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    James' Fundamental Reading Commentary Part 1
    James' Fundamental Reading Commentary Part 1
    James' Fundamental Reading Commentary Part 1
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    James' Fundamental Reading Commentary Part 1

    By James Lynch, Jr

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    Go deeper with your eyes and mind into the human experience of historical fiction. Do you ever wonder why people say, Truth is stranger than fiction; or how art imitates life? Then you will understand on another level how this is the case as we dive into Mark Twains' annotated works with a perceptive and unique commentary!

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    PublisherJames Lynch, Jr
    Release dateDec 21, 2018
    ISBN9780463351765
    James' Fundamental Reading Commentary Part 1
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      James' Fundamental Reading Commentary Part 1 - James Lynch, Jr

      Total word count: 19346

      James Fundamental Reading Commentary Part 1

      Profound Reading on Mark Twain Classic

      A Novel

      by

      James Lynch Jr

      James Lynch Jr

      jlynch@pocbooks.com

      pocbooks.com

      Chapter 1 Profound Reading on Mark Twain Classic

      Commentary Opening Prince and The Pauper

      Opening Consideration

      If you possessed Kingly riches, where your coffers will never be empty during your lifetime, how would you use the abundance of funds at your fingertips?

      Untold billions viewed money throughout history as being a source of power. Would you disagree with such an assessment?

      Whether you would or not, the strong desire to acquire money and power have at times changed people personalities.

      yet, the wise men and women who possess both realize it is vital for them never to lose their humanity.

      When we show our humanity people feel it is synonymous with having compassion, sympathy, and understanding.

      Word Meanings

      Did you know gay in its original first form of usage meant happiness and cheerfulness?

      The usage of what word meant happiness and cheerfulness?

      Chapter 1 The Prince and the Pauper

      The birth of the Prince and the Pauper

      In the ancient city of London, on a certain autumn day in the second quarter of the sixteenth century, a boy was born to a poor family of the name of Canty, who did not want him. On the same day another English child was born to a rich family of the name of Tudor, who did want him. All England wanted him too. England had so longed for him, and hoped for him, and prayed God for him, that, now that he was really come, the people went nearly mad for joy. Mere acquaintances hugged and kissed each other and cried. Everybody took a holiday, and high and low, rich and poor, feasted and danced and sang, and got very mellow; and they kept this up for days and nights together. By day, London was a sight to see, with gay banners waving from every balcony and housetop, and splendid pageants marching along. By night, it was again a sight to see, with its great bonfires at every corner, and its troops of revellers making merry around them. There was no talk in all England but of the new baby, Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales, who lay lapped in silks and satins, unconscious of all this fuss, and not knowing that great lords and ladies were tending him and watching over him—and not caring, either. But there was no talk about the other baby, Tom Canty, lapped in his poor rags, except among the family of paupers whom he had just come to trouble with his presence.

      People to Remember

      Think about their names and station in life.

      Tom Canty

      Edward Tudor

      Allow Me to Share a Thought

      The English and vocabulary in the Prince and the Pauper consist of archaic (outdated) phrases and idioms (expressions, dialect, or style of speaking in culture or time period). Today, writers rarely use Mark Twain’s story telling style; if ever.

      Chapter 2 Profound Reading on Mark Twain Classic

      Commentary Opening Prince and The Pauper

      Opening Consideration

      A child is born with a heart of gold; poets, songwriters, and sages have pondered according to each gifted style of speaking and writing statements.

      When that child is born, whether the parents had prepared for the child’s arrival, or the child’s announcement turned out to be a surprise, surprise; the mother and father realize a privileged responsibility. It is up to them to keep that child’s heart in a gold (innocent) state.

      Whatever the environment may be, from the poor to the rich, we can see early on what the child’s personality is growing towards; how brightly the child’s heart will continue to shine.

      Word Meanings

      Did you know mendicancy is the practice of begging for money or food in the streets?

      Chapter 2 The Prince and the Pauper

      Tom's early life

      Let us skip a number of years.

      London was fifteen hundred years old, and was a great town—for that day. It had a hundred thousand inhabitants—some think double as many. The streets were very narrow, and crooked, and dirty, especially in the part where Tom Canty lived, which was not far from London Bridge. The houses were of wood, with the second story projecting over the first, and the third sticking its elbows out beyond the second. The higher the houses grew, the broader they grew. They were skeletons of strong criss-cross beams, with solid material between, coated with plaster. The beams were painted red or blue or black, according to the owner’s taste, and this gave the houses a very picturesque look. The windows were small, glazed with little diamond-shaped panes, and they opened outward, on hinges, like doors.

      The house which Tom’s father lived in was up a foul little pocket called Offal Court, out of Pudding Lane. It was small, decayed, and rickety, but it was packed full of wretchedly poor families. Canty’s tribe occupied a room on the third floor. The mother and father had a sort of bedstead in the corner; but Tom, his grandmother, and his two sisters, Bet and Nan, were not restricted—they had all the floor to themselves, and might sleep where they chose. There were the remains of a blanket or two, and some bundles of ancient and dirty straw, but these could not rightly be called beds, for they were not organised; they were kicked into a general pile, mornings, and selections made from the mass at night, for service.

      Bet and Nan were fifteen years old—twins. They were good-hearted

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