{"product_id":"mark-twain-presents-the-adventures-mike-parker-9780615808505","title":"Mark Twain Presents The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: a stage play","description":"When \u003cb\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e first appeared in 1876 it was a dismal failure, selling fewer than 24,000 copies during its first year on the market. It wasn't until Mark Twain published his masterpiece, \u003cb\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/b\u003e that Tom Sawyer truly gained an audience, perhaps due to the rapscallion's brief appearance in that novel.\u003cp\u003eTom Sawyer, perhaps even more than Peter Pan, is the icon for eternal boyhood. Whether playing hooky from school, exploring the depths of a cavern, romancing a fair maiden, hunting for buried treasure or even attending his own funeral, Tom is an endearing composite of brash American confidence, unbridled enthusiasm and fresh-faced naivety, and he is certainly one of Mark Twain's most memorable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Twain gained his initial reputation as a newspaper reporter, his was a storyteller at heart, winning fans with his sparkling wit and keen observations of human nature in such popular tales as \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court\u003c\/i\u003e. It is fitting that Twain himself should be a primary character in bringing Tom's story to life on the stage in playwright, Mike Parker's, delightful adaptation, \u003cb\u003eMark Twain Presents The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615808506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615808505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordcrafts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.25d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044525404415,"sku":"9780615808505","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccbd784f-30c5-459f-ac1d-75b5700d8d74.jpg?v=1684973354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mark-twain-presents-the-adventures-mike-parker-9780615808505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}