The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated)

by Mark Twain, Johan Braakensiek (Illustrator), True Williams (Illustrator)

Overview

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 Twain lived.

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According to an October 2012 article published in Smithsonian Magazine, Twain named his fictional character after a San Francisco fireman whom he met in June of 1863. The real Tom Sawyer was a local hero, famous for rescuing 90 passengers after a shipwreck. The two remained friendly during Twain's three-year stay in San Francisco, often drinking and gambling together.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016130989
Publisher:	BompaCrazy.com
Publication date:	12/26/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

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Twain was born during a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well. He died the day following the comet's subsequent return. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age," and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature."

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut