The Prince and the Pauper
$26.54
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 August 1998
Summary
Tom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays match, their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is a prince, heir to King Henry VIII, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But when fate intervenes, Edward is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince. Even those who have never read the novel will be familiar with Twain’s classic tale of mistaken identity—at once an adventure story and a fantasy of timeless appeal.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436693 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140436693 |
| Author: | Mark Twain, Jerry Griswold |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 August 1998 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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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) had an idyllic childhood in Missouri on the Mississippi river, which is reflected in his best known books, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. His great skills as a novelist, journalist and social observer assure him a central place in American literary history. Jerry Griswold is Professor of English & Comparative Literature at San Diego State University and is the author of The Classic American Children’s Story.
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