num_pages: 199
description: 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 at once an adventure story and a fantasy of timeless appeal.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
language: English
title: The Prince and the Pauper
titlecomplete: The Prince and the Pauper (Penguin Classics)
characters: John Canty, Lady Elizabeth, Tom Canty, Hugh Hendon, Miles Hendon, Prince Edward Tudor
genres: Fiction, Classics, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Classic Literature, American, Historical Fiction, Literature, Adventure
ratings_count: 117508
places: London, England
publisher: Penguin Classics