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Whether forming a pirate gang to search for buried treasure or spending a quiet time at home, sharing his medicine with Aunt Polly's cat, the irrepressible Tom Sawyer evokes the world of boyhood in nineteenth century rural America. In this classic story, Mark Twain re-created... Read Full Overview

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A beautiful hardcover repackaging of this timeless classic from the publishers of the Autobiography of Mark Twain and in partnership with the Mark Twain Project.

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read This 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... Read Full Overview

If you like wild adventures then The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the story for you

The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next generation... This edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been adapted for younger readers and features: - Simplified Text - A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers - Full colour illustrations... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a classic piece of Americana. Twain brings life on the Mississippi to us in a humorous adventure involving two rough-and-tumble boys who live on edge of civilization. "Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright... Read Full Overview

"Backgrounds and Contexts" provides students with the standard source materials often cited by critics--Twain's stories of Good and Bad Boys, his Boy's Manuscript, his correspondence with William Dean Howells, and his 1870 letter to Will Bowen. This section also includes lesser-known... Read Full Overview

Considered an American classic, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain is a bold coming of age story about a clever school boy who loves to make trouble and goes in search for it much too often. In this boisterous tale, Tom Sawyer finds forever friendships, new love,... Read Full Overview

The classic tale of a young boy's adventures on the Mississippi in the nineteenth century.

Mark Twain called his 1876 novel a "hymn to boyhood," and it remains an archetypal vision of pre-Civil War small-town America. Readers of all ages delight in its humorous narrative, delivered in a voice as mischievous and good-hearted as Tom Sawyer himself. Generations have played... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother... Read Full Overview

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Now he found out a new thing - namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.' An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood... Read Full Overview