The Prince and the PauperBy: Mark Twain Two boys exchange their clothes and their lives in the classic satiric comedy of mistaken identity They are the same age. They look alike. In fact, there is but one difference between them: Tom Canty is a child of the London slums; Edward Tudor is heir to the throne of England. Just how insubstantial this difference really is becomes clear when a chance encounter leads to an exchange of roleswith the pauper caught up in the pomp and