The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain
“One face, two fates, and a kingdom caught in the middle.”
A chance meeting between a young prince and a starving beggar reveals an uncanny physical resemblance that tempts them to trade places for a single day. As they struggle to survive in worlds they were never meant to inhabit, they uncover the shocking truths hidden behind palace walls and within the city's darkest corners.
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