As a punishment for dirtying his clothes, Tom Sawyer is made to whitewash a fence. This famous scene begins the pranks and escapades of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Clever tricks on friends, falling in love with Becky Thatcher, witnessing a murder, attending his own funeral, and testifying in court—Tom Sawyer’s story is full of timeless humour and wisdom. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain’s extraordinary characters continue their hijinks. Not satisfied with civilized life, Huck joins up with Tom and his gang of robbers. After running away from home (and faking his own death), he heads down river, searching for treasure, only to encounter a floating house with a mysterious dead body inside.Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are clever and endearing characters who have lived on in readers’ imaginations for generations. Twain’s humour and societal observations delight in these exciting classics.