The Prince and the Pauper
$21.75
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2015
Summary
Mark Twain’s satiric novel about two boys who trade places in Tudor England-written “for young people of all ages”-was his first foray into historical fiction.
Set in 1547, The Prince and the Pauper brings together Tom Canty, an impoverished urchin who lives with his abusive father in London’s filthiest streets, and pampered Prince Edward, the son of King Henry VIII. Noticing their uncanny resemblance, the two boys trade clothes on a whim. While Tom lives in the lap of luxury…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781101873106 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1101873108 |
| Author: | Mark Twain |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 130mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
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“Twain was … enough of a genius to build his morality into his books, with humor and wit and-in the case of The Prince and the Pauper -wonderful plotting.” -E. L. Doctorow
“Twain was … enough of a genius to build his morality into his books, with humor and wit and—in the case of The Prince and the Pauper—wonderful plotting.” —E. L. Doctorow
About The Author
Mark Twain
MARK TWAIN (1835-1910), born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an immensely popular American author and humorist, most acclaimed for his novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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