The Prince and the Pauper [adapted - Great Illustrated Classics]
by Mark Twain (Adapter, Original author) 
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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.Tags
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Mark Twain's classic tale is revised for the sake of young, pre-teen readers in this Great Illustrated Classics work. This version is true to the original. Excellent pen & ink drawings that reside on every facing page illustrate the story. This work is well- designed to attract young readers who hopefully will be induced to tackle Twain's original when older. Highly recommended for younger readers. (Don't trust the Amazon reviews under listings for this book; they refer to a variety of editions of Mark Twain's original work, a symptom of Amazon's incompetence and disorganization).
Look Alikes! Edward Tudor and Tom Canty are the same age and share the same features - only one of them is a pauper's child and the other is heir to the throne of England. When chance brings the boys together, they decide for fun to switch clothes. But fate suddenly casts them into each other's worlds. Tom learns what it is like to be the beloved heir to the throne and the young Prince learns what beggars have to endure. Mark Twain's wonderful fable has delighted young readers for over a hundred years!
Summary: Edward Tudor and Tom Canty are the same age and share the same features--only one of them is a pauper's child and the other is the heir to the throne of England. When fate brings the boys together, they switch clothes, but soon they are in each other's worlds.
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Mark Twain was born Samuel L. Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He worked as a printer, and then became a steamboat pilot. He traveled throughout the West, writing humorous sketches for newspapers. In 1865, he wrote the short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which was very well received. He then began a show more career as a humorous travel writer and lecturer, publishing The Innocents Abroad in 1869, Roughing It in 1872, and, Gilded Age in 1873, which was co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner. His best-known works are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mississippi Writing: Life on the Mississippi, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Prince and the Pauper [adapted - Great Illustrated Classics]
- People/Characters
- Tom Canty; Edward Tudor
- Important events
- Tudor Era; Reign of Henry VIII
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- The Great Illustrated Classics are abridged versions for young readers. Please do not combine with the major work. See http://en.w... (show all)ikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Il.... Please do not confuse them with the Illustrated Classics graphic novel adaptations, which are quite different. Thank you.
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