"The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain is a historical fiction novel where we meet two boys in 16th-century London: Tom Canty, a pauper living in poverty; and Edward Tudor, the Prince of Wales, born into royalty. Tom lives in a rough neighborhood and dreams of a better life, while Edward is sheltered from the hardships of the real world, and oblivious to the joy that his privilege brings. The story follows a switch when the boys, who look identical, meet by chance and decide to trade places, hoping to experience each other's lives. This swap leads to big changes for both of them as each boy struggles to navigate a world that is entirely foreign to them. The novel examines the differences between social classes, questions what makes a person who they are, and looks at the fairness of society at the time.
The Prince and the Pauper
By Mark Twain
Two boys, one a prince and the other a pauper, trade places and discover just how different, and how similar, their worlds really are.
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About the AuthorSamuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
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