The adventures of tom sawyer +cdrom+app / a2 (green apple)

Tom Sawyer est certainement le symbole de la liberté, si l'on se souvient du générique de la célèbre adaptation animée du roman, mais il est plus que l'Amérique. Il est l'incarnation universelle de l'enfance insouciante. Tom Sawyer a séduit des générations de lecteurs qui n'ont pas vu en lui un petit Américain des campagnes, mais un enfant extraordinaire. Tom joue, aime, chasse des trésors, risque sa vie et rit, le plus souvent possible et même quand la vie est dure. N'est-ce pas la plus belle des enfances ?

Les aventures de Tom Sawyer

This is the COMPLETE EDITION of the original Letters From the Earth!  Mark Twain considered this story was too controversial for publication and would never be published. He wrote that observation to a friend in 1909. This gem of a story has been freed from the murky shadows of censorship and restored to it's rightful place in American literature. All of it is vintage Twain, sharp, witty, imaginative, and sometimes wildly funny. This edition includes Mark Twain's 3 footnotes  If you purchased this book prior to March 8th 2009 please re-download to your Kindle to get the this COMPLETE EDITION.

Lettres de la Terre

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel's schoolboy protagonist, Thomas Sawyer, whose reputation precedes him for causing mischief and strife. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly, half-brother Sid, and cousin Mary in the quaint town of St. Petersburg, just off the shore of the Mississippi River. St. Petersburg is described as a typical small-town atmosphere where the Christian faith is predominant, the social network is close-knit, and familiarity resides.  Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn ­ the town's social outcast. Tom, despite his dread of schooling, is extremely clever and would normally get away with his pranks if Sid were not such a "tattle-tale."  As punishment for skipping school to go swimming, Aunt Polly assigns Tom the chore of whitewashing the fence surrounding the house. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boys into completing the chore for him, managing to convince them of the joys of whitewashing. At school, Tom is equally as flamboyant, and attracts attention by chasing other boys, yelling, and running around. With his usual antics, Tom attempts to catch the eye of Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.Excerpt:"TOM!" No answer. "TOM!" No answer. "What's gone with that boy,  I wonder? You TOM!" No answer. The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked through them for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not service—she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for the furniture to hear: "Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll—" She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat. "I never did see the beat of that boy!"

Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer

I will set down a tale as it was told to me by one who had it of his father, which latter had it of HIS father, this last having in like manner had it of HIS father-and so on, back and still back, three hundred years and more, the fathers transmitting it to the sons and so preserving it. It may be history, it may be only a legend, a tradition. It may have happened, it may not have happened: but it COULD have happened. It may be that the wise and the learned believed it in the old days; it may be that only the unlearned and the simple loved it and credited it.

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper is a classic adventure of mistaken identity set in Tudor London and told with Mark Twain's trademark humour and concern for social justice. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by author and journalist Nicolette Jones. Penniless Tom Canty wonders what it would be like to be a prince. Heir to the throne Edward Tudor dreams of a life outside the royal palace walls. When the two boys meet by chance they're amazed by how similar they look and agree to swap clothes. Dressed in rags, Edward is thrown out onto the streets whilst courtiers have no idea that their prince is a pauper. Will each boy be able to find his way home?

Fils d'un homme alcoolique et violent, Huckleberry Finn, se retrouve très vite livré à lui-même. Recueilli par une dame âgée qui l'adopte, Huck se civilise petit à petit. Mais le jour où son père réapparaît et l'enferme dans une cabane, Huck s'enfuit avec Jim, un esclave. Leur voyage à travers le Mississippi leur fait vivre bon nombre d'aventures ! Considéré comme un classique de la littérature américaine, cette aventure a été source d'inspiration pour les bandes dessinées des éditions Delcourt (2011) et Gallimard (2011), ainsi que pour le film produit par Disney en 1993.

Mark Twain est le nom de plume de Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), écrivain, essayiste et humoriste américain. Il devient imprimeur suite au décés de son père puis exerce le métier de journaliste, qui le mène à voyager en Europe en tant que correspondant de presse. Son enfance au Missouri a grandement influencé ses ouvres, des classiques de la littérature de jeunesse. Ses histoires ont été adaptées aux plusieurs médias, notamment le film « Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn » (1994), avec Elijah Wood, et l'animation Disney « Le Prince et le Pauvre » (1990).

Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn

The innocents abroad

Mark Twain nous décrit les frasques et mésaventures de Tom Sawyer, jeune garçon à l'esprit vif et débordant d'imagination, élevé par sa tante, au bord du Mississipi. Tom ne loupe pas une occasion de se distinguer pour plaire à la jolie Becky, et il est toujours prêt pour vivre des aventures en compagnie de son inséparable ami Huckleberry Finn, fils de l'ivrogne du village. Un soir dans un cimetière, Tom et Huck sont témoins d'un meurtre. Muff Potter est accusé du crime, mais Tom et Huck savent que le véritable assassin est Joe l'Indien...

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