All the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

A series of stories about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn is considered the most significant contribution of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) to American literature. Moreover, these works are attributed to the so -called great American novels, because they are not only saturated with the color of the life of the American South, but also written in a living conversational language. According to experts, it was from these stories, printed at the end of the 19th century, that the original American literature began. This publication includes not only the novels well known to domestic readers, but also the less widespread parts of the series: "Tom Sawyer abroad" and Tom Sawyer - a detective ".
These three novels are given in the translation of Zinaida Nikolaevna Zhuravskaya. She was born in 1867, studied in the Oryol province and graduated from the Alexander Institute of noble girls with a large gold medal. Then she lived and worked in St. Petersburg - translated from several languages ​​the works of European and American writers. Working on the texts, she tried to reproduce the author’s speech with maximum accuracy, it was no coincidence that the Zhuravskaya was already called the “queen of translations” during her lifetime. She graduated from her earthly path in Paris in 1931.
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" are given in the translation of Vladimir Germanovich Bogoraz (1865-1936) At birth, he received the Jewish name Nathan, which later became part of his literary pseudonym. He was a man of versatile talents - he studied at St. Petersburg University at the Faculty of Law, professionally engaged in ethnography. As the writer Bogoraz debuted in 1896. Then translation work began. He was familiar with the realities of American life firsthand - he lived in the USA for several years.
Illustrations to the "Adventures of Tom Soyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" were performed by the French artist Achilles Sirow (1834-1904) He graduated from the school of elegant arts in Paris, and was awarded the title of Knight of Honor Legion for his excellent work. The story of Tom Sawyer abroad was illustrated by the American artist Daniel Carter Bird, who became one of the founders of the Boyscauts organization in the United States. Pictures for the story, Tom Sawyer ", are made by American schedule Arthur Burdett Frost, who is considered one of the representatives of the Golden Age of American illustration"