The basis of this story of boy life is furnished by reminiscences of the author's own boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, and a very full picture of life in the Southwest is painted: the little town, the rustic notables, the humors of social distinctions resting on slavery, Tom's relatives and his family life. The tale is full of incident and fun; it enters with delight into the rascalities of the boys, and in Tom and his comrade Huck Finn, offers two humorous types of the genus. This edition is printed in specially-designed large type for easier reading, and is printed on non-glare paper.