Tom Canty has always wanted to be rich, until he meets the Prince of Wales - and they switch places! Tom quickly finds out that being rich and powerful isn't nearly as fun as he'd hoped. Now he wants his old life back, but the real prince has disappeared! This timeless classic by Mark Twain makes an
The Prince and The Pauper
โ Scribed by Mark Twain
- Publisher
- Duke Classics
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1620123029
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โฆ Synopsis
Written by quintessential American humor writer Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper offers an extraordinarily insightful glimpse into the British system of social classes. Although the novel was intended for children and young adults, it's a rollicking read for all fans of engrossing fiction.
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"What am I writing? A historical tale of 300 years ago, simply for the love of it." Mark Twain's "tale" became his first historical novel, *The Prince and the Pauper,* published in 1881. Intricately plotted, it was intended to have the feel of history even though it was only the stuff of legend. In
Set in sixteenth-century England, Mark Twain's classic "tale for young people of all ages" features two identical-looking boys--a prince and a pauper--who trade clothes and step into each other's lives. While the urchin, Tom Canty, discovers luxury and power, Prince Edward, dressed in rags, roams hi
9781434001283
Paperback, 231 pages Published 1881 Barnes & Noble Classics Series (2004) Introduction by: Robert Tine 1881\. From Mark Twain, one of the most widely loved and celebrated American writers, comes the story about Young Prince Edward, who lived a life of luxury with servants to grant his every wis