Hailed as ‘the Father of American literature’ by William Faulkner, Twain was a friend of presidents, performers, entrepreneurs and royalty. He is best known for the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often referred to as ‘the Great American Novel’. He was born the day after a visit by Halley’s Comet, and died the day following its subsequent return in 1910.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pseudonym Mark Twain, was born on 30 November, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, USA. Children’s is proudly republishing this fantastic novel now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned biography of the author. Other notable works by this author include: “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today” (1873) and “The Innocence Abroad” (1896). Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1884). A masterfully-written and thoroughly entertaining novel, “The Prince and The Pauper” would make for a fantastic addition to any collection. After discovering their physical resemblance, the boys decide to switch lives temporarily, leading to a series of life changing adventures. Set in 1547, “The Prince and the Pauper” is the tale of two boys of uncanny physical similarity: Tom Canty, a poor son of an abusive father living on Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, whose father is King Henry VIII. It constitutes Twain’s first serious attempt at historical fiction and is highly recommended for those with a love of such literature. This book contains Mark Twain’s 1881 novel, “The Prince and the Pauper”.
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