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Prince and the Pauper (Version 4 - Dramatic Reading)

The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. After trading clothes for a lark, misadventure results in trading places - the King must survive a pauper's fate, and Tom becomes the presumed King. The book follows the adventures as the two try to learn the world of the other, and strive to find their way back to their true life. - Summary by Krista Zaleski

Cast:
Prince: llamaart
Tom Canty: Andrea Atwood
Henry VIII: AlgyPug
Tom's Father: Larry Wilson
Lord Hertford: Beeswaxcandle
Lord St. John: Kerry Adams
Miles Hendon: ToddHW
Hugh Hendon: Ethan Hurst
Lord Chancellor, Blind Man, Branded Lawyer, Archbishop and Boy 2: David Purdy
Humphrey Marlow and Prissy: Lily
Hugo and Page: Navin
Tom's Mother: WendyKatzHiller
Nan and Benevolent Stranger: The Countess
Bet and Princess Elizabeth: Victoria Alice Bell
Lady Jane: Dawn Sutton
Lady Edith: Devorah Allen
Father Andrew and First Lord of the Buckhounds: James R. Hedrick
Soldier: Philip
Boy 1: czandra
Crowd 1: Chuck Williamson
Crowd 2 and Goodwife: Marie Christian
Crowd 3: Ted Perkins
Official, Chief Equerry in Waiting, and Blake Andrews: redrun
Physician, Waterman, and Dwarf: Laurie Banza
Servant, First Lord of the Bedchamber, and Prisoner: Cavaet
Admiral: lorda
Female Prisoner and Baptist Woman: tinab37
Ruffler: Miller4815
Yokel: Jaime Kurzweg
Margery and The Fairchild: Mia Catherine
Hermit and Judge: Joe Bergin
Shopkeeper: Elyse
Officer: Inkell
Chronicler: Doug Fajardo
Narrator: John Payton (8 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Prologue

5:10

Chapter 1: The birth of the Prince and the Pauper

2:17

Chapter 2: Tom’s early life

11:32

Chapter 3: Tom’s meeting with the Prince

17:07

Chapter 4: The Prince’s troubles begin

9:41

Chapter 5: Tom as a patrician

18:20

Chapter 6: Tom receives instructions

19:02

Chapter 7: Tom’s first royal dinner

8:46

Chapter 8: The question of the Seal

6:35

Chapter 9: The river pageant

7:24

Chapter 10: The Prince in the toils

22:16

Chapter 11: At Guildhall

12:33

Chapter 12: The Prince and his deliverer

27:31

Chapter 13: The disappearance of the Prince

10:23

Chapter 14: ‘Le Roi est mort’—vive le Roi‘

27:37

Chapter 15: Tom as King

25:29

Chapter 16: The state dinner

7:52

Chapter 17: Foo-foo the First

25:46

Chapter 18: The Prince with the tramps

19:31

Chapter 19: The Prince with the peasants

13:33

Chapter 20: The Prince and the hermit

16:59

Chapter 21: Hendon to the rescue

11:20

Chapter 22: A victim of treachery

13:53

Chapter 23: The Prince a prisoner

8:18

Chapter 24: The escape

6:52

Chapter 25: Hendon Hall

17:38

Chapter 26: Disowned

10:26

Chapter 27: In prison

24:24

Chapter 28: The sacrifice

9:18

Chapter 29: To London

5:28

Chapter 30: Tom’s progress

6:41

Chapter 31: The Recognition procession

15:55

Chapter 32: Coronation Day

29:46

Chapter 33: Edward as King

18:52

Conclusion: Justice and Retribution

6:44