The Prince and the Pauper

by Twain, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780486411101
• ISBN10: 0486411109
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-24
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Two young men -- one a child of the London slums, the other an heir to the throne -- switch identities in this timeless novel about class and culture in sixteenth-century England.

Author Biography

After the Civil War, Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot. As Mark Twain, the Missouri native found his place in the world. Author, journalist, lecturer, wit, and sage, Twain created enduring works that have enlightened and amused readers of all ages for generations.

Table of Contents

I. The Birth of the Prince and the Pauper	1	(1)
II. Tom's Early Life	2	(3)
III. Tom's Meeting with the Prince	5	(5)
IV. The Prince's Troubles Begin	10	(3)
V. Tom As a Patrician	13	(5)
VI. Tom Receives Instructions	18	(5)
VII. Tom's First Royal Dinner	23	(3)
VIII. The Question of the Seal	26	(2)
IX. The River Pageant	28	(2)
X. The Prince in the Toils	30	(6)
XI. At Guildhall	36	(4)
XII. The Prince and His Deliverer	40	(8)
XIII. The Disappcarance of the Prince	48	(3)
XIV. "Le Roi Est Mort-Vivo le Roi"	51	(9)
XV. Tom As King	60	(8)
XVI. The State Dinner	68	(2)
XVII. Foo-Foo the First	70	(8)
XVIII. The Prince with the Tramps	78	(5)
XIX. The Prince with the Peasants	83	(4)
XX. The Prince and the Hermit	87	(5)
XXI. Hendon to the Rescue	92	(3)
XXII. A Victim of Treachery	95	(4)
XXIII. The Prince, a Prisoner	99	(3)
XXIV. The Escape	102	(2)
XXV. Hendon Hall	104	(5)
XXVI. Disowned	109	(3)
XXVII. In Prison	112	(7)
XXVIII. The Sacrifice	119	(3)
XXIX. To London	122	(2)
XXX. Tom's Progress	124	(2)
XXXI. The Recognition Procession	126	(4)
XXXII. Coronation Day	130	(9)
XXXIII. Edward As King	139	(5)
CONCLUSION Justice and Retribution	144	(3)
Notes	147