| Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Original Text Edition Contributor(s): Gribben, Alan (Editor), Gribben, Alan (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1603062394 ISBN-13: 9781603062398 Publisher: NewSouth Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2012 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012040096 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.72 lbs) 218 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135395 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This coming-of-age story captures a vanished world of outdoor action and introduces Mark Twain's two most enduring literary characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. In a novel that Twain termed a "hymn to boyhood," Tom and Huck fish and swim in the Mississippi River, search for buried treasure, and hide in a haunted house. Tom Sawyer falls for pretty Becky Thatcher, tricks his pals into painting a fence for him, and stages an elaborate prank on the schoolmaster. Around the edges of this idyllic boy-life, however, loom dangerous events in the fictional village of St. Petersburg: Tom and Huck witness a midnight murder in a graveyard, the killer escapes from the courtroom while Tom is testifying, Tom and Becky become lost in a labyrinthine cave, and two sinister villains plot robbery and revenge against a wealthy widow. This Original Text Edition faithfully follows the wording of the first edition, and the editor supplies a historical and literary introduction as well as a guide to Twain's satirical targets. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gribben, Alan: - Dr. Alan Gribben co-founded the Mark Twain Circle of America, compiled Mark Twain's Library: A Reconstruction, and recently co-edited Mark Twain on the Move: A Travel Reader. Gribben has written numerous essays about Mark Twain's life and image. He teaches on the English faculty of Auburn University at Montgomery and edits the Mark Twain Journal. |
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