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Overview
Rich with surprise and hilarious adventure, The Prince And The Pauper is a delight satire of England's romantic past and a joyful boyhood romp filled with the same tongue-in-cheek irony that sparked the best of Mark Twain's tall tales. Two boys, one an urchin from London's filthy lanes, the other a prince born in a lavish palace, unwittingly trade identities. Thus a bedraggled "Prince of Poverty" discovers that his private dreams have all the come true -- while a pampered Prince of Wales finds himself tossed into a rough-and-tumble world of squalid beggars and villainous thieves. Originally written as a story for children, The Prince And The Pauper is a classic novel for adults as well -- through its stinging attack on the ageless human folly of attempting to measure true worth by outer appearances.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780553212563
- ISBN-10: 0553212567
- Publisher: Bantam Classics
- Publish Date: November 1983
- Dimensions: 6.89 x 4.14 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.24 pounds
- Page Count: 224
- Reading Level: Ages 10-14
