Mark Twain: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, The Prince and the Pauper & A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Марк Твен

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       Mark Twain

      The Historical Novels of Mark Twain

       Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, The Prince and the Pauper & Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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       THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER

      

       A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT

      

       PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC

      THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER

      Main TOC

       Chapter I. The birth of the Prince and the Pauper.

       Chapter II. Tom’s early life.

       Chapter III. Tom’s meeting with the Prince.

       Chapter IV. The Prince’s troubles begin.

       Chapter V. Tom as a patrician.

       Chapter VI. Tom receives instructions.

       Chapter VII. Tom’s first royal dinner.

       Chapter VIII. The question of the Seal.

       Chapter IX. The river pageant.

       Chapter X. The Prince in the toils.

       Chapter XI. At Guildhall.

       Chapter XII. The Prince and his deliverer.

       Chapter XIII. The disappearance of the Prince.

       Chapter XIV. ‘Le Roi est mort — vive le Roi.’

       Chapter XV. Tom as King.

       Chapter XVI. The State Dinner.

       Chapter XVII. Foo-foo the First.

       Chapter XVIII. The Prince with the tramps.

       Chapter XIX. The Prince with the peasants.

       Chapter XX. The Prince and the hermit.

       Chapter XXI. Hendon to the rescue.

       Chapter XXII. A victim of treachery.

       Chapter XXIII. The Prince a prisoner.

       Chapter XXIV. The escape.

       Chapter XXV. Hendon Hall.

       Chapter XXVI. Disowned.

       Chapter XXVII. In prison.

       Chapter XXVIII. The sacrifice.

       Chapter XXIX. To London.

       Chapter XXX. Tom’s progress.

       Chapter XXXI. The Recognition procession.

       Chapter XXXII. Coronation Day.

       Chapter XXXIII. Edward as King.

       TWAIN’S NOTES

       GENERAL NOTE.

      Chapter I. The birth of the Prince and the Pauper.

      Table of Contents

      In the ancient city of London, on a certain autumn day in the second quarter of the sixteenth century, a boy was born to a poor family of the name of Canty, who did not want him. On the same day another English child was born to a rich family of the name of Tudor, who did want him. All England wanted him too. England had so longed for him, and hoped for him, and prayed God for him, that, now that he was really come, the people went nearly mad for joy. Mere acquaintances hugged and kissed each other and cried. Everybody took a holiday, and high and low, rich and poor, feasted and danced and sang, and got very mellow; and they kept this up


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