The Prince and The Pauper
by Mark Twain
Rich with unexpected and hilarious adventures, "The Prince and the Poor" is an exuberant satire on England's romantic past and a cheerful childish noise filled with the same irony that evokes the best of Mark Twain's high tales. Two children, one a hedgehog from the dirty streets of London and the other born in a luxurious palace, the prince unwittingly trades their personalities. Thus, the depraved "Prince of Poverty" discovers that his private dreams have come true - while the spoiled Prince of Wales finds himself thrown into the crude and overthrown world of jumbled beggars and evil thieves. Originally written as a story for children, "The Prince and the Poor Man" is also a classic novel for adults — because of its painful assault on the ageless human craze that seeks to measure true value by appearance.
