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The Prince and the Pauper

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  1. 01 – The birth of the Prince and the Pauper / 02 – Tom’s early life / 03 – Tom’s meeting with the Prince

    27:35

  2. 04 – The Prince / 05 – Tom as a patrician

    23:57

  3. 06 – Tom receives instructions

    15:43

  4. 07 – Tom’s first royal dinner / 08 – The question of the Seal

    13:39

  5. 09 – The river pageant / 10 – The Prince in the toils

    22:46

  6. 11 – At Guildhall

    10:49

  7. 12 – The Prince and his deliverer

    23:28

  8. 13 – The disappearance of the Prince

    8:39

  9. 14 – ‘Le Roi est mort—vive le Roi’

    22:44

  10. 15 – Tom as King

    22:40

  11. 16 – The state dinner / 17 – Foo-foo the First

    27:24

  12. 18 – The Prince with the tramps / 19 – The Prince with the peasants

    27:13

  13. 20 – The Prince and the hermit / 21 – Hendon to the rescue

    23:50

  14. 22 – A victim of treachery / 23 – The Prince a prisoner

    18:08

  15. 24 – The escape / 25 – Hendon Hall

    19:47

  16. 26 – Disowned / 27 – In prison

    27:53

  17. 28 – The sacrifice / 29 – To London / 30 – Tom’s progress

    16:47

  18. 31 – The Recognition procession

    12:22

  19. 32 – Coronation Day

    24:57

  20. 33 – Edward as King / Conclusion – Justice and Retribution

    25:23

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Two boys born on the same day in Tudor London, one a prince and one a beggar's son, discover they are near-identical and trade places for a lark. The joke turns serious when they cannot switch back: young Edward Tudor is thrust into the filth and cruelty of the streets, while Tom Canty stumbles through palace life in constant dread of exposure. Twain uses the swap to show a future king the injustice his own laws inflict, sharpening a satire of rank, poverty, and blind custom. Written with younger readers in mind but pointed enough for adults, it remains one of his most durable historical tales. This free PDF and EPUB edition brings the whole adventure to new readers.

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Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has been praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature".

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Book facts

First published
1881
Reading time
About 5 hours
Pages
313
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
John Greenman