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The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

Children's BooksClassics
Pages
230
Published
1881
Language
English

Synopsis

What if a prince and a pauper looked exactly alike? In 16th-century England, young Prince Edward and a common boy named Tom Canty trade places, leading to a wild adventure. Each boy experiences the harsh realities and unexpected joys of the other's world, forcing them to question everything they thought they knew about life and society.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

LightheartedAdventurousThought-ProvokingWhimsical
Fish Out of WaterSecret IdentityComing of Age

Genres

Children's Books Classics Historical Fiction Juvenile Young Adult Adventure History

About the author

M
Mark Twain

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a prolific American author and humorist. Twain is best known for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain

Characters

Edward VI of EnglandProtagonist
Tom CantyProtagonist
Miles HendonSupporting

A disinherited soldier and nobleman who takes the ragged Edward under his protection and never quite believes the boy's claim to the throne.

All characters in The Prince and the Pauper