Prince and the Pauper (version 2)
What if the prince and the pauper were indistinguishable? Mark Twain asks this question and follows it to its darkest, funniest, most illuminating conclusions. When young Edward, heir to the throne of England, switches clothes with Tom Canty, a beggar born in the gutters of London, neither boy imagines the consequence: the guards throw the real prince out of his own palace, while Tom stumbles into the crown. What follows is a dazzling adventure through the underbelly of Tudor England and the gilded halls of power, as each boy learns what it truly means to wear another man's shoes. Twain's wit cuts sharp, his social commentary still stings, and his belief in our shared humanity beats at the story's heart like a drum. This is a book about the accidents of birth and the grace of understanding.
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