Who wrote the 1881 novel ‘The Prince and the Pauper’?
The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1537, it tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. Tom Canty, youngest son of a poor family living in Offal Court located in London,
The Prince and the Pauper set in Victorian England before Twain decided to set it further back in time. He wrote "The Prince and the Pauper" having already started "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". The "whipping-boy story," originally meant as a chapter to be part of "The Prince and the Pauper" was published in the Hartford "Bazar Budget" of July 4, 1880, before Twain deleted it from the novel at the suggestion of William Dean Howells. Ultimately, "The Prince and the Pauper" was published by subscription by James R. Osgoode of Boston, with illustrations by F.T. Merrill. The book bears a dedication to Twain's daughters, Susie