The Prince and the Pauper (Townsend Library Edition)

by Mark Twain, Mary Ann Fugate (Editor)

Overview

Young Tom is a pauper, doomed to wander the streets begging for crusts. Edward is the Prince of Wales, heir to the throne of England.

The two boys have no reason to meet, but one day, a twist of fate brings them together. . . . and switches their identities! Does the prince have what it takes to survive on his own? Will the palace officials discover the pauper's secret? And who will become king-...the real prince, or the imposter?

Note: This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a brief author's biography and an afterword that provides important context about the work.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149776542
Publisher:	Townsend Press
Publication date:	06/17/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	223
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut