The Prince and the Pauper (version 2)
Mark Twain
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One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself intervenes and invites Tom into the palace. They talk about their differences in life and how very similar they both are to one another in appearance. They decide to trade clothes for a few minutes to see what it is like. Still in Tom's clothes, the Prince, Edward, leaves the room for a few minutes, and the guards mistake him for the pauper, throwing him out of the palace!
Tom decides to try and act like the prince, not knowing what has happened to him. Everyone thinks the prince is ill, causing him to forget things, while the real prince struggles to survive in the streets of his own kingdom. This story is about all the adventures both have in the process. --Summary by Fiddlesticks (7 hr 41 min)
Chapitres
| The birth of the Prince and the Pauper. | 2:33 | Lu par Elijah Fisher |
| Tom's early life. | 10:31 | Lu par Deon Gines |
| Tom's meeting with the Prince. | 13:31 | Lu par MaryAnne |
| The Prince's troubles begin. | 9:46 | Lu par AlvinJPrice |
| Tom as a patrician. | 15:50 | Lu par Wiebke |
| Tom receives instructions. | 16:16 | Lu par Wiebke |
| Tom's first royal dinner. | 10:46 | Lu par Elijah Fisher |
| The question of the Seal. | 6:50 | Lu par Cunmolly |
| The river pageant. | 7:46 | Lu par Cunmolly |
| The Prince in the toils. | 25:01 | Lu par Cunmolly |
| At Guildhall. | 12:53 | Lu par Cunmolly |
| The Prince and his deliverer. | 28:59 | Lu par Cunmolly |
| The disappearance of the Prince. | 10:48 | Lu par Cunmolly |
| 'Le Roi est mort--vive le Roi.' | 22:51 | Lu par Dory |
| Tom as King. | 22:15 | Lu par Dory |
| The state dinner. | 5:47 | Lu par Denise Nordell |
| Foo-foo the First. | 18:27 | Lu par Denise Nordell |
| The Prince with the tramps. | 18:54 | Lu par Roohi |
| The Prince with the peasants. | 13:05 | Lu par Roohi |
| The Prince and the hermit. | 16:24 | Lu par Roohi |
| Hendon to the rescue. | 9:26 | Lu par Dory |
| A victim of treachery. | 12:16 | Lu par Dory |
| The Prince a prisoner. | 6:41 | Lu par Katy Caselli |
| The escape. | 6:12 | Lu par Katy Caselli |
| Hendon Hall. | 14:49 | Lu par Dory |
| Disowned. | 9:05 | Lu par Dory |
| In prison. | 20:51 | Lu par Deon Gines |
| The sacrifice. | 8:22 | Lu par Deon Gines |
| To London. | 4:43 | Lu par MaryAnne |
| Tom's progress. | 5:34 | Lu par MaryAnne |
| The Recognition procession. | 12:57 | Lu par MaryAnne |
| Coronation Day. | 31:38 | Lu par Nancee Cline |
| Edward as King. | 21:19 | Lu par Nancee Cline |
| CONCLUSION. Justice and Retribution. | 7:59 | Lu par Nancee Cline |
Critiques
Affected by some heavy accents and mispronunciation
Noel H., Montana
Young readers mispronouncing unfamiliar, archaic words affects enjoyment of certain chapters of this book. Likewise, heavily accented readers for whom English is not a first language make understanding the archaic dialog of the day quite difficult, as does occasional bad audio and/or background noise. Suggest review and replacement recordings of certain chapters.
Mike B
Very poor sound quality with some of the readers