new Huck story was finally called, was completed and disposed of to St. Nicholas for serial publication. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Why," he says, "the Bible is the 'Tom Sawyer' of grown folks. Mitch Miller Many grown-up readers and most critics declared that it was greater than the "Tom Sawyer" book, though the younger readers generally like the first book the best, it being rather more in the juvenile vein. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain It is glorious news that you like Tom Sawyer so well. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) He made another of Tom Sawyer, and probably destroyed it, for no trace of the MS. exists to-day. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) The money due from Mrs. Dodge was a balance on Tom Sawyer Abroad, which had been accepted by St. Nicholas. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) "Well, you young pirates," said my pa, as he came in the room, "you're goin' down to see Tom Sawyer, are you, and run away from your home?" Mitch Miller As literature, the story of "Huck Finn" holds a higher place than that of "Tom Sawyer." The Boys' Life of Mark Twain Clemens carried the Tom Sawyer MS. to Boston himself and placed it in Howells's hands. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) Meantime Howells had written his Atlantic notice of Tom Sawyer, and now inclosed Clemens a proof of it. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) When 1364 sweeter and better people, including the author, have "tried" to dramatize Tom Sawyer and did not arrive, what sort of show do you suppose you stand? Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Tom Sawyer We followed our pas into the shop. Mitch Miller "Sketches New and Old" went very well, but the book had no such sale as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," which appeared a year later, December, 1876. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain By this time Mark Twain had taken up and finished the Tom Sawyer story begun two years before. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) Bliss made a failure in the matter of getting Tom Sawyer ready on time—the engravers assisting, as usual. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) Now as I understand it, dear and magnanimous 1365, you are going to recreate Tom Sawyer dramatically, and then do me the compliment to put me in the bills as father of this shady offspring. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Mitch said that the trip to Springfield had cured him of being mad at his pa for takin' us to Hannibal to see Tom Sawyer the butcher. Mitch Miller "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" has taken a place side by side with "Treasure Island." The Boys' Life of Mark Twain Clemens did not hurry, however, The publication of Tom Sawyer could wait. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) The MS. sketch mentioned in the foregoing letter was "The Canvasser's Tale," later included in the volume, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Other Stories. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) Tom Sawyer is simply a hymn, put into prose form to give it a worldly air. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) The Will Bowen mentioned is a former playmate, one of Tom Sawyer's outlaw band. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) Tom Sawyer's dreams of greatness had been all too modest. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain The book was Tom Sawyer, as already mentioned, and the play a dramatization from The Gilded Age. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) Ever yours, S. L. C. In his next letter Mark Twain explains why Tom Sawyer is not to appear as soon as planned. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) I have seen Tom Sawyer's remains in all the different kinds of dramatic shrouds there are. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) One of those smudgy, much-folded school notes of the Tom Sawyer period would be priceless to-day, and somewhere among forgotten keepsakes it may exist, but we shall not be likely to find it. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) He visited Hannibal and lectured there, receiving an ovation that would have satisfied even Tom Sawyer. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain Clemens wrote very little, though he seems to have planned Tom Sawyer, and perhaps made its earliest beginning, which was in dramatic form. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) Too, there was always the spirit of Tom Sawyer deviltry in Mark's make-up that prompted him, as he himself boasted, to see how much holy indignation he could stir up in the world. 1601 Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors In America his 'Huckleberry Finn' and his 'Tom Sawyer' are what 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Tom Brown's School Days' have been to us. Mark Twain's Speeches In Tom Sawyer we have a picture of the Hannibal of those days and the atmosphere of his boyhood there. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) He began two stories—one of them, "The Extraordinary Twins," which was the first form of "Pudd'nhead Wilson;" the other, "Tom Sawyer Abroad," for "St. Nicholas." The Boys' Life of Mark Twain We turn his pages and we see The Mississippi flowing free; We turn again and grin O'er all Tom Sawyer did and planned With him of the ensanguined hand, With Huckleberry Finn! Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete It was in the famous summer of 1876, too, that Mark was putting the finishing touches to Tom Sawyer. 1601 Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors For something over forty years I have acquired my bread by print, beginning with The Innocents Abroad, followed at intervals of a year or so by Roughing It, Tom Sawyer, Gilded Age, and so on. Mark Twain's Speeches In the same article he states that he was the first person in the world to apply the type-machine to literature, and that he thinks the story of Tom Sawyer was the first type-copied manuscript. Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume I, Part 2: 1835-1866 It was to be a continuation of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, especially of the latter as told by himself. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain |
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