Today marks the release of new editions of the beloved American classic novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Along with great new covers, these editions both have introductions written by R. Kent Rasmussen - a renowned Mark Twain scholar! Read on for the press release from Penguin and more information about the books - and then enter to win a set that contains both books!
Two Classic boyhood adventure tales updated with new introductions by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen and a
foreword by Azar Nafisi
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
and
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by
Mark Twain
Introduction and Notes by
R. Kent Rasmussen
“All Modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called
Huckleberry Finn”
—Ernest Hemingway
Never having been out of print, one would think that new editions of
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
, would not be much of a reason to celebrate.
However, when R. Kent Rasmussen, Mark Twain scholar extraordinaire,
pens insightful new introductions to these two classics, we sit up and
take notice! And we’re extra excited to have a foreword for
Huck Finn by Azar Nafisi, whose new book The Republic of Imagination
examines Huck Finn as one of three books central to the American identity.
Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (Penguin Classics; ISBN:
978-0-14-310732-3; On-sale date: October 28, 2014; $8.00). By turns
praised, derided, banned, and celebrated,
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain’s enduring masterpiece, an incomparable adventure story, and a classic work of American humor.
Few books have taken so deep and enduring a hold on the American imagination as
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (Penguin Classics; ISBN:
978-0-14-310733-0; On-sale date: October 28, 2014; $9.00). Younger
readers delight in the sheer pleasure of following the rollicking,
mischievous adventures of Tom, a consummate prankster with a quick
wit. Yet older readers recognize the somber undercurrents lurking
dangerously beneath the secure and wondrous world of boyhood. A classic
that has lost neither its popularity nor its capacity to delight,
Tom Sawyer is a treasure of American literature.
Mark Twain
(1835-1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.
Starting out as a typesetter, he went on to work as a steamboat pilot,
prospector, and journalist before publishing his first major book,
The Innocents Abroad.
R. Kent Rasmussen
is the author or editor of nine books on Mark Twain, including the award-winning
Mark Twain A to Z, as well as more than a dozen other books. He lives in Southern California.
Azar Nafisi is
the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, Things
I’ve Been Silent About, and The Republic of Imagination.
A passionate advocate of books and reading, she appears regularly on
major media and speaks to packed audiences around the world. She lives
in Washington,
D.C.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn #1)
Author: Mark Twain; R. Kent Rasmussen
Genre: Classic American Literature; YA Adventure
Release Date: October 28, 2014 (Penguin Classics paperback edition)
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Description:
The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen
A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a “rich boy.” Yet through the novel’s humorous escapades—from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe—Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery.
A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a “rich boy.” Yet through the novel’s humorous escapades—from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe—Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn #2)
Author: Mark Twain; R. Kent Rasmussen
Genre: Classic American Literature; YA Adventure
Release Date: October 28, 2014 (Penguin Classics paperback edition)
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Description:
The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen
In recent years, neither the persistent effort to "clean up" the racial epithets in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn nor its consistent use in the classroom have diminished, highlighting the novel’s wide-ranging influence and its continued importance in American society. An incomparable adventure story, it is a vignette of a turbulent, yet hopeful epoch in American history, defining the experience of a nation in voices often satirical, but always authentic.
In recent years, neither the persistent effort to "clean up" the racial epithets in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn nor its consistent use in the classroom have diminished, highlighting the novel’s wide-ranging influence and its continued importance in American society. An incomparable adventure story, it is a vignette of a turbulent, yet hopeful epoch in American history, defining the experience of a nation in voices often satirical, but always authentic.
(1) Winner will win a set containing both books! Open to US only!
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