1894 – Tom Sawyer Abroad – Mark Twain | First UK Edition

Mark Twain and his works were immensely popular all on their own. Such notable characters as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stood out above other 19th-century literary characters, and not just in the United States. However, Twain sought to show his level of literary ability and expertise with the 1894 classic Tom Sawyer Abroad.

Jules Verne created several adventure novels, many of which are still well-known and popular today; however, Twain wanted to parody the Verne-style adventure. In Tom Sawyer Abroad, Twain puts Tom and Huck in a futuristic hot air balloon ride to Africa where they encounter world wonders, robbers, and other adventure tropes. While it has nowhere near the popularity of the original Twain ‘Adventure’ titles, Tom Sawyer Abroad is still a fine work of American adventure fiction.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tom Sawyer Abroad
• Author(s): Mark Twain
• Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus
• Edition: First UK edition, 1894.
  • Ads dated February 1894
• Binding: Publisher’s illustrated cloth
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  7.5 in x 5.5 in (19 cm x 12 cm)
• Collation: 208, [32] pp
• Contents Include:
  • Full text Tom Sawyer Abroad

Condition:

Very Good. Binding secure, with rubbing mainly to corners and hinges. Illustrated cover and spine present and intact. Endpapers and preliminary leaves printed with publisher advertisements. Text block complete, with internal pages showing mild age toning consistent with the period.

Why Collect This?

• First UK edition, 1894 dated ads

Item Number: #50088