A retelling of Mark Twain · 1881

The Prince and the Pauper

“In Tudor London, a beggar boy and Prince Edward, alike as twins, change clothes for a joke — and are each trapped in the other's life, the pauper on the throne and the true king wandering his kingdom as a ragged madman.”

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Contents5 episodes · ~23 min

  1. 1The Exchange (Chapters 1–8)Free
  2. 2The King Is Dead (Chapters 9–16)🔒
  3. 3The King Among His People (Chapters 17–24)🔒
  4. 4Hendon Hall and the Prison (Chapters 25–29)🔒
  5. 5The Coronation (Chapters 30–33 and Conclusion)🔒