The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Press Series)

This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition? includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Twain's themes and Tom's journey into adolescence.Originally published in 1876, Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer is based upon the author's own childhood experiences living in Hannibal, Missouri. For over a century, readers have delighted in the imaginative adventures and superstitious practices of the young characters. Episodes like the whitewashing of the fence and Tom and Becky's adventure in the cave have become ingrained in popular culture, making the novel one of the most famous works of American literature.Twain, Mark is the author of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Press Series)', published 2005 under ISBN 9781580495967 and ISBN 1580495966.