The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a 'rich boy.' Yet through the novel's humorous escapades--from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe--Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. <b>Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's <i>The Great American Read</i></b></b> <p/>A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades--from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe--Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery. <p/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Twain had a greater effect than any other writer on the evolution of American prose."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mark Twain </b>(1835-1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri. Starting out as typesetter, he went on to work as a steamboat pilot, prospector, and journalist before publishing his first major book, <i>The Innocents Abroad.</i> <p/><b>R. Kent Rasmussen</b> is the author or editor of nine books on Mark Twain, including the award-winning <i>Mark Twain A to Z</i>, as well as more than a dozen other books. He lives in Southern California.
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