Edward Tudor and Tom Canty are the same age and share the same features-only one of them is a pauperīs child and the other is heir to the throne of England. When chance brings the boys together,they decide for fun to switch clothes.But fate suddenly casts them into each otherīs worlds.Tom learns what it is like to be the beloved heir to the throne and the young Pirnce learns what beggars have to endure.Mark Twainīs wonderful fable has delighted young readers for over a hundred years.