HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Now he found out a new thing – namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.’An idyllic snapshot of a boy’s childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the author’s work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s.Mischievous and full of energy, Tom enjoys childish pranks and pastimes with his friends, Huck Finn, the town outcast and Joe Harper, his best friend. However, at the town graveyard, Huck and Tom witness a murder, carried out by local vagabond Injun Joe. They vow never to tell a soul about what they have seen and so begins their journey into adulthood as Tom wrestles with his own morality, guilt and anxiety.A ‘coming of age’ tale, it is through Tom’s adventures and relationships with others that he becomes more responsible and more aware of his own inner conflict. Through the central characters of Tom and Huck, Twain satirises the moral rigidity of society and adult hypocrisy, whilst at the same time giving a nostalgic portrayal of a young boy’s journey into adulthood.HarperCollins с гордостью представляет новую серию любимых классических произведений.»Теперь он узнал новую вещь — а именно, что обещание не делать чего-либо — это самый верный способ заставить тело захотеть пойти и сделать это самое дело».Идиллический снимок детства мальчика на берегу реки Миссисипи, «Приключения Тома Сойера» Твена — это произведение автора, наиболее близкое к его детству в Ганнибале в 1840-х годах.Озорной и полный энергии, Том любит наслаждается детскими шалостями и забавами со своими друзьями, Геком Финном, городским изгоем, и Джо Харпером, его лучшим другом. Однако на городском кладбище Гек и Том становятся свидетелями убийства, совершенного местным бродягой-индейцем Джо. Они клянутся никогда никому не рассказывать о том, что видели, и так начинают свое путешествие во взрослую жизнь, а Том борется с собственной моралью, чувством вины и тревоги.Это повесть о «взрослении», в которой Том через свои приключения и отношения с другими людьми становится более ответственным и осознает свой внутренний конфликт. Через главных героев Тома и Гека Твен сатирически высмеивает моральные устои общества и лицемерие взрослых, в то же время ностальгически изображая путь юноши во взрослую жизнь.

Книга «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer». Издательство: Welbeck Flame. Год выпуска: 2010. Переплет: Твердый переплет, суперобложка. Количество страниц: 241. Автор: Twain Mark.

Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death and so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking independence and freedom. On his travels, Huck meets an escaped slave, Jim, who is a wanted man, and together they journey down the Mississippi River. Raising the timeless and universal l issues of prejudice, bravery and hope, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was and still is considered the great American novel.Гек Финн сбегает от своего отца-алкоголика, инсценировав собственную смерть, и так начинает свое путешествие по Глубокому Югу в поисках независимости и свободы. Во время своего путешествия Гек встречает сбежавшего раба Джима, который объявлен в розыск, и вместе они путешествуют вниз по реке Миссисипи. Поднимая вневременные и универсальные проблемы предрассудков, храбрости и надежды, «Приключения Гекльберри Финна» считались и до сих пор считаются великим американским романом.

Mark Twain (1835—1910) was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» and its sequel, «The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.» Most of his finest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical fiction. «The American Claimant» is an unusual novel that mixes science fiction, romance, fantasy, and political satire. It is a comedy of mistaken identities and paradoxes like an American falling in love with British aristocracy and a British earl being fascinated by American democracy.

Mark Twain (1835—1910) was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» and its sequel, «The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.» Most of his finest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical fiction. «The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories» is a collection of thirty amazing works like «A Helpless Situation,» «The First Writing Machines,» «The Five Boons of Life,» and «Italian Without a Master.»

Mark Twain (1835—1910) was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» and its sequel, «The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.» Most of his finest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical fiction. «Sketches New and Old» is a wonderful collection of short stories like «My Watch,» «The Jumping Frog,» «The Story of the Bad Little Boy,» and «Niagara.»

Mark Twain (1835—1910) was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» and its sequel, «The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.» Most of his finest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical fiction. «Life on the Mississippi» is another stellar travel book and a memoir of the times before the Civil War when Mark worked as a steamboat navigator on the Mississippi River. The book also includes his trip from St. Louis to New Orleans years after the War.