The Adventures of Tom Sawyer -- Mark Twain, Paperback

Introduction by Frank Conroy
Commentary by William Dean Howells, Athenaeum, The Illustrated London News, and Hartford Christian Secretary

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

This irresistible tale of the adventures of two friends growing up in frontier America is one of Mark Twain's most popular novels. The farcical, colorful, and poignant escapades of Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn brilliantly depict the humor and pathos of growing up on the geographic and cultural rim of nineteenth-century America. Originally intended for children, the book transcends genre in its magical depiction of innocence and possibility, and is now regarded as one of Twain's masterpieces. As Frank Conroy observes in his Introduction, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "has become a sacred text within the body of American literature."

This version, which reproduces the Mark Twain Project edition, is the approved text of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association.

Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 03/13/2001
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.14w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780375756818
Age Range: 12-18

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.1
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 502 / Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Unabridged)

About the Author
Frank Conroy (1936-2005) was the author of Stop-Time and Body & Soul, among other books.