The Prince and the Pauper - Literary Touchstone Classic (original 1881; edition 2007)

by Mark Twain

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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.

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Title:	The Prince and the Pauper - Literary Touchstone Classic
Authors:	Mark Twain
Info:	Prestwick House, Inc. (2007), Paperback, 232 pages
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Tags:	classic, 1800s, children's literature, historical fiction, royalty, poverty

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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (1881)

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When I start to read a book by Mark Twain, I get an uneasy sense of foreboding that eventually goes away. Once I get into the story, I find myself captivated and I enjoy the store immensely. This was a great one to read near the holidays. (

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God was this a bore, I have to admit I couldn't finish it, and I'm known for not giving up books... (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Twain, Mark	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Fitzpatrick, Lucy Mabry	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hatherell, William	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ibeas, Juan Manuel	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lawson, Robert	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lynn, Kenneth S.	Afterword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mayan, Earl	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Merrill, Frank T.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Spier, Peter	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tine, Robert	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Vaughn, Frank	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Weerdt-Schellekens, H.M. van	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
West, Steve	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Prince and the Pauper (Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Reading) by Walt Disney

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The Prince and the Pauper [2000 TV movie] by Giles Foster

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The Prince and the Pauper [1977 film] by Richard Fleischer

The Prince and the Pauper [adapted - Saddleback Classics] by Joanne Suter

The Prince and the Pauper [1962 film] by Don Chaffey

The Prince and the Pauper: Complete Series BBC [DVD] by Nicholas Lyndhurst

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The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie [2007 film] by James Quattrochi

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The Prince and the Pauper [adapted - Great Illustrated Classics] by Shirley Bogart

The Prince and the Pauper: A Story about the Value of Fairness [abridged - Chick-fil-A] by Lisa H. Detlefsen

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1000 best works of world art. Literature in Russian translations recommended for the acquisition of the school library.

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Canonical title

The Prince and the Pauper

Original title

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Original publication date

1881

People/Characters

Edward VI, King of England (as Edward, Prince of Wales)

Tom Canty

Miles Hendon

Henry VIII, King of England

Important places

London, England, UK

England, UK

Important events

Reign of Henry VIII

Reign of Edward VI, King of England

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Epigraph

The quality of mercy...is twice bless'd; / It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes; / 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes / The throned monarch better than his crown. --The Merchant of Venice

Dedication

To
those good-mannered and agreeable children
Susie and Clara Clemens
this book
is affectionately inscribed
by their father.

First words

In the ancient city of London, on a certain autumn day in the second quarter of the sixteenth century, a boy was born to a poor family of the name of Canty, who did not want him.

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This is the main work for The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Please do not combine with any adaptation, abridgement, etc.

ISBN 0451418352 is for New Leaf by Catherine Anderson

ISBN 0451516281 is for the omnibus The Prince and the Pauper; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

ISBN 0140436693 is a Penguin edtion of The Prince and the Pauper.

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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.

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