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The Prince and the Pauper

Mark Twain · 1881

A prince and a poor boy who look alike trade places and see injustice in each other's lives.

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  1. Part 9Miles Hendon does not believe the boy is a king, yet he treats him kindly. What does it mean to be a true friend?
  2. Part 13A man is condemned to a cruel death on weak evidence. What should a fair judge do: follow the law, or look for the truth with mercy?
  3. Last partWhat makes someone truly fit to rule: birth and clothes, or the heart and wisdom learned through life?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeTwo boys are born on the same day. Why are their lives so different, and does Tom deserve the life he was given?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionIs a person still the same person when he wears different clothes? What really makes someone a prince?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionWhen no one believes who you are, what can you still hold on to?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionTom is now treated as a prince. Is the palace a gift or a cage for him?Locked
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  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionThe court is full of rules for every small thing. Do all these rules make life better, or do they get in the way of what really matters?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionOn the same night, one boy is cheered by thousands and the other is beaten in a dark room. How can a mother know her own child?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionTom's first command as "king" is to save a man's life. What makes a ruler truly great: power, or mercy?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionMiles Hendon does not believe the boy is a king, yet he treats him kindly. What does it mean to be a true friend?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionMiles plays along with the boy's "kingdom of dreams." Can kindness grow out of a game that one person takes seriously and the other does not?Locked
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  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionA man is condemned to a cruel death on weak evidence. What should a fair judge do: follow the law, or look for the truth with mercy?Locked
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  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionWhat makes someone truly fit to rule: birth and clothes, or the heart and wisdom learned through life?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. CHAPTER XVIThe State Dinner
  2. CHAPTER XVIIFoo-foo the First
  3. CHAPTER XVIIIThe Prince with the Tramps
  4. CHAPTER XIXThe Prince with the peasants
  5. CHAPTER XXThe Prince and the hermit
  6. CHAPTER XXIHendon to the rescue
  7. CHAPTER XXIIA Victim of Treachery
  8. CHAPTER XXIIIThe Prince a prisoner
  9. CHAPTER XXIVThe Escape
  10. CHAPTER XXVHendon Hall
  11. CHAPTER XXVIDisowned
  12. CHAPTER XXVIIIn Prison
  13. CHAPTER XXVIIIThe sacrifice
  14. CHAPTER XXIXTo London
  15. CHAPTER XXXTom's progress
  16. CHAPTER XXXIThe Recognition procession
  17. CHAPTER XXXIICoronation Day
  18. CHAPTER XXXIIIEdward as King
  19. ConclusionJustice and retribution

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