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Prince and the Pauper

by Mark Twain

English ⏱ 6h 55m 20 chapters Free forever
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The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court, London, and Prince Edward son of Henry VIII of England. Due to a series of circumstances, the boys accidentally replace each other, and much of the humor in the book originates in the two boys' inability to function in the world that is so familiar to the other (although Tom soon displays considerable wisdom in his decisions). In many ways, the book is a social satire, particularly compelling in its condemnation of the inequality that existed between the classes in Tudor England. In that sense, Twain abandoned the wry Midwestern style for which he was best known and adopts a style reminiscent of Charles Dickens. (Summary from Wikipedia.org)

Chapters

1
01 – The birth of the Prince and the Pauper / 02 – Tom’s early life / 03 – Tom’s meeting with the Prince
27m
2
04 – The Prince / 05 – Tom as a patrician
23m
3
06 – Tom receives instructions
15m
4
07 – Tom’s first royal dinner / 08 – The question of the Seal
13m
5
09 – The river pageant / 10 – The Prince in the toils
22m
6
11 – At Guildhall
10m
7
12 – The Prince and his deliverer
23m
8
13 – The disappearance of the Prince
8m
9
14 – ‘Le Roi est mort—vive le Roi’
22m
10
15 – Tom as King
22m
11
16 – The state dinner / 17 – Foo-foo the First
27m
12
18 – The Prince with the tramps / 19 – The Prince with the peasants
27m
13
20 – The Prince and the hermit / 21 – Hendon to the rescue
23m
14
22 – A victim of treachery / 23 – The Prince a prisoner
18m
15
24 – The escape / 25 – Hendon Hall
19m
16
26 – Disowned / 27 – In prison
27m
17
28 – The sacrifice / 29 – To London / 30 – Tom’s progress
16m
18
31 – The Recognition procession
12m
19
32 – Coronation Day
24m
20
33 – Edward as King / Conclusion – Justice and Retribution
25m