{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-26","title":"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerhaps the best-loved nineteenth-century American novel, \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e’s tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life an array of irresistible characters--the awesomely self-confident Tom, his best buddy Huck Finn, indulgent Aunt Polly, and the lovely, beguiling Becky--as well as such unforgettable incidents as whitewashing a fence, swearing an oath in blood, and getting lost in a dark and labyrinthine cave. Below Tom Sawyer’s sunny surface lurk hints of a darker reality, of youthful innocence and na?vet? confronting the cruelty, hypocrisy, and foolishness of the adult world--a theme that would become more pronounced in Twain’s \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite such suggestions, Tom Sawyer remains Twain’s joyful ode to the endless possibilities of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eH. Daniel Peck\u003c\/b\u003e is John Guy Vassar Professor of English at Vassar College and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThoreau’s Morning Work\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA World by Itself: The Pastoral Moment in Cooper’s Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48660354597119,"sku":"*R0123095*","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5283743482755_565b116e-a528-4465-bfe9-b09411cf5c8f.jpg?v=1781220854","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-26","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}