num_pages: 280
description: Set in Ranaissance England, The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of Tom Canty, a ragged pauper, and young Edward VI, only son of Henry VIII, who look exactly alike. Almost by accident, the boys exhange places days before Henry's death and Edward's coronation, leaving Tom to the role offuture king and Edward to the mercy of the beggars' underworld. A rousing tale of mistaken identity, this annotated edition reveals an optimistic side of Mark Twain seldom seen.
language: English
title: The Prince and the Pauper
titlecomplete: The Prince and the Pauper (Oxford World's Classics)
characters: Lady Elizabeth, Miles Hendon, Prince Edward Tudor, Tom Canty, Hugh Hendon, John Canty
genres: Classics, Adventure, American, Historical, Childrens, Young Adult, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 117507
places: London, England
publisher: Oxford University Press