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Loading... The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)by Mark Twain
Never been much of a Twain fan, but TS is much more enjoyable than Huckleberry Finn. The Rockwell apintings are gorgeous. (  ) srboone | Apr 19, 2013 |  The story was cute, but man that kid needed some discipline! It's hard to believe how wild children used to be. But it did make for an entertaining and amusing story. (  ) Barb_H | Apr 5, 2013 | It had been some time since I'd read this, and I'm fixing to read a new novel about Huck Finn's Pap, so I thought it best to repair to the source material first. Being the mother of a boy has certainly changed my reaction to this particular book. What struck me as hilarious fiction once now rings true and is not so mirth-inducing. The nature of the boy as boy seems unchanged though lo, these many years have passed. Twain's not dated in the least, and is still one of the funniest writers ever. (  ) satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 | I've read this book at least twice, probably more, but it's been a while. Still there are scenes that stick in my mind -- the famous fence whitewashing sequence, the one where Tom and Huck attend their own funeral, and others. Although The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a deeper book, and probably deserves six stars, I can't downgrade Tom Sawyer because of that. Certainly every American - whether child or adult, Mayflower descendant, American Indian or recent immigrant -- should read both books. ( ) auntieknickers | Apr 3, 2013 | a fun read. the transitions aren't all that good but i give him a pass because he's mark twain, and because if he's writing for kids, they won't care. not as racist as I expected, either. my favorite parts are all the superstitions and old wive's tales the kids believe in and follow. (  ) elisa.saphier | Apr 2, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained in2 in 1: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Complete Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The Unabridged Mark Twain by Mark Twain Mark Twain: Selected Works, Deluxe Edition (Burlesque Autobiography/the Prince) by Mark Twain Mississippi Writings : Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain Is retold inHas the (non-series) sequelHas the adaptationThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer [adapted - Classic Starts] by Martin Woodside The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [adapted - Oxford Bookworms] by Nick Bullard The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (adapted) by Monica Kulling The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [adapted - Penguin Reader] by Jacqueline Kehl The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [adapted - Penguin Reader] by Jacqueline Kehl The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [adapted - Troll Illustrated Classics] by Joanne Gise The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [Dalmatian Press Adapted Classics] by W. T. Robinson First Classics Illustrated: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Ladybird Classics: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [adapted - Longman Classics] by D.K. Swan The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [adapted - Longman Simplified] by W.J. Hoggett Is abridged inThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer [abridged - Treasury of Illustrated Classics] by Tracy Christopher The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Hear It Read It Classics) by Naxos of America Has as a student's study guide
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From the famous episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is redolent of life in the Mississippi River towns in which Twain spent his own youth. A somber undercurrent flows through the high humor and unabashed nostalgia of the novel, however, for beneath the innocence of childhood lie the inequities of adult reality—base emotions and superstitions, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery. In his introduction, noted Twain scholar John Seelye considers Twain’s impact on American letters and discusses the balance between humorous escapades and serious concern that is found in much of Twain’s writing.
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A boy in the river town of Hannibal, Missouri runs off and has a lot of adventures.
Mark Twain has a Legacy Library. Legacy libraries are the personal libraries of famous readers, entered by LibraryThing members from the I See Dead People's Books group.
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35 editions of this book were published by Audible.com.
Penguin AustraliaFour editions of this book were published by Penguin Australia.
Editions: 0143039563, 0141321105, 0141808748, 0141194936
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