The Prince and the Pauper (Children's Thrift Classics) - Softcover

Twain, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486293831 ISBN 13: 9780486293837

Verlag: Dover Children's, 1997

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Beloved classic follows the thrilling adventures of Tom Canty, a poor beggar boy, and Edward, Prince of Wales, after they exchange identities. Humor, excitement, and a plot that twists and turns track the lives of the changelings until the rightful prince appears to claim his crown. 30 new illustrations and a newly abridged text.

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This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales, and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles — a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters.
The Prince, dressed in rags, wanders about the city's boisterous neighborhoods among the lower classes and endures a series of hardships; poor Tom, now living with the royals, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is.
Brimming with gentle humor and discerning social scrutiny, this timeless tale of transposed identities remains one of Twain's most popular and best-loved novels. Newly abridged text.

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• Verlag: Dover Children's
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0486293831
• ISBN 13: 9780486293837
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112