This audiobook collection is a triple treat for fans of Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain's world-renowned classic, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, along with its two sequels, Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Just what did boys do in a small Midwestern town during the mid-1800s, a time when there were no televisions, no arcades, and no videos? They whitewashed fences, floated down rivers, traded marbles, formed secret societies, smoked pipes, and, on occasion, managed to attend their own funerals. Yes, they may have been a bit mischievous, but as Aunt Polly said of Tom when she believed him to be dead, "He was the best-hearted boy that ever was." Aunt Polly's sentiments reveal a cardinal tenet of Twain's philosophy: In this deceitful and infirm world, innocence can be found only in the heart of a boy. This recording won the AudioFile Earphones Award.
Tom Sawyer Abroad
The irrepressible Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, always looking for trouble, find it again in this once-celebrated but now little-known sequel to his classics The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The two boys head off to see the unveiling of a futuristic airship--only to be kidnapped by its mad inventor! But when the inventor goes overboard in a storm, it's up to Tom and Huck to take control of the airship as it heads out over the seething ocean toward the unknown. Yonder they will encounter robbers, lions, Bedouins, and the perils of the Sahara in their very own Arabian adventure.
Tom Sawyer, Detective
A return trip down the Mississippi River to Uncle Silas' farm is just the beginning of a yarn that includes Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, a diamond heist, a confidence man, twins, a murder, and enough twists and turns to satisfy an avid mystery fan. Told in the first-person narrative voice of Huck Finn, this is Mark Twain's satirical take on the immensely popular detective novels of the time. As Tom attempts to solve a mysterious murder, Mark Twain examines the social customs, legal system, and family expectations of the time as only Twain could. Once a staple of juvenile fiction, then banned as politically incorrect, Twain's well-told story brings to life its time and place.
