The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Classics)

by Mark Twain (Author), Mark Twain (Author), John Seelye (Introduction), Mark Twain (Author), Mark Twain (Author)

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  Paperback
  1986

  $3.42

• Used

  Paperback
  1982

  $3.27

• Used

  Hardcover
  1986

  $3.27

  The adventures of a mischievous 19th century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher.

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  Paperback
  2008

  $10.81

  'Tom was a glittering hero once more - the pet of the old, and the envy of the young...There were some that believed he would be President yet, if he escaped hanging.' In this enduring and internationally popular novel, Mark ogaincombines social satire and dime-novel sensation with a rhapsody on boyhood and on America's pre-industrial past. Tom Sawyer is resilient, enterprising, and vainglorious. In a series of adventures along the banks of the Mississippi, he usually manages to come out on top. From petty triumphs over his friends and over his long-suffering Aunt Polly, to his intervention in a murder trial, Tom engages readers of all ages. He has long been a defining figure in the American cultural imagination. Alongside the charm and the excitement, Twain raises serious questions about community, race, and the past. Above all, the book invites discussion of the way in which childhood is invoked to counter the uncomfortable truths of the adult world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.