Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

<p><i>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer</i>, by <b>Mark Twain</b>, is part of the <i>Barnes &amp; Noble Classics</i><i>&nbsp;</i>series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of <i>Barnes &amp; Noble Classics</i>:</p> All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. <i>Barnes &amp; Noble Classics</i> pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Perhaps the best-loved nineteenth-century American novel, <b>Mark Twain</b>’s tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life and array of irresistible characters—the awesomely self-confident Tom, his best buddy Huck Finn, indulgent Aunt Polly, and the lovely, beguiling Becky—as well as such unforgettable incidents as whitewashing a fence, swearing an oath in blood, and getting lost in a dark and labyrinthine cave. Below Tom Sawyer’s sunny surface lurk hints of a darker reality, of youthful innocence and naïveté confronting the cruelty, hypocrisy, and foolishness of the adult world—a theme that would become more pronounced in Twain’s <i>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i>. Despite such suggestions, Tom Sawyer remains Twain’s joyful ode to the endless possibilities of childhood.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>H. Daniel Peck</b> is John Guy Vassar Professor of English at Vassar College and is the author of <i>Thoreau’s Morning Work</i> and <i>A World by Itself: The Pastoral Moment in Cooper’s Fiction</i>.</p>

Author(s): Mark Twain  

ISBN 10: 1593081391
ISBN 13: 9781593081393
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Publication: March 2008
Edition: Special Value