The Prince and the Poor Boy

i once posted a quote from Mark Twain.. now i remember i have this classic book written by him.. it's called the Prince and the Poor Boy by the way, rather than the Prince and the Pauper.

It is Collins English Library version and has been abridged and simplified by Viola Huggins..  it contains sixteen beautiful illustratrions by Jim McHarg.. here is one of the illustrations i love the most..

The picture tells the best about the time when Tom Canty had a dinner for the first time in the palace in place of the Prince, Edward Tudor.. Poor Tom, he ate with his fingers..

since i am forever a children's classic books lover, i have dreamed a dream of having all complete collections of those books.. in case of Mark Twain, it would be the original complete version of the Prince and the Pauper, the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to put on my wish list..

i actually have six more books from Collins English Library collections.. here they are..

i think i'm going to write a bit about Macbeth and Oliver Twist next time..