The Prince and the Pauper

Author:
Mark Twain
Genres:
Children's Fiction
Language:
English
Read by:
John Greenman
Runnning time:
6:55:44
Upload date:
2006-05-21

01 – The birth of the Prince and the Pauper / 02 – Tom’s early life / 03 – Tom’s meeting with the Prince

Chapters

1.
01 – The birth of the Prince and the Pauper / 02 – Tom’s early life / 03 – Tom’s meeting with the Prince
00:27:35
2.
04 – The Prince / 05 – Tom as a patrician
00:23:57
3.
06 – Tom receives instructions
00:15:43
4.
07 – Tom’s first royal dinner / 08 – The question of the Seal
00:13:39
5.
09 – The river pageant / 10 – The Prince in the toils
00:22:46
6.
11 – At Guildhall
00:10:49
7.
12 – The Prince and his deliverer
00:23:28
8.
13 – The disappearance of the Prince
00:08:39
9.
14 – ‘Le Roi est mort—vive le Roi’
00:22:44
10.
15 – Tom as King
00:22:40
11.
16 – The state dinner / 17 – Foo-foo the First
00:27:24
12.
18 – The Prince with the tramps / 19 – The Prince with the peasants
00:27:13
13.
20 – The Prince and the hermit / 21 – Hendon to the rescue
00:23:50
14.
22 – A victim of treachery / 23 – The Prince a prisoner
00:18:08
15.
24 – The escape / 25 – Hendon Hall
00:19:47
16.
26 – Disowned / 27 – In prison
00:27:53
17.
28 – The sacrifice / 29 – To London / 30 – Tom’s progress
00:16:47
18.
31 – The Recognition procession
00:12:22
19.
32 – Coronation Day
00:24:57
20.
33 – Edward as King / Conclusion – Justice and Retribution
00:25:23
Description
The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court, London, and Prince Edward son of Henry VIII of England. Due to a series of circumstances, the boys accidentally replace each other, and much of the humor in the book originates in the two boys' inability to function in the world that is so familiar to the other (although Tom soon displays considerable wisdom in his decisions). In many ways, the book is a social satire, particularly compelling in its condemnation of the inequality that existed between the classes in Tudor England. In that sense, Twain abandoned the wry Midwestern style for which he was best known and adopts a style reminiscent of Charles Dickens. (Summary from Wikipedia.org)
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