Download or read book The Prince and the Pauper (100 Copy Collector's Edition) written by Mark Twain and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1547, The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. After a chance encounter, Prince Edward decides to switch places with Tom, so that he can experience life as a London pauper.