The Prince and the Pauper (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789350330630)

Tom Canty is a London street urchin who dreams of becoming a king while Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales, dreams of escaping his royal confinement. By a sudden twist of fate, they find themselves in each other's circumstances. Thus a bedraggled "Prince of Poverty" is raised to royalty, while a pampered Prince of Wales finds himself tossed into a world of filthy beggars and villainous thieves. The Prince and the Pauper originally published in 1881, is one of Mark Twain's earliest social satires. With his tongue in cheek irony, Twain satirizes the power of the monarchy, unjust laws and barbaric punishments, religious intolerance and superstitions. Although originally written as a story for children, The Prince and Pauper is a classic novel for adults as well, offering critical insight into a people and time period not really all that different from our own.

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 9350330636
ISBN-13: 9789350330630
Publisher: Maple Press Pvt Ltd
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2019
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d