Mark Twain: The Prince and the Pauper | Buch

Cover: 9781529011883 | The Prince and the Pauper | Mark Twain | Buch | XII | Englisch | 2020

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A classic tale of mistaken identity, adventure, and social justice in Tudor England.

The Prince and the Pauper is a classic adventure set in Tudor London, told with Mark Twain's trademark humour and concern for social justice. When penniless Tom Canty and the heir to the throne, Edward Tudor, meet by chance, they're amazed by their uncanny resemblance. Agreeing to swap clothes, Edward is thrown out onto the streets while courtiers mistake Tom for the true prince. Will each boy find his way home and discover the other's reality?

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, this edition is stunning and clothbound, with gold foiled edges and a ribbon marker, making it a perfect gift or a treat for any book lover. The edition also features an afterword by author and journalist Nicolette Jones. The Prince and the Pauper is a timeless tale that explores themes of identity, class, inequality, and social criticism, contrasting the lives of royalty and aristocracy with those of the lower class.

Über den Autor

Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Missouri in 1835. Early in his childhood, the family moved to Hannibal, Missouri - a town which would provide the inspiration for St Petersburg in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. When he started writing in earnest in his thirties, he adopted the pseudonym Mark Twain (the cry of a Mississippi boatman taking depth measurements, meaning 'two fathoms'), and a string of highly successful publications followed. His later life, however, was marked by personal tragedy and sadness, as well as financial difficulty. In 1894, several businesses in which he had invested failed, and he was declared bankrupt. Over the next fifteen years he saw the deaths of two of his beloved daughters, and his wife. Increasingly bitter and depressed, Twain died in 1910, aged seventy-four.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	XII 248 S. gilt edges ribbon marker
ISBN-13:	9781529011883
ISBN-10:	1529011884
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Twain, Mark
Hersteller:	MacMillan Collector's Library
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße:	157 x 95 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Mark Twain
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.03.2020
Gewicht:	0,165 kg