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The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. 20 sections, 6 min. Public domain recording (LibriVox).

Details

Length
6 min
Sections
20
Language
English
Read by
John Greenman The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction
Source
LibriVox
Internet Archive
prince_and_pauper_librivox
Rights
Public domain — LibriVox recording of a public-domain text

Chapters

  1. 01 - The birth of the Prince and the Pauper / 02 - Tom's early life / 03 - Tom's meeting with the Prince 27:35
  2. 04 - The Prince / 05 - Tom as a patrician 23:57
  3. 06 - Tom receives instructions 15:43
  4. 07 - Tom's first royal dinner / 08 - The question of the Seal 13:39
  5. 09 - The river pageant / 10 - The Prince in the toils 22:47
  6. 11 - At Guildhall 10:49
  7. 12 - The Prince and his deliverer 23:28
  8. 13 - The disappearance of the Prince 8:39
  9. 14 - 'Le Roi est mort—vive le Roi' 22:44
  10. 15 - Tom as King 22:40
  11. 16 - The state dinner / 17 - Foo-foo the First 27:24
  12. 18 - The Prince with the tramps / 19 - The Prince with the peasants 27:13
  13. 20 - The Prince and the hermit / 21 - Hendon to the rescue 23:50
  14. 22 - A victim of treachery / 23 - The Prince a prisoner 18:08
  15. 24 - The escape / 25 - Hendon Hall 19:47
  16. 26 - Disowned / 27 - In prison 27:53
  17. 28 - The sacrifice / 29 - To London / 30 - Tom's progress 16:47
  18. 31 - The Recognition procession 12:22
  19. 32 - Coronation Day 24:57
  20. 33 - Edward as King / Conclusion - Justice and Retribution 25:23