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Rich with surprise and hilarious adventure, The Prince and the Pauper is a delightful satire of England’s romantic past and a joyful boyhood romp filled with the same tongue-in-cheek irony that sparks the best of Mark Twain’s tall tales. Two boys, one an urchin from London’s filthy lanes, the other a prince born in a lavish palace, unwittingly trade identities. Thus a bedraggled “Prince of Poverty” discovers that his private dreams have all come true—while a pampered Prince of Wales finds himself tossed into a rough-and-tumble world of squalid beggars and villainous thieves. Originally written as a story for children, The Prince and the Pauper is a classic novel for adults as well—through its stinging attack on the ageless human folly of attempting to measure true worth by outer appearances.
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The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain
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- Released
- 1983
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mark Twain
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Released
- 1983
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 219
- ISBN10
- 0553212567
- ISBN13
- 9780553212563
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Adventure, Classics, American Literature, China, Adapted for Film, Bilingual Edition, 16th century, Edward VI, English King, 1537-1553
- First published
- 1882
- Original title
- The Prince and the Pauper
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- Rich with surprise and hilarious adventure, The Prince and the Pauper is a delightful satire of England’s romantic past and a joyful boyhood romp filled with the same tongue-in-cheek irony that sparks the best of Mark Twain’s tall tales. Two boys, one an urchin from London’s filthy lanes, the other a prince born in a lavish palace, unwittingly trade identities. Thus a bedraggled “Prince of Poverty” discovers that his private dreams have all come true—while a pampered Prince of Wales finds himself tossed into a rough-and-tumble world of squalid beggars and villainous thieves. Originally written as a story for children, The Prince and the Pauper is a classic novel for adults as well—through its stinging attack on the ageless human folly of attempting to measure true worth by outer appearances.