During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles - a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters. The Prince and the Pauper is a treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales, and Tom Canty, a street beggar. In near fine condition with only light shelfwear.
Octavo, original publisher’s green pictorial cloth.
362 “reigned.” Franklin Press imprint on verso of title page. Osgood and Company: New York, 1882.įirst edition, first issue with uncorrected text p.
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