The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Paperback - 2006
by Mark Twain; Introduction by John Seelye; Notes by Guy Cardwell
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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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.
- This new edition includes a new text and, for the first time, explanatory notes
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- Title The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Author Mark Twain; Introduction by John Seelye; Notes by Guy Cardwell
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 231
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-02-28
- ISBN 9780143039563 / 0143039563
- Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.49 in (19.56 x 13.21 x 1.24 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Boys, Runaway children
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005053505
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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