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The prince and the pauper; Those extraordinary twins
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Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, 1969.
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Books
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265 pages ; 22 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plaistow Public Library | FIC TWA | Available in Coop |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Boys -- Fiction.
Conjoined twins -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction. -- London
Imposters and imposture -- Fiction.
Impostors and imposture -- Fiction.
Infants switched at birth -- Fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
Missouri -- Fiction.
Passing (Identity) -- Fiction.
Poor children -- Fiction.
Princes -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Trials (Murder) -- Fiction.
Conjoined twins -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction. -- London
Imposters and imposture -- Fiction.
Impostors and imposture -- Fiction.
Infants switched at birth -- Fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
Missouri -- Fiction.
Passing (Identity) -- Fiction.
Poor children -- Fiction.
Princes -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Trials (Murder) -- Fiction.
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Published
Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, 1969.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A tale for young people of all ages."
Description
The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, it 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 off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII.
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Those Extraordinary Twins - Featuring the brilliantly drawn Roxanna, a mulatto slave who suffers dire consequences after switching her infant son with her master's baby, and the clever Pudd'nhead Wilson, an ostracized small-town lawyer, Twain's darkly comic masterpiece is a provocative exploration of slavery and miscegenation. Leslie A. Fiedler described the novel as "half melodramatic detective story, half bleak tragedy," noting that "morally, it is one of the most honest books in our literature." Those Extraordinary Twins, the slapstick story that evolved into Pudd'nhead Wilson, provides a fascinating view of the author's process.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Twain, M. (1969). The prince and the pauper: Those extraordinary twins . Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 1969. The Prince and the Pauper: Those Extraordinary Twins. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. The Prince and the Pauper: Those Extraordinary Twins Doubleday, 1969.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Twain, Mark. The Prince and the Pauper: Those Extraordinary Twins Doubleday, 1969.
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