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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
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The Prince and the Pauper

The Graphic Novel

By Mark Twain
Introduction by Christopher Paul Curtis

By Mark Twain
Introduction by Christopher Paul Curtis

By Mark Twain

By Mark Twain

By Mark Twain
Illustrated by Manish Singh
Adapted by Corey Finkle

By Mark Twain
Illustrated by Manish Singh
Adapted by Corey Finkle

By Mark Twain

By Mark Twain

Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Campfire Graphic Novels

Paperback $11.00

Jul 08, 2003 | 240 Pages

Mass Market Paperback $4.95

Nov 01, 1983 | 224 Pages

Paperback $9.99

Jan 25, 2011 | 72 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $3.99

Mar 27, 2007 | 224 Pages

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    About The Prince and the Pauper

    Set in sixteenth-century England, Mark Twain’s classic “tale for young people of all ages” features two identical-looking boys—a prince and a pauper—who trade clothes and step into each other’s lives. While the urchin, Tom Canty, discovers luxury and power, Prince Edward, dressed in rags, roams his kingdom and experiences the cruelties inflicted on the poor by the Tudor monarchy. As Christopher Paul Curtis observes in his Introduction, The Prince and the Pauper is “funny, adventurous, and exciting, yet also chock-full of . . . exquisitely reasoned harangues against society’s ills.”

    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the Mark Twain Project edition, which is the approved text of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association.

    About The Prince and the Pauper

    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 true—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 well—through its stinging attack on the ageless human folly of attempting to measure true worth by outer appearances.

    About The Prince and the Pauper

    A chance meeting between a member of the royal family and a street urchin triggers a course of events that form the basis of this enthralling story.

    Tom, the pauper; and Edward, the prince, discover that not only do they share the same birthday, but they also look identical. Being the boys that they are, they decide to have some fun and exchange clothes. However, little do they know that this will land them up in the most bizarre of situations.

    Inadvertently, the boys end up swapping places with each other – Tom becomes the prince; and Edward, the pauper. No one believes them when they try to explain their true identities, so they are forced to adapt to their new lifestyles, with very interesting consequences.

    This well-loved novel by Mark Twain takes a humorous look at 16th century society, and the inequalities that existed at that time, and perhaps still do today.

    About The Prince and the Pauper

    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 true—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 well—through its stinging attack on the ageless human folly of attempting to measure true worth by outer appearances.


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    Also by Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    Collected Nonfiction, Volume 1
    Collected Nonfiction, Volume 2
    See all books by Mark Twain

    Also by Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    Collected Nonfiction, Volume 1
    Collected Nonfiction, Volume 2
    See all books by Mark Twain

    About Mark Twain

    MARK TWAIN, considered one of the greatest writers in American literature, was born Samuel Clemens in Florida, Missouri, in 1835, and died in Redding, Connecticut in 1910. As a young child, he moved with his family to Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks… More about Mark Twain

    About Mark Twain

    MARK TWAIN, considered one of the greatest writers in American literature, was born Samuel Clemens in Florida, Missouri, in 1835, and died in Redding, Connecticut in 1910. As a young child, he moved with his family to Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks… More about Mark Twain

    About Mark Twain

    MARK TWAIN, considered one of the greatest writers in American literature, was born Samuel Clemens in Florida, Missouri, in 1835, and died in Redding, Connecticut in 1910. As a young child, he moved with his family to Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks… More about Mark Twain

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics

    Paperback | $11.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 08, 2003 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375761126

    Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics

    Mass Market Paperback | $4.95
    Published by Bantam Classics
    Nov 01, 1983 | 224 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553212563

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Campfire
    Jan 25, 2011 | 72 Pages | 6-1/2 x 10-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9789380028453

    Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics

    Ebook | $3.99
    Published by Bantam Classics
    Mar 27, 2007 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780553903560

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    Praise

    “Twain was . . . enough of a genius to build his morality into his books, with humor and wit and—in the case of The Prince and the Pauper—wonderful plotting.” —E. L. Doctorow

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