Filled with the folk humor and storytelling charm that have made Tom
Sawyer and Huck Finn such enduringly popular characters, these two comic
gems trace the friends' further adventures. Tom Sawyer, Detective
finds the boys summoned by Aunt Sally to "Arkansaw," where Uncle Silas
is in deep trouble. Tom puts his mail-order detective kit to good use as
he and Huck get involved in a diamond heist, meet a mysterious stranger,
and borrow a bloodhound to discover a shallow grave.
In Tom Sawyer Abroad, Jim joins the boys for a grand adventure in the
style of a Jules Verne novel. Tom recruits his friends for a trip to St.
Louis to see an airship. When the ship unexpectedly takes off with the
threesome aboard, they wind up in Africa, where they experience lively
encounters with lions and robbers and see some of the world's great
wonders, including the pyramids and the Sphinx.