The Prince and the Pauper |
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| Author:
| Twain, Mark |
| Editor:
| Fischer, Victor |
| Illustrator:
| Merrill, Frank T.
Harley, John J.
Ipsen, L. S. |
| Series title: | Mark Twain Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-05088-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1983 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $87.95 |
Book Description:
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"What am I writing? A historical tale of 300 years ago, simply for the love of it." Mark Twain's tale, in which a sixteenth-century English prince and the pauper boy that looks just like him are forced to changed places, has become a classic of American literature. Published in 1881, Mark Twain called the book "a tale for young people of all ages," and his thirteen-year-old daughter, Susy Clemens, called it "unquestionably the best book he has ever written." ...
More Description"What am I writing? A historical tale of 300 years ago, simply for the love of it." Mark Twain's tale, in which a sixteenth-century English prince and the pauper boy that looks just like him are forced to changed places, has become a classic of American literature. Published in 1881, Mark Twain called the book "a tale for young people of all ages," and his thirteen-year-old daughter, Susy Clemens, called it "unquestionably the best book he has ever written."
Foreword and notes by Victor Fischer and Michael B. Frank, text established by Victor Fischer. Original illustrations by Frank T. Merrill, John Harley, and L.S. Ipsen.