Prince Edward

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Prince Edward is the young heir to the English throne who switches places with a poor look-alike boy in Mark Twain’s classic tale of mistaken identity and social inequality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
prince
adaptedIn film adaptations
radio adaptations
stage adaptations
television adaptations
appearsIn The Prince and the Pauper
associatedWith Offal Court
royal court of England
audience children
general readers
basedOn Edward VI of England
contrastedWith Tom Canty’s poverty
country England
creator Mark Twain
experiences injustice of legal system
life among the poor
familyRelation son of the King of England
firstPublicationYear 1881
fullName Edward Tudor
futureRole King of England
genreOfWork historical fiction
languageOfWork English
learns empathy for common people
literaryMovement American realism
literaryRole protagonist
medium novel
mistakenFor pauper
moralArc growth in understanding of poverty
narrativeRole title character
nationality English
notableTrait capacity for compassion
royal pride
sense of justice
position heir to the English throne
publisherOfFirstEdition James R. Osgood & Co.
setting London
settingPeriod 16th century
sharesTitleWith Tom Canty
switchesPlacesWith Tom Canty
symbolizes privilege
themeInvolvement class differences
justice
mistaken identity
social inequality
timePeriod Tudor era
title Prince of Wales
undergoes identity reversal


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