{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-a-novel","title":"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Frank Conroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCommentary by William Dean Howells, \u003ci\u003eAthenaeum, The Illustrated London News, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHartford \u003ci\u003eChristian Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer \u003c\/i\u003e“has become a sacred text within the body of American literature.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This version, which reproduces the Mark Twain Project edition, is the approved text of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48152040997119,"sku":"*R0056965*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/21249593482321.jpg?v=1770746462","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-a-novel","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}