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The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain · 1881 · Adventure, Historical, Satire & Humor
Tudor England, 1547. Tom Canty, a beggar boy from Offal Court, and Edward, Prince of Wales, are identical in face though worlds apart in fortune. A chance meeting and a swap of clothes hurls each into the other's life — the prince into rags and cruelty, the pauper into a throne he never asked for.
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This edition
- Title
- The Prince and the Pauper
- Author
- Mark Twain (1835–1910)
- First published
- 1881
- Illustrated plates
- 66 original artworks · 17 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 34 · about 69,137 words
- Reading time
- 4 h 37 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- July 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #1837
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