The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Treasure Island

Mark Twain the author was an American Writer & Humorist. His real name is “Samuel Longhorne Clemens”. Mark Twain is the pen name. His notable works are “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” & “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. In his credit there are 28 books and numerous Sketches & Short stories. ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ came out in 1869. It features one of the best-loved characters in American fiction. Mark Twain’s famous short stories are: ‘The War Prayer’ ‘A Dog’s Tale’ ‘Eve’s Diary’ ‘A Ghost Story’ ‘Luck’ ‘Advice to little Girls’ ‘Cannibalism in the Cars’ and lot many… This novel is about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer has several adventures after with his friend Huckleberry Finn. An Excerpt: “Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher a new girl in town wins the admiration of the judge in the church by obtaining the Bible as a prize but reveals his ignorance when he is unable to answer basic questions about Scripture. Tom pursues Becky eventually persuading her to get engaged by kissing him. Their romance soon collapses when she discovers that Tom was engaged to another school girl…” The book has been widely adapted into feature films and Television Series. A must-have book for everyone.. Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson the author is best known for ‘Treasure Island’ ‘Kidnapped’ and ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde’.He is most widely read author in the world.He wrote everything plays poems essays on literary criticism and theory travelogues romances adventure stories fantasies fables and short stories and he wrote in a manner which pulled the reader right into the world he strove hard to create.Very adventurous story well created. Readers will surely enjoy the story. And though the critics might take a longer time to appreciate the literary genius of Stevenson’s works for the common reader he remains a man with a hundred fascinating stories to tell…a man whose words bring magic and wonder and happiness to one who reads.