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# Contents ## Overview This entity is a table of contents (TOC) for the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete* (arke:01KG17620ND2Q83R02B18E9MJZ). It exists as structured text extracted from the plain-text file `tom_sawyer.txt` (arke:01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534), spanning lines 38 to 132 of the document. Labeled "Contents," it provides a detailed outline of the novel’s 35 chapters, including brief thematic or narrative descriptors for each. The TOC was automatically extracted on January 28, 2026, by a structure-extraction process and later manually edited for accuracy. ## Context The table of contents appears in sequence after the [Project Gutenberg eBook Information](arke:01KG176GE9Q3MG95AY97CT2CPN), which includes publication details, author credit (Mark Twain), and licensing information, and directly precedes the [Illustrations](arke:01KG176GCSTQFTDCGXJHKRQFRA) section in the digital edition. It is part of the larger structure of [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete](arke:01KG17620ND2Q83R02B18E9MJZ), a full-text representation of Mark Twain’s classic 1876 novel. This entity is included in the [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS) collection, a curated set of public domain literary works. ## Contents The TOC lists all 35 chapters of the novel, beginning with “Y-o-u-u Tom—Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty” and concluding with “A New Order of Things—Poor Huck—New Adventures Planned.” Each entry combines chapter numbers with evocative subheadings that preview key events, such as Tom’s mischievous antics, his moral dilemmas, the pirate escapade, the cave exploration, and the pursuit of Injun Joe. The descriptive phrasing reflects the novel’s blend of humor, adventure, and moral growth, offering readers a roadmap to the narrative arc of Tom’s journey from boyhood rebellion to reluctant heroism.

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CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Y-o-u-u Tom—Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty—Tom Practices Music—The Challenge—A Private Entrance CHAPTER II. Strong Temptations—Strategic Movements—The Innocents Beguiled CHAPTER III. Tom as a General—Triumph and Reward—Dismal Felicity—Commission and Omission CHAPTER IV. Mental Acrobatics—Attending Sunday—School—The Superintendent—“Showing off”—Tom Lionized CHAPTER V. A Useful Minister—In Church—The Climax CHAPTER VI. Self-Examination—Dentistry—The Midnight Charm—Witches and Devils—Cautious Approaches—Happy Hours CHAPTER VII. A Treaty Entered Into—Early Lessons—A Mistake Made CHAPTER VIII. Tom Decides on his Course—Old Scenes Re-enacted CHAPTER IX. A Solemn Situation—Grave Subjects Introduced—Injun Joe Explains CHAPTER X. The Solemn Oath—Terror Brings Repentance—Mental Punishment CHAPTER XI. Muff Potter Comes Himself—Tom’s Conscience at Work CHAPTER XII. Tom Shows his Generosity—Aunt Polly Weakens CHAPTER XIII. The Young Pirates—Going to the Rendezvous—The Camp—Fire Talk CHAPTER XIV. Camp-Life—A Sensation—Tom Steals Away from Camp CHAPTER XV. Tom Reconnoiters—Learns the Situation—Reports at Camp CHAPTER XVI. A Day’s Amusements—Tom Reveals a Secret—The Pirates take a Lesson—A Night Surprise—An Indian War CHAPTER XVII. Memories of the Lost Heroes—The Point in Tom’s Secret CHAPTER XVIII. Tom’s Feelings Investigated—Wonderful Dream—Becky Thatcher Overshadowed—Tom Becomes Jealous—Black Revenge CHAPTER XIX. Tom Tells the Truth CHAPTER XX. Becky in a Dilemma—Tom’s Nobility Asserts Itself CHAPTER XXI. Youthful Eloquence—Compositions by the Young Ladies—A Lengthy Vision—The Boy’s Vengeance Satisfied CHAPTER XXII. Tom’s Confidence Betrayed—Expects Signal Punishment CHAPTER XXIII. Old Muff’s Friends—Muff Potter in Court—Muff Potter Saved CHAPTER XXIV. Tom as the Village Hero—Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror—Pursuit of Injun Joe CHAPTER XXV. About Kings and Diamonds—Search for the Treasure—Dead People and Ghosts CHAPTER XXVI. The Haunted House—Sleepy Ghosts—A Box of Gold—Bitter Luck CHAPTER XXVII. Doubts to be Settled—The Young Detectives CHAPTER XXVIII. An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard CHAPTER XXIX. The Pic-nic—Huck on Injun Joe’s Track—The “Revenge” Job—Aid for the Widow CHAPTER XXX. The Welshman Reports—Huck Under Fire—The Story Circulated —A New Sensation—Hope Giving Way to Despair CHAPTER XXXI. An Exploring Expedition—Trouble Commences—Lost in the Cave—Total Darkness—Found but not Saved CHAPTER XXXII. Tom tells the Story of their Escape—Tom’s Enemy in Safe Quarters CHAPTER XXXIII. The Fate of Injun Joe—Huck and Tom Compare Notes —An Expedition to the Cave—Protection Against Ghosts—“An Awful Snug Place”—A Reception at the Widow Douglas’s CHAPTER XXXIV. Springing a Secret—Mr. Jones’ Surprise a Failure CHAPTER XXXV. A New Order of Things—Poor Huck—New Adventures Planned

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