Book review II – The Prince and the Pauper

1. Title: The Prince and the Pauper

2. Author: Mark Twain

3. Publisher: Longman classic

4. Date of publication: 1882

5. No of page: 50

6. Major characters: Edward Henry, Tom Canty, John Canty, Miles Hendon, Henry the Eighth, Hertford, Andrew, Arthur Hendon, Humphrey Marlow, Bet, Nan, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Ned Edith, Robert, Basil.

7. Plot Summary:
Chapter1. Tom Canty
Tom Canty was very poor, but he wants to be like a prince. Father Andrew taught Tom how to be a prince and advised him go to Westminster Palace to see a real prince.

Chapter2. How Tom and the prince changed places
Tom went to the palace and saw the prince Edward. They like each other and decided to play at changing each other.

Chapter3. How the prince came to Tom Canty’s home
The prince Edward wants to go back the palace, but everyone did not know him who was prince. Even Tom’s father knew Edward as Tom.

Chapter4. What happened to Tom in the palace
Tom was in palace and was been as a prince by everyone, but he did not know anyone, so, everyone thought prince was ill.

Chapter5. The royal barge
Tom boarded the royal barge to attend a banquet at Guildhall.

Chapter6. Edward escapes
John Canty accidentally killed Father Andrew when he took Edward to home. And when John canty knew it, and he took Edward ran away. As he went to river and took the large pot of water, Edward escaped John Canty and wanted to find Tom and be himself again.

Chapter7. At the Guildhall
Edward at last reached the Guildhall, but soldiers did not let him entered. At this time, a man name’s Miles Hendon to help him, and they heard King Henry is dead.

Chapter8. At the inn
Miles led Edward to his inn, but they met Tom’s father on the way, and he waned to bring Edward back, but Edward did not want. So, Miles stop it. They reached inn, and they ate food and took arrest, then Miles went out to buy some clothes for Edward, but Edward was lost.