{"product_id":"the-prince-and-the-pauper-1","title":"The Prince and the Pauper","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Prince and the Pauper\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e''s \u003ci\u003eThe Prince and the Pauper\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1881, the Atlanta Constitution sang its praises in no uncertain terms: \"The book comes upon the reading public in the shape of a revelation.\" A timeless tale of switched identities, Twain''s story revolves around the miserably poor Tom Canty \"of Offal Court,\" who is lucky enough to trade his rags for the gilded robes of England''s prince, Edward Tudor. As each boy is mistaken for the other, Tom enters a realm of privilege and pleasure beyond his most delirious dreams, while Edward plunges into a cruel, dangerous world of beggars and thieves, cutthroats and killers. Befriended by the heroic Miles Hendon, Edward struggles to survive on the squalid streets of London, in the process learning about the underside of life in \"Merry England.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its mixing of high adventure, raucous comedy, and scathing social criticism, presented in a hilarious faux-sixteenth-century vernacular that only Mark Twain could fashion, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince and the Pauper\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of this incomparable humorist''s most popular and oft-dramatized tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSTRONGRobert Tine is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eState of Grace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Market\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for a variety of periodicals and magazines, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48089711509759,"sku":"*R0048152*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5270403482755.jpg?v=1769114001","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-prince-and-the-pauper-1","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}