Set in sixteenthcentury England Mark Twains classic tale for young peopleof all ages features two identicallooking boysa prince and a pauperwhotrade clothes and... » 

Set in sixteenthcentury England Mark Twains classic tale for young peopleof all ages features two identicallooking boysa prince and a pauperwhotrade clothes and step into each others lives. While the urchin Tom Cantydiscovers luxury and power Prince Edward dressed in rags roams his kingdomand experiences the cruelties inflicted on the poor by the Tudor monarchy. AsChristopher Paul Curtis observes in his Introduction The Prince and thePauper is funny adventurous and exciting yet also chockfull of . . .exquisitely reasoned harangues against societys ills. This Modern LibraryPaperback Classic is set from the Mark Twain Project edition which is theapproved text of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern LanguageAssociation. «