| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author), Rasmussen, R. Kent (Introduction by), Rasmussen, R. Kent (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 014310733X ISBN-13: 9780143107330 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014018912 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades--from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe--Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |