The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780375756818 Author(s): Mark Twain Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2001 Edition: 2001st Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 304 Age: 12-18 Series: Modern Library Classics

Description: Introduction by Frank ConroyCommentary by William Dean Howells, Athenaeum, The Illustrated London News, and Hartford Christian SecretaryNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS'sThe Great American ReadThis irresistible tale of the adventures of two friends growing up in frontier America is one of Mark Twain's most popular novels. The farcical, colorful, and poignant escapades of Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn brilliantly depict the humor and pathos of growing up on the geographic and cultural rim of nineteenth-century America. Originally intended for children, the book transcends genre in its magical depiction of innocence and possibility, and is now regarded as one of Twain's masterpieces. As Frank Conroy observes in his Introduction, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 'has become a sacred text within the body of American literature.'This version, which reproduces the Mark Twain Project edition, is the approved text of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association.Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

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