The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)

Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L. [Langhorne]); Rasmussen, R. Kent

ISBN 10: 014310733X / ISBN 13: 9780143107330

Published by Penguin Books, 2014

About this Item

Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2014 Trade Paperback. xxxvi, 233 pp. Includes introduction and notes by R. Kent Rasmussen. Tom Sawyer has a nose for mischief. Growing up with his Aunt Polly and half-brother Sid, Tom has a way of looking for trouble. When young Tom Sawyer and his buddy Huckleberry Finn sneak out to the graveyard at midnight for what they deem to be good fun, what they don't expect is to witness a trio of body snatchers robbing a grave?and the consequences thereafter proving to be potentially catastrophic. Corralled by the limits of his small town, Tom Sawyer seeks a life that is unencumbered by rules and curfews. Alongside his buddy, Huck Finn, the duo make their way through what becomes an adventure of a lifetime, and one laden with secret hidden treasure.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014310733X
• ISBN 13: 9780143107330
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Fine
• Weight: 9 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

The exploits of Tom Sawyer, a consummate prankster with a quick wit, captivate children of all ages. Yet through the novel's humorous escapades, from the episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe, Mark Twain explores deeper themes within the adult world Tom will one day join. These include the baser human instincts of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery.

This edition features a new introduction and notes by leading Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen.

About the Author

Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, Mark Twain spent his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, which forms the setting for his two greatest works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Trying his hand at printing, typesetting and then gold-mining, the former steam-boat pilot eventually found his calling in journalism and travel writing. Dubbed 'the father of American literature' by William Faulkner, Twain died in 1910 after a colourful life of travelling, bankruptcy and great literary success.