The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Author(s): Mark Twain

Children's Classic Fiction

The tale of a boy's life in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River. Tom skips school and with his friends, Huck Finn and Jim, spends his days on mad adventures - some real, some imagined.

General Information

  • : 9780140366730
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : Puffin Classics
  • : 0.216
  • : 01 February 1994
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Mark Twain
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : Neil Reed
  • : 813.4
  • : 282
  • : b&w line drawings

More About The Product

Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835--1910). He was born in Missouri, USA. He travelled around America, seeking fame and fortune before becoming a successful journalist and travel writer. In 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, inspired by his own childhood, was published, followed eight years later by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.