The Prince and the Pauper
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Summary
The Prince and the Pauper is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,774 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Mark Twain[3]
- Publisher: James R. Osgood[4]
- Genre: cloak and dagger novel[5], historical fiction[6], children's fiction[7]
- Follows: A Tramp Abroad[8]
- Followed by: Life on the Mississippi[9]
- Commons category: The Prince and the Pauper[10]
- Language of work or name: English[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12], Canada[13]
- Publication date: 1881[14]
- Has edition or translation: Q28317110[15], Q28335410[16], Q19672970[17], El príncipe y el mendigo[18], The Prince and the Pauper[19], Q121984217[20], Q138411348[21], Q138507202[22], Q138562059[23]
- Narrative location: England[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Prince and the Pauper[25]
- Main subject: Edward VI of England[26]
- Work available at URL: https://eto.box/book/59efa0c487c3ab5cdc5912e70cfdb68e[27]
- Title: The Prince and the Pauper[28]
- Different from: Q11750417[29]
- First line: I will set down a tale as it was told to me by one who had it of his father, which latter had it of HIS father, this last having in like manner had it of HIS father—and so on, back and still back, three hundred years and more, the fathers transmitting it to the sons and so preserving it.[30]
- Time period: positivism[31]
- Intended public: child[32]
- Last line: The reign of Edward VI. was a singularly merciful one for those harsh times. Now that we are taking leave of him, let us try to keep this in our minds, to his credit.[33]
- Derivative work: The Prince and the Pauper[34], The Prince and the Surfer[35], I Am a King[36]
- Copyright status: public domain[37]
- Form of creative work: novel[38]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for The Prince and the Pauper include The Principal and the Pauper[39], an animated series episode[40], directed by Steven Dean Moore[41] and it[42], an animated short film[43], directed by George Scribner[44].
Why It Matters
The Prince and the Pauper has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include The Principal and the Pauper[39], an animated series episode[40], directed by Steven Dean Moore[41] and it[42], an animated short film[43], directed by George Scribner[44].