Project Gutenberg 2004-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 8097 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) The Prince and the Pauper Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_and_the_Pauper Produced by David Widger. The earliest PG edition was prepared by Les Bowler "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two boys, Tom Canty, a poor pauper, and Edward Tudor, the Prince of Wales, whose lives become intertwined due to their striking resemblance and a series of events that lead to them switching places. In this narrative, Twain explores themes of class, identity, and the nature of royalty versus poverty, all while providing a critique of social injustices of his time. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to both main characters on the same day in London during the 16th century. Tom Canty is born into a impoverished family that does not want him, while Edward Tudor is born to a wealthy family, celebrated by the entire nation. The narrative quickly depicts Tom's harsh living conditions in Offal Court, where he struggles against his family's abusive nature, despite his dreams of a better life. Contrastingly, Edward is surrounded by luxury, yet remains oblivious to the joy that such privilege brings. As the story unfolds, the boys' deep yearning to experience each other’s worlds leads to a serendipitous meeting that sets the stage for their fateful swap, reshaping their lives forever in unexpected ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/1837/1837-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/1837/1837-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction London (England) -- Fiction Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Boys -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction Princes -- Fiction Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553 -- Fiction Poor children -- Fiction Lookalikes -- Fiction PS Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 559285 2025-08-01T11:13:23.534010 text/html 595096 2021-01-27T17:42:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 21024863 2021-01-27T17:42:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21163194 2025-08-01T11:13:35.205930 application/epub+zip 21175723 2025-08-01T11:13:26.551055 application/epub+zip 270612 2025-08-01T11:13:24.725964 application/epub+zip 21303893 2025-08-01T11:13:40.555952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21253542 2025-08-01T11:13:33.422948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372840 2022-09-01T12:32:05.289882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431886 2025-08-01T11:13:21.226044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431701 2020-12-31T14:41:11 text/plain; charset=utf-8 169481 2020-12-31T14:41:11 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21660 2025-08-01T11:13:40.753886 application/rdf+xml 13307 2025-08-01T11:13:24.867000 image/jpeg 2101 2025-08-01T11:13:24.795959 image/jpeg 20871577 2025-08-01T11:13:24.253973 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia