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
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
26 February 2013
Access Date:
November 13, 2026