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- Publisher: New Amer Library Classics
- ISBN: 0451528646
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100332890
- Release Date: December 1, 2002
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #61978 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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- #125 in Classics (See Top 100 Classics Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain and Shelley Fisher Fishkin to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"Browse more products related to "Mark Twain and Shelley Fisher Fishkin"Publisher's noteA new edition of two popular American novels presents Twain's classic works depicting the youthful escapades of two boys living along the Mississippi, accompanied by an updated bibliography and a new introduction. Reprint. AnnotationThough TOM SAWYER, Twain's "other" coming-of-age tale, has much in common with HUCKLEBERRY FINN, including some of the characters, its hero is not the maverick iconoclast that Huck Finn is. As Twain traces the comic adventures of the inventive young Tom, he effectively and lovingly recreates the pastoral world of his own Hannibal, Missouri, childhood, including a portrait of his brother Henry (who died young in a shipboard explosion) as Tom's younger brother, Sid. Because Tom Sawyer's battles with prim conformity are always innocent and uncontroversial, the novel is not a ground-breaking masterpiece like HUCKEBERRY FINN. It is essentially a book for young readers--and a great one. Twain spent seven years writing HUCKLEBERRY FINN--the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on the Mississippi provides a panoramic view of Southern society, which Twain saw as beset by greed, violence, and coldhearted brutality in the guise of virtue. At the end of the book, Huck definitively abandons the hypocrisy and cant on which he has been raised when he makes the shocking decision to go to hell rather than betray his friend Jim and send him back to slavery. The book has been banned from time to time, beginning with its publication in 1885, when it was deemed too subversive for children, until the late 20th century when, despite its compassionate attitude toward blacks and is violent denunciation of slavery, it has been branded racist because of Twain's use of dialect and "offensive" language. In addition to its message of tolerance and understanding, HUCKLEBERRY FINN continues to be read, talked about, and loved by readers of all ages because it's a cracking good coming-of-age story full of vivid characters and hilarious events --and because Twain's relentlessly clear-eyed angle of vision sees beneath the foibles and absurdities of humanity to the common ground that we all share. If You Enjoy "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)" by Mark Twain (Author) and Shelle...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Classics BestsellersFiction & Literature Bestselling Books
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