The Prince and the Pauper

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.`When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books; for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart.`Set in 16-th Century England and following the lives of two young boys, The Prince and the Pauper is a classic and timeless tale. Tom Canty, the lowly pauper is almost identical in looks to Edward Tudor, a prince. Unbeknownst to those around them, the boys strike up an unlikely friendship and when they swop clothing, they realise they could easily pass for one another. When the Prince`s father dies, some of the more underhand court officials persuade the pauper to act as the Prince in order to reap the benefits of the`mistake`. The Prince and the Pauper is a tale of friendship and growing up and one of Mark Twain`s most famous works.