Prince and the Pauper.
by TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0520036220
- ISBN 13
- 9780520036222
- Seller
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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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
- Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76201
- Title
- Prince and the Pauper.
- Author
- TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0520036220
- ISBN 13
- 9780520036222
- Publisher
- University of California Press,
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley:
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0520036220
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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
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