The Prince and the Pauper (Collins Classics)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Prince and the Pauper (Collins Classics)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Twain
SeriesCollins Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 111
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780007420063
ClassificationsDewey:813.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint William Collins
Publication Date 1 January 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books; for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart.' Set in 16th-Century England and following the lives of two young boys, The Prince and the Pauper is a classic and timeless tale. Tom Canty, the lowly pauper is almost identical in appearance to Edward Tudor, a prince. Unbeknownst to those around them, the boys strike up an unlikely friendship and soon realise that with their similar looks they could easily pass for one another. When the Prince's father dies, some of the more underhand court officials persuade the pauper to act as the Prince in order to reap the benefits of the 'mistake' and there follows a tale of friendship and growing up in one of Mark Twain's most infamous works.

Author Biography

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels the ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and the ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. American author William Faulkner called Twain 'the father of American literature'.