湯姆歷險記

　　《最經典英語文庫：湯姆歷險記（英文版）》是美國著名作家、幽默大師馬克·吐溫流傳最廣的小說之一，講的是一個頑皮男孩經歷百險的成長故事。它譜寫的是一部富于天真爛漫的成長之歌、奏出的是充滿青春氣息的浪漫之曲。一次次信馬由韁的經歷、一回回海闊天空的探險——跌宕起伏的故事情節(jié)間，到處閃爍著令人為之一振的智慧與人性的光芒。情感的力量、初戀的美好、正義的伸張、惡作劇的痛快、盡情玩鬧的過癮……這一切無不深深打動著世界各國讀者們的心。三個頑皮的男孩鼓足勇氣劃著木筏離開家，踏上孤島露營的探險之旅。那流淌不息的河水、樹影婆娑的綠地、變化莫測的天空，都見證著幾個孩子成長的快樂與煩惱。以湯姆為代表的三個男孩子，用他們飛揚的勇氣和雄心與他們曲折驚險的尋寶經歷，在馬克·吐溫犀利幽默的神筆之下，共同構成了這部充滿歡樂、緊張、笑容和淚水的小說。

　　Samuel Langhorne Clemens （November 30，1835-April 21，1910）， better known by his pen name Mark Twain， was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer （1876） and its sequel， Adventures of Huckleberry Finn （1885）， the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal， Missouri， which provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and TomSawyer. After an apprenticeship with a printer， he worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River beforeheading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining， turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley's Comet， and he predicted that he would "go out with it，" too. He died the day following the comet's subsequent return. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age，" and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature."'