The Prince and the Pauper (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)

Places Discussed

*England. The novel can be read as an attack on England’s monarchical institutions and hereditary privilege. The book depicts mid-sixteenth century England as a grim place in which most people live hard lives under cruel and unjust laws and heedless rulers. The novel forces Edward, Prince of Wales, to live among his meanest subjects; after he is restored to rightful position, he is moved to liberalize England’s laws.

*London. The principal setting for about half the novel, England’s capital city is depicted as existing in two worlds: the unending...

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