The Prince and the Pauper

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: John Howels

Set in 1547, "The Prince and the Pauper" 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, the youngest boy in a poor family living in London, has always aspired to a better life, encouraged by the local priest. Loitering around the palace gates one day, he sees the Prince Edward of Wales. Tom is nearly caught and beaten by the Royal Guards, but Edward stops them and invites Tom into his palace chamber. There the two boys get to know one another, fascinated by each other's life and their uncanny resemblance. They decide to switch clothes "temporarily". The Prince momentarily goes outside, quickly hiding an article of national importance (the Great Seal of England), and eventually finding his way to the Canty home. Tom, posing as the prince, tries to cope with court customs and manners.

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Entertaining

This is an entertaining and fun story and the reader is pretty good but what I found very annoying is that that at the beginning of every chapter they say “the prince and the popper by Mark Twain chapter XX”. Why on earth do they need to say the name of the book and the author at the beginning of each chapter and there are over 30 chapters? It’s kind of annoying but other than that it’s a very good listen.