The Prince and the Pauper
Two boys. Same face. One sleeps in a palace. One sleeps in Offal Court.
They trade clothes for a joke. England does not get the joke. The heir to the throne is suddenly a street child with a story nobody believes. The beggar is suddenly Your Grace, and the court is waiting for him to know what to do. Outside, Edward learns what his country's laws feel like when nobody believes you are a prince.
Twain put a crown on a pauper and a beating on a prince. See which one fits.
Published: 1881 · Original language: English
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- EnglishThe Prince and the Pauper
- GermanDer Prinz und der Bettelknabe
- SpanishEl príncipe y el mendigo
- FrenchLe Prince et le Pauvre
- ItalianIl principe e il povero
- PortugueseO Príncipe e o Mendigo
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