Welcome to Raven's Readings. I'll be reading from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, published in 1876 by Mark Twain. It's set in 1840 along the Mississippi River, near the town of Hannibal, where Twain grew up. It's been praised as a literary masterpiece, and also criticized for the occasional use of the 'n-word' and the way that Injun Joe characterizes Native Americans. Disclaimer here, I will be reading it as is, all the words. Mark Twain, or rather Samuel Clements, was very much anti-slavery way back then, and his book does expose the prejudices of the time. That's all part of Tom's story.
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We've watched Tom meet and try to impress Judge Thatcher's daughter by showing off - like all boys do. Even to the extent of competing for a Sunday school prize. In the next two chapters, we are introduced to a pinchbug, and to Huck Finn. And finally, to some romance in the classroom.
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Chapters #5, 6