Mark Twain's classic novel of a mischievous boy's pranks and escapades in a nineteenth-century river town—-whitewashing a fence, seeking buried treasure, trying to impress the adored Becky Thatcher, and more.
About the Author, Steck-Vaughn
Mark Twain (1835—1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Missouri. He became celebrated for his uncompromising stands against injustice and imperialism and for his invariably quoted comments on any subject under the sun. John Seelye is a graduate research professor of American literature at the University of Florida. He serves as consulting editor of Penguin Classics. Guy Cardwell has written several books on Mark Twain and is emeritus professor of English at Washington University
