THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
by Mark Twain
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/Fair++-Good
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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Synopsis
The Prince and the Pauper is an English language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, the novel 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 Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII of England.
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- Bookseller
- jakoll (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3003
- Title
- THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Illustrator
- Howard Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Jacket Condition
- Fair++-Good
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- World Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland-New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Fiction-juvenile-adventure-classic-Twain-illustrated
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Region American Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Individual Authors Mark Twain
- Fiction & Literature Literary Studies
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature Juvenile Classics