The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain is an engaging novel about two seemingly identical, but starkly different individuals who swap lives—the prince of England and a common pauper. The story masterfully exposes the harsh realities of inequity, all while presenting a compelling tale of mistaken identity.

Titlepage

Imprint

Dedication

Epigraph

Preface

I: The Birth of the Prince and the Pauper

II: Tom’s Early Life

III: Tom’s Meeting with the Prince

IV: The Prince’s Troubles Begin

V: Tom as a Patrician

VI: Tom Receives Instructions

VII: Tom’s First Royal Dinner

VIII: The Question of the Seal

IX: The River Pageant

X: The Prince in the Toils

XI: At Guildhall

XII: The Prince and His Deliverer

XIII: The Disappearance of the Prince

XIV: “Le Roi Est Mort—Vive le Roi”

XV: Tom as King

XVI: The State Dinner

XVII: Foo-Foo the First

XVIII: The Prince with the Tramps

XIX: The Prince with the Peasants

XX: The Prince and the Hermit

XXI: Hendon to the Rescue

XXII: A Victim of Treachery

XXIII: The Prince a Prisoner

XXIV: The Escape

XXV: Hendon Hall

XXVI: Disowned

XXVII: In Prison

XXVIII: The Sacrifice

XXIX: To London

XXX: Tom’s Progress

XXXI: The Recognition Procession

XXXII: Coronation Day

XXXIII: Edward as King

Conclusion

The Prince and the Pauper

General Note

Endnotes

Colophon

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