the Duke and the Dauphin

the Duke and the Dauphin, fictional characters, a comic pair of swindlers who present themselves to Huck and Jim as long-lost royalty in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain.

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Article Title: the Duke and the Dauphin
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 26 February 2013
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Access Date: November 21, 2024