THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER

Twain's treasured historical novel chronicles the adventures of two young boys in 16th century England, a Prince and a Pauper, who exchange roles and stations in life. One, named Edward Tudor, is a prince and the other, named Tom Canty, is a pauper. Edward Tudor was a real person in history, but Tom was invented by Twain. Each boy has strong misconception's of what the other boys life is like. Through unusual circumstances, Edward and Tom meet and exchange clothing, which leads to everyone confusing the identities of the two boys. A series of educational and entertaining adventures play out as the boys grow more comfortable in both their real and assumed roles in life. Mark Twain's Prince and the Pauper is a popular story and a classic from American Literature.