The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
0.1633Canon Score · ranked #126 all time
Aggregated from 4 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
Mark Twain created the memorable characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn drawing from the experiences of boys he grew up with in Missouri. Set by the Mississippi River in the 1840's, it follows these boys as they get into predicament after predicament. Tom's classic whitewashing of the fence has become part of American legend, and the book paints a nostalgic picture of life in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Why it ranks #126
Every list on which The Adventures of Tom Sawyer appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #4 / 500 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #6 / 100 |
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #89 / 100 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |