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1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 09 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by John Rayburn. |
| Summary |
A remarkable resemblance of two boys born on the same day in the sixteenth century became the basis of Mark Twain's first try at historical fiction. He had begun writing the year before on his to-be famous Huckleberry Finn manuscript. However, he became discouraged with that story and decided to either pigeonhole it or maybe even burn it. He had come up with an idea for a play, but instead turned it into the novel you're about to hear; that of The Prince and the Pauper. This resulted in a fable that was almost a fairy tale, one that became a fine story for young people of all ages. There were many unjust laws in the 1500s, and Twain delved into them with his usual remarkable insight. The success also led to a resumption of the Finn adventures, thus preserving one of his major accomplishments, one that took about seven years to eventually complete. Listen now to the story of Tom Canty and Edward VI. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Impostors and imposture -- Juvenile fiction.
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Poor children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Princes -- Juvenile fiction.
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Boys -- Juvenile fiction.
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Poverty -- Juvenile fiction.
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Adventure stories.
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Kindness -- Juvenile fiction.
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Theft -- Juvenile fiction.
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Hunger -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children of alcoholics -- Juvenile fiction.
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London (England) -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre |
Historical fiction.
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| Added Author |
Merrill, Frank T., 1848-1923. Illustrator.
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Harley, John J. Illustrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9798200714339 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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8200714330 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14838670 |
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