The Prince and the Pauper
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The Prince and the Pauper
29.99 €
23.99 €
A magnificent gift edition in a large format. Hardcover with partial varnish. White paper. Clear, easy-to-read font. A large number of full-color illustrations.
“Perhaps all this was, and perhaps it was not, but still it could have been.” Such a strange beginning of the novel, the main character of which is a real king, immediately sets the tone for a meeting with something unusual, mysterious, and difficult to explain. As if in a time machine, we are transported to the 16th century and set off on an amazing journey across the expanses of England.
The novel “The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain is based on the eternal dream of people about a wise and merciful ruler. The author forces the heir to the throne to go through a cruel school of life so that the young prince learns from his own experience all the troubles that befall his subjects: need, hunger, bloody laws. From the royal palace, Edward finds himself in the slums of a London suburb, in a hovel of tramps, and in a hermit's hut. But his double Tom is also destined to make an amazing discovery: at the top of power, people have the same vices as at the bottom of society: cruelty, duplicity, hypocrisy. Fortunately, as Alexander Kuprin wrote, "both young men will pay the people a hundredfold for the science they have learned from its depths."
The classic translation of the novel into Russian was done by Nikolai and Korney Chukovsky. The outstanding masters of the word perfectly conveyed all the shades of Twain's famous humor, from a sarcastic grin to a good-natured smile.
Colorful, airy, precise illustrations by Ekaterina Komrakova create a feeling of personal presence in old England in readers and encourage them to return to them again and again to examine all the details.
“Perhaps all this was, and perhaps it was not, but still it could have been.” Such a strange beginning of the novel, the main character of which is a real king, immediately sets the tone for a meeting with something unusual, mysterious, and difficult to explain. As if in a time machine, we are transported to the 16th century and set off on an amazing journey across the expanses of England.
The novel “The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain is based on the eternal dream of people about a wise and merciful ruler. The author forces the heir to the throne to go through a cruel school of life so that the young prince learns from his own experience all the troubles that befall his subjects: need, hunger, bloody laws. From the royal palace, Edward finds himself in the slums of a London suburb, in a hovel of tramps, and in a hermit's hut. But his double Tom is also destined to make an amazing discovery: at the top of power, people have the same vices as at the bottom of society: cruelty, duplicity, hypocrisy. Fortunately, as Alexander Kuprin wrote, "both young men will pay the people a hundredfold for the science they have learned from its depths."
The classic translation of the novel into Russian was done by Nikolai and Korney Chukovsky. The outstanding masters of the word perfectly conveyed all the shades of Twain's famous humor, from a sarcastic grin to a good-natured smile.
Colorful, airy, precise illustrations by Ekaterina Komrakova create a feeling of personal presence in old England in readers and encourage them to return to them again and again to examine all the details.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Golden Tales for Children