Large Print - The Prince and the Pauper - Grand Type Collector's Edition - Matte Hardcover with Dust Jacket

With clear, easy-to-read formatting, this edition is designed for readers who prefer or require larger text without sacrificing the excitement of the original.

• 18-point font: Generously sized text for maximum readability and comfort.
• Sans-serif font: Clean, modern typeface designed to reduce visual strain.
• Italics are bolded: Important emphasis is maintained without thin, hard-to-see lettering.
• Easy-to-read line lengths: Shorter rows of text (under 45 characters per line) make reading smoother and less tiring.

A beggar in rags and a prince in silk-what if they exchanged lives? When streetwise Tom Canty meets Edward Tudor, heir to the English throne, their uncanny resemblance tempts them into a harmless switch that instantly spirals out of control. Cast into each other's worlds, Tom must survive the treacherous intrigues of court, while Edward tastes the cruelty of the streets where his royal word means nothing. With deception closing in and danger mounting, both boys rely on courage and wit to reclaim their names before their identities are lost forever.

First published in 1881-82, The Prince and the Pauper was Mark Twain's first historical novel and a sharp social satire. Using Tudor England as a mirror for Gilded Age inequities, Twain critiques class privilege, arbitrary justice, and the assumption that nobility comes from birth rather than character. The novel's humane vision and dramatic reversals have inspired countless adaptations for stage and screen, cementing its status as a timeless meditation on empathy, power, and fairness.