The Prince and The Pauper (unabridged)

This treasured historical satire played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward Prince of Wales and Tom Canty a street beggar. During a chance encounter the two realize they are identical and as a lark decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that briefly but drastically alters the lives of both youngsters. The Prince dressed in rags wanders about the citys boisterous neighborhoods among the lower classes and endures a series of hardships; meanwhile poor Tom now living with the royals is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is.