The Prince and the Pauper

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Sprache - Englisch

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Set in 1547, The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. Tom, the youngest boy in a poor family living in London, has always aspired to a better life, encouraged by the local priest. Loitering around the palace gates one day, he sees the Prince Edward of Wales. Tom is nearly caught and beaten by the Royal Guards, but Edward stops them and invites Tom into his palace chamber. There the two boys get to know one another, fascinated by each other's life and their uncanny resemblance. They decide to switch clothes "temporarily". The Prince momentarily goes outside, quickly hiding an article of national importance (the Great Seal of England), and eventually finding his way to the Canty home. Tom, posing as the prince, tries to cope with court customs and manners. His fellow nobles and palace staff think "the prince" has an illness which has caused memory loss and fear he will go mad. They repeatedly ask him about the missing "Great Seal", but he knows nothing about it._x000D_ Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He is best known for his two novels – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but his satirical stories and travel books are also widely popular. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned him praise from critics and peers. He was lauded as the greatest American humorist of his age.


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Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), is an emblem of American literature, renowned for his wit, satirical flair, and keen observations of human nature. Born in Florida, Missouri, Twain grew up alongside the Mississippi River, an environment that profoundly inspired his literary works. A journeyman printer and riverboat pilot, Twain's formative experiences informed his distinctive narrative style, marked by humor and social criticism, which he adeptly employed throughout his expansive body of work. Twain's novel 'The Prince and the Pauper' (1881) exemplifies his literary prowess. This historical novel, set in 16th-century England, explores themes of identity, class disparity, and justice through the switch in lives between two boys who are physical lookalikes: one, a pauper named Tom Canty, and the other, Prince Edward VI. The book is adorned with Twain's characteristic irony and the humanistic insights that pervade his other classics, such as 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1876) and 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1884), hailed as 'the Great American Novel.' Twain's work has left an indelible mark on American literature, shaping the narrative voice of subsequent generations and offering a lens through which to consider the social issues of his time—and of ours.

Produkt Details

Verlag: DigiCat

Genre: Sprache - Englisch

Sprache: English

Umfang: 1808 Seiten

Größe: 12,8 MB

ISBN: 8596547009979

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