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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author: Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes &...  more »: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate. All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences - ”biographical, historical, and literary” - to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

Perhaps the best-loved nineteenth-century American novel, Mark Twain's tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life and array of irresistible characters: the awesomely self-confident Tom, his best buddy Huck Finn, indulgent Aunt Polly, and the lovely, beguiling Becky; as well as such unforgettable incidents as whitewashing a fence, swearing an oath in blood, and getting lost in a dark and labyrinthine cave. Below Tom Sawyer's sunny surface lurk hints of a darker reality, of youthful innocence and naivete confronting the cruelty, hypocrisy, and foolishness of the adult world - a theme that would become more pronounced in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Despite such suggestions, Tom Sawyer remains Twain's joyful ode to the endless possibilities of childhood.
ISBN-13: 9781593081393
ISBN-10: 1593081391
Publication Date: 3/1/2008
Pages: 256
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4.3 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Great classic for all ages
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Tom is always in trouble or looking for trouble in this book! It was a very adventorous book!
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Tom Sawyer is a funny book for the Kids. This is the book that goes with the movie
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A wonderful old classic!
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Hanging out with the town outcast, "running away" to a nearby river island, flirting with the girls, and basically driving the adults nuts, Tom Sawyer is 100% American boy. In him Mark Twain managed to capture the adventure, mischief, and complete innocence of childhood. If there's a child or adult out there who hasn't read it yet, give them a copy. It's quite simply one of the best kids stories ever told.
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Could Not put it down!! Loved it!
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Loved it!
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Mark Twain was nothing short of genius, and this book is the perfect evidence of that fact. The beauty of Mark Twain's stories is that he speaks from the true point of view of his characters, as if the reader is also one of the townsfolk he's describing. The author admits that Tom is based on his own boyhood---perhaps that is why he spins the tale so perfectly. In any case, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is not only a classic and an unobstructed view into small town life of the past, but a fun casual read that I enjoy as much as an adult as I did as a child.
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I had a hard time getting into this book. My book club had a good time discussing it.
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Great book!I LOVED IT!
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I love sharing one of my favorite childhood books with my kids! It was an adventure in reading!
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This is a classic book that all children should read. My son said he loved reading it.
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I figured out why they don't have kids read this book for school. They would think theirs is perfectly good English and there is no need to learn any.
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Tom has a genius for adventure! Excellent storytelling! Beautifully written!!!!
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Mark Twain's Classic story is a very entertaining read. This is a complete and unabridged version. I enjoyed rereading this one even more as an adult than I did in high school.
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No one would ever accuse carefree Tom Sawyer of being a genius. Unless you mean having a genius for trouble. For there isn't a scheme in the world Tom won't cook up to get out of having to do his chores. The truth is Tom likes to have fun, whether it's digging for treasure in a haunted house, exploring dark and mysterious underground caves, playing pirates on rafts downriver with his best friend, Huck Finn, or faking his own funeral.But when he and Huck witness a midnight murder, the real trouble begins. For the murderer is none other than Injun Joe. And now joe is looking for Tom!
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A great introduction to classic literature for young or reluctant readers. Great illustrations!
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I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT ITS A HARDCOVER BOOK NOT A AUDIO CASSETTE.
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Excellent classic tale.
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This is one in the series sold by Readers Digest in The Great Classics for Children.
It has large print for a budding reader to tackle and is the condensed version, which includes an introduction that says read the full version when your ready.
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A classic, I guess, but I don't see what is so loved about it. Perhaps if I was 12 when I read it I'd have felt differently, but in my early 40's, it just didn't seem all that good or important.
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Tom Sawyer lives to have fun,adventures,thrills even if that sometimes means he has to sort of lie a little,cheat a bit,play tricks, chase girls,skip school,run away from home even attend his own funeral!But everyone knows Tom's just playing so he always alks his way out of trouble, and lands on his feet...
Until the night he witnesses a graveyard murder over a treasure in the stolen gold. Suddenly the sdventures real.soon Tom and his young love Becky are trapped in a hidden cavern, chased by a vengeful maniac,lost in darkness where fast talk alone won't save them! Now if Tom Sawyer's luck and cunning fail,all the games will be over.
tom and Becky will be dead.
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It's an ever popular classic!
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We all enjoyed listening to this classic.
My boys couldn't get enough.
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This audio CD is not a reading of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but a version by popular storyteller Jim Weiss. As always, he does a bang-up job of introducing the story for younger ones, retaining the flavor of the author's tone and language.
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" The famous tale of a boy's life in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River."
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Classic story. This is the story that has made Twain famous, and has been made and remade into countless movies. But no matter what, the book is always the best!
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Complete and Unabridged...Tom Sawyer lives to have fun, adventure, trills...even if that sometimes means he has to sort of lie a little, cheat a bit, play tricks, chase girls, skip school, run away from home-even attend his own funeral! But everyone knows Tom's just playing, so he always talks his way out of trouble, and lands on his feet...
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The ISBN displayed correctly but showed a different book. That is why the ISBN on the back cover of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is different from the ISBN displayed on the screen. Tom lives to have fun, adventures, thrills, even if that sometimes means he has to sor of lie a little, cheat a bit, play tricks, chase girls, skip school, run away from home-even attend his own funeral! But everyone know Tom's just playing, so he ALWAYS talks his way out of trouble, and lands on his feet...
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Children version. Abridged.
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The inimitable Tom Sawyer. We all love him.
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Tom's got more energy and mischief than one boy should possess. His little jokes and tricks get by since he tells everyone that he's just being Tom. Does he really care about the house and since he realizes that He'll be rewarned now but Tom and the gang can't find him.
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