The Prince and the Pauper

byMark Twain

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Rediscover Puffin Classics - timeless stories for each new generation, abridged for readers aged 9-12 years.

Tom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays and their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince, heir to King Henry VIII of England, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes, and their identities become confused. Soon the prince is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince.

This is an abridged edition of the classic novel, designed for younger readers.

About Mark Twain

Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, Mark Twain spent his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, which forms the setting for his two greatest works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Trying his hand at printing, typesetting and then gold-mining, the former steam-boat pilot eventually found his calling in journalism and travel writing. Dubbed 'the father of American literature' by William Faulkner, Twain died in 1910 after a colourful life of travelling, bankruptcy and great literary success.
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  • Imprint: Puffin Classics
  • ISBN: 9780241378496
  • Length: 304 pages
  • Dimensions: 178mm x 19mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 191g
  • Price: £7.99
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