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Tom Sawyer Detective (Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Mark Twain (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 523 ratings
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0084BNE8W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Public Domain Books (May 17, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 198 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 51 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 3849674533
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 523 ratings

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Mark Twain

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Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910). He was born and brought up in the American state of Missouri and, because of his father's death, he left school to earn his living when he was only twelve. He was a great adventurer and travelled round America as a printer; prospected for gold and set off for South America to earn his fortune. He returned to become a steam-boat pilot on the Mississippi River, close to where he had grown up. The Civil War put an end to steam-boating and Clemens briefly joined the Confederate army - although the rest of his family were Unionists! He had already tried his hand at newspaper reporting and now became a successful journalist. He started to use the alias Mark Twain during the Civil War and it was under this pen name that he became a famous travel writer. He took the name from his steam-boat days - it was the river pilots' cry to let their men know that the water was two fathoms deep.

Mark Twain was always nostalgic about his childhood and in 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, based on his own experiences. The book was soon recognised as a work of genius and eight years later the sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was published. The great writer Ernest Hemingway claimed that 'All modern literature stems from this one book.'

Mark Twain was soon famous all over the world. He made a fortune from writing and lost it on a typesetter he invented. He then made another fortune and lost it on a bad investment. He was an impulsive, hot-tempered man but was also quite sentimental and superstitious. He was born when Halley's Comet was passing the Earth and always believed he would die when it returned - this is exactly what happened.

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Ted B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014
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I am a old man and have been a fan of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn since I was a teenager. I have read and enjoyed other Twain books but Tom and Huck have always been my favorites and I have laughed many times while reading of their adventures. This was my first time reading Tom Sawyer detective and it was good to follow these two characters a little further in their lives. It was a good and fast read, I recommend it to any Tom and Huck fans.
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Niki E.
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend the Seawolf Press edition
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
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Tom Sawyer, Detective is the last in the Tom Sawyer series. While the first two books are really where the series shines, this last book was a short and sweet addition to the series. It was fun to catch up with our two rapscallions for one last time.

I read the Seawolf Press edition, one of the 100th Anniversary Collection, which has the original illustrations. I can't recommend these editions highly enough. I love facsimile editions and Seawolf Press puts out some of the best.
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Julie A. Kelly
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely!
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2012
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I had not read this since I was in grade school (many years ago) and I found it delightful! Mark Twain is a terrific writer, not only by the story itself but it provides a peak into that time and place. Great story for kids and a opening for parents to discuss the difference between those times and now.
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Bernie Gourley
5.0 out of 5 stars Tom solves a murder and Huck tells the tale
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn continue in this novella as the duo travels to visit Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas in Arkansas. On the riverboat, they meet an old acquaintaince who they didn’t know was still alive, the twin of a man who still lives near Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas. He tells them how he’s in a bind because he conspired in a diamond theft with two partners, and subsequently swindled the two by making off with the diamonds. The reason he’s headed home is because he figures he can hide out there as long as he makes himself look like his twin, as long as no one sees the two twins together, he can play like he’s his brother. While Tom and Huck agree to be helpful, the last time they see this man, he’s jumped ship and is being followed by the two men, and Tom and Huck assume he’s a goner.

In time Tom and Huck arrive at Aunt Sally’s. Shortly thereafter a man goes missing, the twin of the diamond thief. Eventually, evidence mounts that the murderer is none other than Uncle Silas. Despite the fact that Silas has been a little off, Tom doesn’t believe his kind uncle, a pastor, is capable of such a feat. However, Silas confesses, having thwacked the man on the head, he believes that the man must have died from it. Testimony convinces Silas that he must have gone out to bury the man in an act of incredible somnambulism, and while he has no recollection of it, he believes it must be true.

When it comes to the trial, Tom sits in with the incompetent public defender, committed to proving Silas’s innocence -- despite his Uncle’s vociferous admissions. At the last second, Tom does figure it out, and explains what really happened. He’s furthermore able to substantiate his claims using no more than the individuals in the courtroom. By the times he’s finished, even Uncle Silas acknowledges that he didn’t commit a murder.

This is a fine little mystery story, but what makes it really enjoyable is the first-person narration by Huck Finn. While Tom Sawyer does the brainwork to solve the crime, Huck offers a telling that is humorous and whimsical.

If you like “Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huck Finn” don’t miss this follow-up.
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Judith
3.0 out of 5 stars Just okay
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017
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It's a year or two after Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn's big adventure rafting down the Mississippi in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This is a short novel about Huck and Tom going to visit Tom's aunt and uncle. Tom's uncle has been accused of a murder, but Tom is on the case to find the real killer. The plot of this little book reminds me a lot of Puddin'head Wilson. It's a fun little book, but not anywhere in the league of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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5.0 out of 5 stars made me laugh
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2013
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I read this book in my early teens and enjoyed it a lot. Over the last few months I have been very stressed and I wanted something that made me remember the happier times in my life. Also, I just started using the amazon kindle app on my tablet and this was the perfect read. Now that I'm in my late 30s the adventures of Tom Sawyer were more amusing than fascinating and it was exactly what I needed to hit reset. I didn't want a self-help, melancholy book, just something to make me laugh. This hit the spot ^_^
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful satisfying ending
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2017
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Fabulous classic by Mark Twain ... Don't miss it. Also ideal for middle school readers. Bought multiple copies for my friends and relatives. Wonderful satisfying ending. Everyone loved it. Short but sweet book. Did not like Tom Sawyer Abroad, however.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful listening
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
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Due to eye issues Alexa reads to me, this is a will written novella book 4 in the series. The characters are interesting and fun. The story line is fast moving as the two main characters race to solve the crime. I would recommend this novella to Mark Twain fans. Enjoy reading 🔰 2021 ☺
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massimo
4.0 out of 5 stars Bello da leggere
Reviewed in Italy on December 15, 2023
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Lo ho regalato alla mia compagna e mi ha detto che è bello da leggere
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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars
Reviewed in India on November 4, 2018
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Tom Sawyer Detective. Wow.
Ever seen the Bad News Bears? Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal? Pretty good movie. Then they came out with Bad News Bears, Breaking Training and then Bad News Bears Go To Japan. Tom Sawyer Detective serves as the "Bad News Bears Go to Japan" installment of the Tom/Huck franchise.

Yeah, Twain was milking it, but I have to admit this book is still worth reading if only for Twain's inimitable style. In this episode, Tom's uncle goes on trial for murder and Tom Sawyer ends up basically serving as his lawyer and getting to the bottom of the mystery. Amusingly, he repeatedly refers to the "deceased" as the "diseased" and the "lawyer for the prosecution" as the "lawyer for the prostitution." No one else in the town, of course, even notices his mistake.
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ちょこくん
4.0 out of 5 stars 読みやすい
Reviewed in Japan on August 10, 2023
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ちょっと古臭い面白みがないものだと思って読み始めましたが、
意外と面白かったです。
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Clinton James McLachlan
4.0 out of 5 stars Another story from Mark Twain
Reviewed in Australia on July 13, 2023
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As a child would read huckleberry Finn and love it
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Jackie M
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2016
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Excellent. Well worth reading. Shorter than the original Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn books but just as good.
Probably not very easy for children to read, even though it is intended for children. It is narrated by Huckleberry Finn, whose dialect may not be easy to understand by young readers.
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