《王子与贫儿》是马克?吐温的代表作之一，描写王子爱德华和贫儿汤姆出于偶然互换了位置，王子成了贫儿，贫儿成了王子。贫儿汤姆穿着王子的衣服在王宫里尽享荣华富贵，还当上了英国的新国王。真正的王子爱德华却四处流浪，不得不忍受贫穷和乞丐们的欺凌和嘲讽。在好人亨顿的帮助下，爱德华王子经历重重劫难，改正了自己的坏习惯，终于回到王宫。而贫儿汤姆在良心的谴责下，将不属于自己的王位还给了真正的王子。此后，爱德华成了一位仁慈的君主，和他的予民一起过着幸福的生活。故事的想象丰富、语言幽默风趣，能极大地激发对纯洁、善良、美好事物的向往。

本书是《王子与贫儿》进口原版英文书。

Rich with surprise and hilarious adventure, The Prince and the Pauper is a delightful satire of England's romantic past and a joyful boyhood romp filled with the same tongue-in-cheek irony that sparks the best of Mark Twain's tall tales. Two boys, one an urchin from London's filthy lanes, the other a prince born in a lavish palace, unwittingly trade identities. Thus a bedraggled "Prince of Poverty" discovers that his private dreams have all come true--while a pam-pered Prince of Wales finds himself tossed into a rough-and-tumble world of squalid beggars and villainous thieves. Originally written as a story for children, The Prince and the Pauper is a classic novel for adults as well--through its stinging attack on the ageless human folly of attempting to measure true worth by outer appearances.

Preface

CHAPTER 1 The Birth of the Prince and the Pauper

CHAPTER 2 Tom's Early Life

CHAPTER 3 Tom's Meeting with the Prince

CHAPTER 4 The Prince's Troubles Begin

CHAPTER 5 Tom as a Patrician

CHAPTER 6 Tom Receives Instructions

CHAPTER 7 Tom's First Royal Dinner

CHAPTER 8 The Question of the Seal

CHAPTER 9 The River Pageant

CHAPTER 10 The Prince in the Toils

CHAPTER 11 At Guildhall

CHAPTER 12 The Prince and His Deliverer

CHAPTER 13 The Disappearance of the Prince

CHAPTER 14 "Le Roi Est Mort--Vive le Roi".

CHAPTER 15 Tom as King

CHAPTER 16 The State Dinner

CHAPTER 17 Foo-Foo the First

CHAPTER 18 The Prince with the Tramps

CHAPTER 19 The Prince with the Peasants

CHAPTER 20 The Prince and the Hermit

CHAPTER 21 Hendon to the Rescue

CHAPTER 22 A Victim of Treachery

CHAPTER 23 The Prince a Prisoner

CHAPTER 24 The Escape

CHAPTER 25 Hendon Hall

CHAPTER 26 Disowned

CHAPTER 27 In Prison

CHAPTER 28 The Sacrifice

CHAPTER 29 To London

CHAPTER 30 Tom's Progress

CHAPTER 31 The Recognition Procession

CHAPTER 32 Coronation Day

CHAPTER 33 Edward as King

CONCLUSION Justice and Retribution

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