The Prince and the Pauper
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- First published
- 1881
- Pages
- 267Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 5 hours11 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the story
Tom Canty, a poor London boy, and Edward Tudor exchange clothes and are taken for one another. The mistake sends Edward through a kingdom he expects to rule while Tom tries to make sense of the court’s demands.
The switching viewpoints make small habits of dress, speech and deference carry unusual weight. Twain uses the joke about identical appearances to ask who is allowed to speak with authority.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- mistaken identities
- Tudor settings
- social satire in an adventure plot
Things You May Not Know About The Prince and the Pauper
- Tom and Edward are the same age and resemble one another.
- The edition follows the events surrounding Henry VIII’s death and Edward’s accession.
About this edition
This English edition comes from Project Gutenberg. The Freebookia PDF has 267 pages. The EPUB adjusts to your reading settings.
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