The Prince and the Pauperby Mark Twain | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - Adventure" |
| Pages: | 296 |
| Year of Publication: | 1882 |
| Date Read: | 01/05/1996 |
| Notes: | Edward IV meets his double, a beggar boy named Tom. When they switch clothes for the day, the prince is tossed out of the palace and the pauper is mistaken for the prince. The prince has all the best adventures, running around the country with a courageous knight. And there’s a splashy finish in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day. COMMENTS — In this book, Twain critiques legal and moral injustice and satirizes social conventions, concluding that appearances often hide a person’s true value. |
| My Rating: | 7 |