The Prince and the Pauper

Number of Chapters: 20

Length: 6 hours and 55 minutes

Language: English

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)

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

04 – The Prince / 05 – Tom as a patrician (John Greenman)

06 – Tom receives instructions (John Greenman)

07 – Tom’s first royal dinner / 08 – The question of the Seal (John Greenman)

09 – The river pageant / 10 – The Prince in the toils (John Greenman)

11 – At Guildhall (John Greenman)

12 – The Prince and his deliverer (John Greenman)

13 – The disappearance of the Prince (John Greenman)

14 – ‘Le Roi est mort—vive le Roi’ (John Greenman)

15 – Tom as King (John Greenman)

16 – The state dinner / 17 – Foo-foo the First (John Greenman)

18 – The Prince with the tramps / 19 – The Prince with the peasants (John Greenman)

20 – The Prince and the hermit / 21 – Hendon to the rescue (John Greenman)

22 – A victim of treachery / 23 – The Prince a prisoner (John Greenman)

24 – The escape / 25 – Hendon Hall (John Greenman)

26 – Disowned / 27 – In prison (John Greenman)

28 – The sacrifice / 29 – To London / 30 – Tom’s progress (John Greenman)

31 – The Recognition procession (John Greenman)

32 – Coronation Day (John Greenman)

33 – Edward as King / Conclusion – Justice and Retribution (John Greenman)

The audiobook The Prince and the Pauper falls under the genres of Children's Fiction. It is written by Mark Twain.

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