By Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper is a singular through American writer Mark Twain. It used to be first released in 1881 in Canada, earlier than its 1882 ebook within the usa. the unconventional represents Twain's first try out at historic fiction. Set in 1547, it tells the tale of 2 younger boys who're exact in visual appeal: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives along with his abusive father in Offal court docket off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII.
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