Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins by Mark Twain

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Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins by Mark Twain

At the beginning of Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, with suspense, and with pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.

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ISBN 13 9780812966220
ISBN 10 0812966228
Title Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins
Author Mark Twain
Series Modern Library Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2002-10-08
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.