Prince Edward inadvertently switches places with Tom Canty, a pauper. While both boys are interested in experiencing life in the other's shoes, they are dismayed by the realities of their new lives. Written before The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was finished, this tale contains the elements of social criticism that were later to dominate Twain's writings When young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places, each learns something about the other's very different station in life. Reprint. When a Prince and his lookalike subject change places, each gains insight into how the other one lives.
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