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Mark Twain “ Tom Sawyer”

       Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910). He was the founder of the realistic American novel of the present day.

       Not without reason E. Hemingway wrote: “ All modern  American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called “ Huckleberry Finn”

      In his youth he worked as an apprentice-printer, then a river-pilot on the Mississippi, a miner in Nevada, a journalist writing humorous item under the pseudonym of “Mark Twain”. When Mark Twain worked as a river- pilot he had to measure the depth of the Mississippi and used to say the words which sounded like  “Mark Twain”. The phrase actually means “two fathoms deep”.

       Mark Twain became famous for his humorous stories about the life of common American people. 

       I am fond of reading. I lake to read books about adventures, great people and famous travellers, stories about animals and birds. I have read a lot of interesting books, but my favorite books «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain. This well- known book  is popular with children all over the world.

      The main character of the book is Tom Sawyer, who lived in a small town on the Mississippi River. He was a boy with a wild imagination. He liked to play games with his friends. They often dreamed of different adventures. Tom was sometimes naughty and never quiet. But his friends liked him because he was kind and brave. Besides, he was noble.

     I like Tom Sawyer very much because he was always bright and full of ideas. Tom teaches us to be a true friend. From this book I have learnt a lot about the life of  American children of that time in  America.