The Prince and The Pauper: The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It is inspired by an old English story about a prince and his page. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty and Prince Edward, exchange their lives. The book is unique among all the works of Twain's. His daughter once said 'I once begged father to write a book about empathy. To an extent, The Prince and The Pauper is the one... filled with many lovely thoughts, and the language is perfect.'(王子与贫儿：本书为美国作家马克·吐温创作的小说。用很久以前就在英国流传的《王子和侍从》的故事为素材，描写了一个贫苦儿童汤姆和一个富贵王子爱德华交换社会地位的童话式故事，具有十分深远的现实意义，同时也成为了马克吐温作品精选中风格特异的一部作品。马克·吐温的女儿曾说:"我曾经让爸爸写一本书，将他富于同情心的天性展现出来，在某些方面来说，《王子与乞丐》正是这样一本书。有很多可爱的想法充满了全书，还有那些语言，非常好，简直十全十美。")