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“Who knows, he may grow up to be President someday, unless they hang him first!" Mark Twain’s classic novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River has enchanted readers for over a century. This lively tale of boyhood shenanigans is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River. Twain based ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ largely on his personal memories of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s. In his preface to the novel, he states that “[m]ost of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred” and that the character of Tom Sawyer has a basis in “a combination . . . of three boys whom I knew.” Indeed, nearly every figure in the novel comes from the young Twain’s village experience: Aunt Polly shares many characteristics with Twain’s mother; Mary is based on Twain’s sister Pamela; and Sid resembles Twain’s younger brother, Henry. ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ remains perhaps the most popular and widely read of all Twain’s works.

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER brings to life the boyhood days of Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain. No American novel of its type has endured so long. Based on his experiences and those of his companions, imbued with the mystery and the majesty of the Mississippi River, Twain has made his legacy an essential part of the American literary tradition. “…a book of entertaining character, and of the greatest artistic sincerity.”—The Atlantic Monthly, May, 1876 “…the high-water mark of humor and imaginative creation for the New World,—the most genuinely American thing ever written.”—Charles Johnston, “The Essence of American Humor,” The Atlantic Monthly, February 1901

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve. "Tom Sawyer liked adventures, which means he was always getting in trouble." Searching for treasure, witnessing a murder, getting caught in a bat cave, tricking others into doing his work, running away with Huckleberry Finn--Tom Sawyer's antics and mischief-making are sheer, child-pleasing delight. Every boy and girl should experience the joy and fun of this classic tale.

AudioFile Earphones Award Winner This humorous and nostalgic novel takes the listener back to the carefree days of boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain grew up. Just what did boys do in a small Midwestern town during the mid-1800s, a time when there were no televisions, no arcades, and no videos? They whitewashed fences, floated down rivers, traded marbles, formed secret societies, smoked pipes, and, on occasion, managed to attend their own funerals. Yes, they may have been a bit mischievous, but as Aunt Polly said of Tom when she believed him to be dead, 'He was the best-hearted boy that ever was.' Aunt Polly's sentiments reveal a cardinal tenet of Twain's philosophy: In this deceitful and infirm world, innocence can be found only in the heart of a boy.

The mischievous Tom Sawyer and his friends, Jim, Becky, and Huckleberry Finn, find adventure and intrigue everywhere they go in this classic American novel. Together, Tom and his friends embark on treasure hunts, escapades down the Mississippi River, and they even get caught up in a murder case.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the first of Mark Twain’s classic novels featuring the now iconic characters of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The beloved characters return in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Tom Sawyer, Detective.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

“Who knows, he may grow up to be President someday, unless they hang him first!" Mark Twain’s classic novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River has enchanted readers for over a century. This lively tale of boyhood shenanigans is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.Twain based ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ largely on his personal memories of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s. In his preface to the novel, he states that “[m]ost of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred” and that the character of Tom Sawyer has a basis in “a combination . . . of three boys whom I knew.” Indeed, nearly every figure in the novel comes from the young Twain’s village experience: Aunt Polly shares many characteristics with Twain’s mother; Mary is based on Twain’s sister Pamela; and Sid resembles Twain’s younger brother, Henry. ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ remains perhaps the most popular and widely read of all Twain’s works.This edition has been fully enhanced for reading on the Kindle and includes original illustrations from the 1876 edition.*Active Table of Contents accessible from the Kindle "go to" feature. *Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features.

A timeless classic gets a fresh coat of paint in this edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, complete with a contemporary redesign and interior illustrations.First published in 1876, it’s no wonder The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has since become a classic: its pages brim with pranks, playing hooky, and plenty of summertime fun. Enjoy the beloved tale of Tom, Huck, Becky, and Aunt Polly with this new edition of Mark Twain’s most popular work that includes a modern cover and new illustrations from Iacopo Bruno. This new look coincides with a new edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the publication of The Absolutely Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher.

• The book includes 10 unique illustrations that are relevant to its content.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 Town of "St. Petersburg", inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain lived.Tom Sawyer introduces several significant figures in American mythology, including the hero of Huckleberry Finn, one of the central works of American literature. Nonetheless, Tom Sawyer is not just a dress rehearsal for its more powerful sequel. Allowing for nineteenth-century conventions of language and sentimentality in literature for young adults, the novel retains vitality and humor in exploring questions of freedom and responsibility. Like Huckleberry Finn, the book presents limitation, alienation, and horror as elements profoundly affecting a small Missouri town's young people, whose minds are shaped as much by superstition, romantic fiction, and nightmare visions as by social convention. It also resembles Huckleberry Finn in showing a painful moral growth that demands the risk of one's own welfare to assist another, while at the same time treating the reader to outlandish humor, melodramatic action, and a happy ending.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a novel about a young boy growing up in the fictional small town of Hannibal, Missouri along the Mississippi River during the 1840s. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid. Life for Tom is a series of grand adventures that include his best friend "Huck" Finn, the love of his life Becky Thatcher, buried treasures, scoundrels, thieves and body snatchers. Manga Classics brings a brilliant new light to Mark Twain's very first novel that new readers will embrace and life-long fans will enjoy.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents."The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a 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's best friends include Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn, who will get him into troubles, but also accompany him in glorious adventures..."Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - Huckleberry "Huck" Finn and his friend, Tom Sawyer, have each come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adventures. Huck is placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who, together with her stringent sister, Miss Watson, are attempting to "civilize" him and teach him religion. Finding civilized life confining, his spirits are raised somewhat when Tom Sawyer helps him to escape one night past Miss Watson's slave Jim, to meet up with Tom's gang of self-proclaimed "robbers."