![]() ![]() ![]() This book is featured in our collection of Books for Young Readers and 25 Great American Novels Table of Contents Chapter I. Twain sitting at his desk, adding another comma and another element to an already endless list and cackling maniacally while he knows exactly that he's gonna drive his readership insane.And I can't help myself, but I LOVE this attitude in an author. Mark Twain's Prince and the Pauper is a popular story and a classic from American Literature. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. this thing was published first in 1881, and of course audience expectations have changed since then, but reading scenes like Tom experiencing for the first time the morning rituals as prince, with the endless ordeals until his clothing finally reaches him, I imagine Mr. The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. ![]() And still - this was an adventurous romp through the land and society of 16th century England, never in doubt who was the good guys and the villains, and yes, of course I fell in love with Miles Hendon.And I'm not sure, but. Mark Twains classic tale of mistaken identity is full of wild. ![]() His style is dated, his characters are more often than not cardboard (or archetypes, depending on the benevolence of the reader), his social commentary comes much more often with the mallet than with the scalpel. Meanwhile King Henry VIII of England dies and the court prepares to crown Tom as the new king. I'm not sure why I love Mark Twain so much, but even this simple, obvious comedy of mistaken identities was a delight. ![]()
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