Tom Sawyer Abroad

By Mark Twain

Book Overview

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of Tom Sawyer Abroad includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword from the Publisher. Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn have both ranged the length of the Mississippi-but those adventures were nothing compared to this! Tom and Huck go to see the unveiling of an experimental airship...only to be kidnapped by the ship's murderous inventor, who plans to fly around the world and then crash in flames-taking Tom and Huck with him! When the madman falls overboard in an Atlantic storm, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are trapped on an out-of-control airship, headed through the dangers of the ocean, toward the perils of the endless Sahara!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812523342
• ISBN13: 9780812523348
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Tor Classics
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

fun for all ages

I read this book when I was 10 and have never forgotten it after 36 years. Tom, Huck and Jim accidentally take off in a hot air balloon in Hannibal and end up in North Africa in Egypt and have all sorts of adventures like in "The Innocents Abroad". I remember it was funny that Tom doesnt believe they have crossed from Illinois to Indiana because the land is still green and on the map Indiana is pink. One of the funniest moments is on the last page when Tom, still in Egypt, gets a message from home. Read it!

Another Hilarious Book

When Tom returns W/ Huck & Jim from thier crazy escapeds in HUCKLEBERRY FINN, he's the center of fame. But when it wears off Tom begins to hanker for a new adventure. He found it, all right. Trapped in a runaway balloon w/ a mad sceintist who wants to commit a glorious suicide isn't MY idea of a leisurely summer vacation, but it gets pretty funny.

This is what Tom, Huck, and Jim are really about!

If you really want to sink your teeth into three of Mark Twain's greatest characters, read this book. I actually prefer it over Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Twain went much deeper in defining the characters; Tom thinks he knows everything and loves to argue, Huck takes everything literally and loves to argue back, and Jim is well. . . Jim! I will say this: If anyone has ever found the portrayal of Jim offensive, it's no different here, but I'm assuming that if you're considering reading this, you must have enjoyed the other two books. So, what are you waiting for, read it!