num_pages: 202
description: Rich with surprise and hilarious adventure, "The Prince and the Pauper" is a delightful satire of England's romantic past and a joyful boyhood romp filled with the same tongue-in-cheek irony that sparks the best of Mark Twain's tall tales. Two boys, one an urchin from London's filthy lanes, the other a prince born in a lavish palace, unwittingly trade identities. Thus a bedraggled "Prince of Poverty" discovers that his private dreams have all come trueâ€”while a pampered Prince of Wales finds himself tossed into a rough-and-tumble world of squalid beggars and villainous thieves. Originally written as a story for children, "The Prince and the Pauper" is a classic novel for adults as wellâ€”through its stinging attack on the ageless human folly of attempting to measure true worth by outer appearances.Please ask if you need a specific version. The data provided here may not be correct. With buying and not asking you are accepting the book as is.
language: English
title: The Prince and the Pauper
titlecomplete: The Prince and the Pauper
characters: Miles Hendon, Hugh Hendon, John Canty, Prince Edward Tudor, Tom Canty, Lady Elizabeth
genres: Fiction, Historical, American, Adventure, Classic Literature, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 117510
places: London, England
publisher: Bantam Classic