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Mark Twain : The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain: The Prince and the Pauper
The famous work of American writer has been repeatedly adapted
for theater, cinema …
..and cartoons …
ย Two children were born, with social opposing conditions,ย the same day in the England of ‘500. ย The first is Edward, son of King Henry VIII
and heir to the throne; the second is Tom, the son of a criminal and destined to a life of misery and delinquency.
The two boys, once they become adults, they resemble physically … ..
… They meet and, both tired of their way of life, agree to exchange the roles for a short period: Tom is the Prince and Edward is the Pauper. However everything is complicated when Edward was forced to join the bandits and risks his life several times, ending up in prison
Meanwhile Henry VIII dies and Tom is forced to be crowned King of England.
ย After a series of daring adventures, Edward manages to recover the throne with the help of a knight who had welcomed him, Miles Hendon, while Tom and his family will leave their squalor and become the king’s protected.
