The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain, United Holdings Group (Created by)

Overview

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic first novel written by Mark Twain and first published in 1876. Here is the story of Tom, Huck, Becky, and Aunt Polly; a tale of adventures, pranks, playing hookey, and summertime fun. Written by the author sometimes called "the Lincoln of literature," Tom Sawyer has become his most popular work, enjoying dramatic, film, and even Broadway musical interpretations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612980553
Publisher:	United Holdings Group
Publication date:	12/18/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	344 KB

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut