The Prince and the Pauper
05 March 2020Synopsis
A classic tale of mistaken identity, adventure, and social justice in Tudor England.
The Prince and the Pauper is a classic adventure set in Tudor London, told with Mark Twain's trademark humour and concern for social justice. When penniless Tom Canty and the heir to the throne, Edward Tudor, meet by chance, they're amazed by their uncanny resemblance. Agreeing to swap clothes, Edward is thrown out onto the streets while courtiers mistake Tom for the true prince. Will each boy find his way home and discover the other's reality?
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, this edition is stunning and clothbound, with gold foiled edges and a ribbon marker, making it a perfect gift or a treat for any book lover. The edition also features an afterword by author and journalist Nicolette Jones. The Prince and the Pauper is a timeless tale that explores themes of identity, class, inequality, and social criticism, contrasting the lives of royalty and aristocracy with those of the lower class.
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05 March 2020
9781529011883Reviews
Twain's great virtue as a writer, his genius, was his deliberate refusal of borrowed propriety or scale. The tallest of tales could be fashioned from the most modest of ingredientsTim Adams, Guardian
Twain was ahead of his time. He was one of America’s first modern celebrities, an icon of the first age of mass mediaBen Tarnoff, New Yorker
Twain was surely the American Dickens, however much he would have hated the phrase—and however high a tribute it seems todayEllen Moers, New York Review of Books
