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Book cover image of The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

Authors: Mark Twain, W. Hatherell
ISBN-13: 9781162802930, ISBN-10: 1162802936
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Company
Date Published: September 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Mark Twain

Riverboat pilot, journalist, failed businessman (several times over): Samuel Clemens -- the man behind the figure of Mark Twain -- led many lives. But it was in his novels and short stories that he created a voice and an outlook on life that will be forever identified with the American character.

Book Synopsis

"Unquestionably the best book he has ever written."'—Susy Clemens, aged thirteen

Table of Contents

I.The Birth of The Prince and the Pauper23
II.Toms Early Life27
III.Tom's Meeting with the Prince37
IV.The Prince's Troubles begin49
V.Tom as a Patrician57
VI.Tom receives Instructions73
VII.Tom's First Royal Dinner89
VIII.The Question of the Seal97
IX.The River Pageant103
X.The Prince in the Toils109
XI.At Guildhall123
XII.The Prince and His Deliverer133
XIII.The Disappearence of the Prince151
XIV."Le R oi est mort--Vive le R oi"161
XV.Tom as King179
XVI.The State Dinner195
XVII.Foo-Foo the First203
XVIII.The Prince with the Tramps223
XIX.The Prince with the Peasants237
XX.The Prince and the Hermit247
XXI.Hendon to the Rescue259
XXII.A Victim of Treachery269
XXIII.The Prince a Prisoner281
XXIV.The Escape289
XXV.Hendon Hall295
XXVI.Disowned309
XXVII.In Prison317
XXVIII.The Sacrifice333
XXIX.To London341
XXX.Tom's Progress347
XXXI.The Recognition Procession353
XXXII.Coronation Day365
XXXIII.Edward as King385
Conclusion: Justice and Retribution399
Notes405

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