The Prince and the Pauper (version 2)
Mark Twain
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One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself intervenes and invites Tom into the palace. They talk about their differences in life and how very similar they both are to one another in appearance. They decide to trade clothes for a few minutes to see what it is like. Still in Tom's clothes, the Prince, Edward, leaves the room for a few minutes, and the guards mistake him for the pauper, throwing him out of the palace!
Tom decides to try and act like the prince, not knowing what has happened to him. Everyone thinks the prince is ill, causing him to forget things, while the real prince struggles to survive in the streets of his own kingdom. This story is about all the adventures both have in the process. --Summary by Fiddlesticks (7 hr 41 min)
Chapters
| The birth of the Prince and the Pauper. | 2:33 | Read by Elijah Fisher |
| Tom's early life. | 10:31 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Tom's meeting with the Prince. | 13:31 | Read by MaryAnne |
| The Prince's troubles begin. | 9:46 | Read by AlvinJPrice |
| Tom as a patrician. | 15:50 | Read by Wiebke |
| Tom receives instructions. | 16:16 | Read by Wiebke |
| Tom's first royal dinner. | 10:46 | Read by Elijah Fisher |
| The question of the Seal. | 6:50 | Read by Cunmolly |
| The river pageant. | 7:46 | Read by Cunmolly |
| The Prince in the toils. | 25:01 | Read by Cunmolly |
| At Guildhall. | 12:53 | Read by Cunmolly |
| The Prince and his deliverer. | 28:59 | Read by Cunmolly |
| The disappearance of the Prince. | 10:48 | Read by Cunmolly |
| 'Le Roi est mort--vive le Roi.' | 22:51 | Read by Dory |
| Tom as King. | 22:15 | Read by Dory |
| The state dinner. | 5:47 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| Foo-foo the First. | 18:27 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| The Prince with the tramps. | 18:54 | Read by Roohi |
| The Prince with the peasants. | 13:05 | Read by Roohi |
| The Prince and the hermit. | 16:24 | Read by Roohi |
| Hendon to the rescue. | 9:26 | Read by Dory |
| A victim of treachery. | 12:16 | Read by Dory |
| The Prince a prisoner. | 6:41 | Read by Katy Caselli |
| The escape. | 6:12 | Read by Katy Caselli |
| Hendon Hall. | 14:49 | Read by Dory |
| Disowned. | 9:05 | Read by Dory |
| In prison. | 20:51 | Read by Deon Gines |
| The sacrifice. | 8:22 | Read by Deon Gines |
| To London. | 4:43 | Read by MaryAnne |
| Tom's progress. | 5:34 | Read by MaryAnne |
| The Recognition procession. | 12:57 | Read by MaryAnne |
| Coronation Day. | 31:38 | Read by Nancee Cline |
| Edward as King. | 21:19 | Read by Nancee Cline |
| CONCLUSION. Justice and Retribution. | 7:59 | Read by Nancee Cline |
Reviews
Affected by some heavy accents and mispronunciation
Noel H., Montana
Young readers mispronouncing unfamiliar, archaic words affects enjoyment of certain chapters of this book. Likewise, heavily accented readers for whom English is not a first language make understanding the archaic dialog of the day quite difficult, as does occasional bad audio and/or background noise. Suggest review and replacement recordings of certain chapters.
Mike B
Very poor sound quality with some of the readers