Creator
Mark Twain
Title
The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages
Coverage
Montreal
Publisher
Dawson Brothers
Date
1881
Subject
Copyright edition
Description
For much of the nineteenth century there was no international copyright agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States. American literature was often pirated by publishers in the United Kingdom and its territory Canada, from which it could easily be resold at lower prices in the United States. Clemens attempted to circumvent these pirates by establishing separate American and British copyright. This edition of The Prince and the Pauper, labeled “Copyright Edition,” was explicitly produced to forestall piracy by establishing a copyright that would hold in Canada.