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01795aam a2200325 a 4500 001 5EEE77B8E23911EC9D80461122ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220602010055 008 220413s2018||||caua bi 000 fdeng d 020 $a 1948132117 020 $a 9781948132114 (pbk.) 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Twain, Mark, $d 1835-1910. 245 14 $a The Prince and the Pauper / $c Mark Twain. 260 $a Orinda, California : $b SeaWolf Press, $c 2018. 300 $a xv, 301 p. : $b ill ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes biographical references. 520 $a Published in 1882, this is a delightful piece of historical fiction set in 1547. The young British Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII, switches place with a young pauper boy, Tom Canty, who happens to look exactly like the Prince. Tom takes over royal duties when King Henry dies and enjoys life in the palace. The real Prince is tossed out on the streets of London and learns about the life and misery of the common people of England at the time. He arrives back in the palace just in time to stop the coronation of the false Prince and take his rightful crown. He uses what he learned in his travels to rule as a benevolent King. The real Prince Edward ruled until his early death at the age of 15. 600 00 $a Edward $b VI $c King of England, $d 1537-1553 $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Impostors and imposture $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Poor children $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Princes $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Boys $x Fiction. 651 0 $a London (England) $x Fiction. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Adventure stories. $2 gsafd 800 1 $a Twain, Mark, $d 1835-1910. $t Works. $f 1996. 941 $a 1 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20220602010504.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5EEE77B8E23911EC9D80461122ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search