Antonio Lorente brings the full genius of his portraiture to illustrate the soul of one of the most famous children's characters in all of literature: Tom Sawyer. Through his adventures, Mark Twain creates a lively portrait of childhood inspired by his own life. This carefully illustrated hardback edition of Tom Sawyer contains a large number of illustrations, imitating the aesthetics of scrapbooks (a specialised photo album technique). The book introduces Tom, a young boy with few rules, who lives with his Aunt Polly, his stepbrother Sid and his cousin Mary in St. Petersburg, a fictitious town on the Mississippi River, between 1840 and 1850. His restless, curious and mischievous nature leads him on incredible adventures - some not without danger! Together with his friends Huckleberry and Joe Harper, he will witness his own funeral and play...