Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Amazing Grace?
Amazing Grace came first, in 1779 (published). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer followed 97 years later, in 1876 (published).
- Second1876
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
book · publishedMark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer came out in 1876; Twain claimed it was one of the first novels written on a typewriter.
- First1779
Amazing Grace
song · publishedAmazing Grace was written by a former slave-ship captain and published in 1779.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.