Tom Sawyer, Detective - Twain, Mark
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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are back in another sequel to their adventures in Tom Sawyer, Detective, by American author Mark Twain. Twain, known for writing the "great American novel," is renowned for his humorous tales that often have themes dealing with slavery, poverty, and hypocrisy. In his children's adventure novel, Tom Sawyer, Detective, Tom sets out to solve a murder mystery after meeting Jake Dunlap, who is on the run from thieves he stole diamonds from. After helping him escape, Tom and Huck find themselves on the farm of Tom's Uncle Silas, who is being harassed by Jake Dunlap's…mehr

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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are back in another sequel to their adventures in Tom Sawyer, Detective, by American author Mark Twain. Twain, known for writing the "great American novel," is renowned for his humorous tales that often have themes dealing with slavery, poverty, and hypocrisy. In his children's adventure novel, Tom Sawyer, Detective, Tom sets out to solve a murder mystery after meeting Jake Dunlap, who is on the run from thieves he stole diamonds from. After helping him escape, Tom and Huck find themselves on the farm of Tom's Uncle Silas, who is being harassed by Jake Dunlap's brother Brace in order to force Silas' daughter Benny into marrying him. When the body of Jake's brother Jubiter is found, Silas is suddenly on trial for murder and Tom must save him. Told from the perspective of Huck Finn, the friends are caught between two brothers, two diamonds, and two con men. Tom Sawyer, Detective is a dramatic culmination of all the great detective novels of its time, with a thrilling storyline and excellent humor. This is one short adventure you won't be able to forget.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910),[1] known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist this country has produced",[2] and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature".[3] His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884),[4] the latter often called "The Great American Novel". Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.[5] His humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", was published in 1865, based on a story that he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time as a miner. The short story brought international attention and was even translated into French.[6] His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, but he invested in ventures that lost most of it-such as the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter that failed because of its complexity and imprecision. He filed for bankruptcy in the wake of these financial setbacks, but he eventually overcame his financial troubles with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers. He eventually paid all his creditors in full, even though his bankruptcy relieved him of having to do so. Twain was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well; he died the day after the comet returned.