Samuel L. Clemens, who became famous under the literary pseudonym Mark Twain, wrote the adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876. Twain drew his inspiration from his childhood in Hannibal, a village on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Tom Sawyer is a restless and emotional child. He does not like going to school and is constantly looking for new adventures. One day he hears a story about a treasure. It is his big chance to become rich, as long as he discovers where it is buried...