# Tom Canty — The Prince and the Pauper character guide

> Tom Canty in The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Tom, Canty, little Tom, Poor little Tom, O Tom Canty, goodwife Canty, poor Tom, poor Tom Canty

**First appearance:** 0004-i-the-birth-of-the-prince-and-the-pauper

## Who they are

A poor London boy who dreams of royalty and accidentally switches places with Prince Edward.

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