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15%OFFMark Twain - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics) - 9780143107330 - V9780143107330
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)

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Description for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics) Paperback. 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. This book explores deeper themes within the adult world Tom will one day join. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.

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.

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143107330
SKU
V9780143107330
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-98

About Mark Twain
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 ... Read more

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"Twain had a greater effect than any other writer on the evolution of American prose."

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