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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - by  Mark Twain
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>One night, Tom Sawyer accompanies Huckleberry Finn to a graveyard, where they overhear a murderer's plans to bury a box of treasure. What follows is an adventure of a lifetime, as Tom and Huck search for the hidden treasure.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness a trio of body snatchers getting into a fight. When one of the men is killed, they overhear the murderer's plans to bury a box of treasure. What follows is an adventure of a lifetime, as Tom and Huck search for the hidden treasure.</p><p>Twain named his fictional character after a San Francisco fireman whom he met in June 1863. The real Tom Sawyer was a local hero, famous for rescuing 90 passengers after a shipwreck. The two remained friendly during Twain's three-year stay in San Francisco, often drinking and gambling together. Tom Sawyer appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894), and Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896).</p><p>This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. </p>

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