{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-9781416500223","title":"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnriched Classics\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoffer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1876, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer \u003c\/i\u003eis the classic tale of a carefree and courageous boy's coming-of-age in a rural Mississippi River town. Tom and his best friend, Huckleberry Finn, are two of literature's most enduring and treasured creations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnriched Classics\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eenhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author's personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, left school at age 12. His career encompassed such varied occupations as printer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, journalist, travel writer, and publisher, which furnished him with a wide knowledge of humanity and the perfect grasp of local customs and speech manifested in his writing. It wasn't until \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn \u003c\/i\u003e(1885), that he was recognized by the literary establishment as one of the greatest writers America would ever produce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Toward the end of his life, plagued by personal tragedy and financial failure, Twain grew more and more cynical and pessimistic. Though his fame continued to widen--Yale and Oxford awarded him honorary degrees--he spent his last years in gloom and desperation, but he lives on in American letters as \"the Lincoln of our literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649954681106,"sku":"9781416500223","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98525de2-be0e-43b9-a651-e0b6f8d311b1.jpg?v=1733278604","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-9781416500223","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}