The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is based on Mark Twain’s own childhood in the Mississippi port of Hannibal. Te details are true to a small American town in the middle of the 19th century.

One of the main themes of the story is moral growth and maturity. The story also explores the theme of freedom. There have been many films, stage and television versions of the story, which has remained a classic children’s story since it was first published in 1876.


《湯姆歷險記》是根據馬克吐溫在密西西比河的童年經歷，呈現了十九世紀美國小鎮的生活細節。

本書的主題之一是道德的成長與成熟，另外也探索了自由的議題。本書1876年出版以來，就成為經典兒童故事，並改編為各種電影、舞台劇及電視劇版本。