The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - ISBN: 9780553211283
Paperback
Mischief, adventure, and timeless fun: experience childhood with Tom Sawyer.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

A Novel

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    1 April 2004

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Summary

Sparkling with mischief, jumping with youthful adventurousness, Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer is one of the most splendid re-creations of childhood in all of literature. It is a lighthearted romp, full of humor and warmth. It shares with its sequel, the masterpiece Huckleberry Finn, not only a set of unforgettable characters-Tom, Huck, Aunt Polly, and others-but a profound understanding of humankind as well. Through such hilarious scenes as the famous fence-whitewashing incident, Twain gives us a p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780553211283
ISBN-10:0553211285
Author:Mark Twain
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Bantam Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:1 April 2004
Weight:108g
Dimensions:174mm x 104mm x 12mm
Series:Bantam Classics
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Twain had a greater effect than any other writer on the evolution of American prose.” From the Trade Paperback edition.

“A sacred text within the body of American literature.”—Frank Conroy

About The Author

Mark Twain

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who was born in Missouri in 1835 and died in Connecticut in 1910. He worked as a Mississippi riverboat pilot, a journalist, and a travel writer before achieving tremendous popularity as a humorist and novelist.

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