SimoneA poor commoner and a young prince each find out how the other half lives in this adventure story based on the classic tale by Mark Twain. On the same day two boys are born: the pauper Tom and prince Edvard. As a kid, Tom sneaks into the palace garden and meet the prince.
They change clothes with each other but the guards discover them and throw out the prince, since they are almost identical.Tom Canty is a young man from a laboring family who bears a striking resemblance to Prince Edward,the son of King Henry VIII and heir to his throne.
Tom and Edward meet by chance, and they decide to exchange places briefly as a lark; Edward will get to live as an ordinary boy, and Tom will be able to enjoy the perks of royalty. But the two are separated before they can let everyone in on the joke, and Tom discovers as he pretends to be Price Edward that the castle is awash in corruption.
它描写王子爱德华和贫儿汤姆通过一个阴差阳错的偶在机会互相换了位置，王子变成了贫儿，贫儿成了王子。贫儿汤姆穿着王子的衣服在王宫里尽享荣华富贵，还当上了英国的新国王。而真正的王子爱德华却在外四处流浪，不得不忍受贫穷和乞丐们的欺凌和嘲讽。
在好人霍顿的帮助下，爱德华王子经历了重重劫难，改正了自己的坏习惯，最后终于回到了王宫。而贫儿汤姆在良心的谴责下，将不属于自己的王位还给了真正的王子。此纤汪后，爱德华成了一位仁慈的君主，和他的子民一起过着幸福的生活。
背景
这篇小说是以16世纪的英国为背景，描写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。 贫儿汤姆从小过着衣不蔽体、食不果腹的贫困生活，幻想着自己能有一天当上富贵的王子，而爱德华因厌倦死板、空虚的宫廷生汪简活，也幻想着能到民间尝尝作贫儿的滋味。于是有一天，他们交换了身份，开始了新的生活。
故事的想像极其丰富、语言幽默风趣，毁陵仔在带给儿童快乐的同时，能极大地激发儿童的想像力和对纯洁、善良、美好事物的向往。
