When Edward VI and a poor boy exchange places, each learns something about the other's station in life.
Rich with surprise and hilarious adventure, The Prince And The Pauper is a delight satire of England's romantic past and a joyful boyhood romp filled with the same tongue-in-cheek irony that sparked the best of Mark Twain's tall tales.
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.
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Mickey Mouse stars in an adaptation of Mark Twain's classic tale of a prince and a pauper who trade places
A prince and a peasant temporarily switch lives, only to find themselves in a race against the clock to return the rightful heir to the throne and save the Kingdom from an evil plot.
When young Prince Edward meets a pauper who resembles him, they trade clothes and switch places. The prince learns of the plight of common folk while the pauper learns how the nobility live.
What do the two experience, away from all that they had ever known? Are they able to survive the ordeal? Do they manage to find their way back to their families? Twain's classic historical fiction is a delight in every way.
When young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places, each learns something about the other's very different station in life. Includes a brief biography of the author.
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Mark Twain's popular novel chronicles the adventures of two young boys, a Prince and a Pauper, who exchange roles and stations in life.
Written before The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was finished, this tale contains the elements of social criticism that were later to dominate Twain's writings.