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Pudd'nhead Wilson|Mark Twain

Overview

Mark Twain takes a hard look at the consequences of slavery in America in this classic satire. Set in a town on the Mississippi during the pre-Civil War era, Pudd'nhead Wilson tackles the seminal American issue of slavery in a tragicomedy of switched identities. What happens when a child born free and a child born a slave change places? The result is a biting social commentary with enduring relevance, and a good old-fashioned murder mystery. It also introduces one of Twain's favorite characters: Pudd'nhead Wilson, an intellectual with a penchant for amateur sleuthing. F.R. Leavis proclaimed this novel "the masterly work of a great writer." With an Introduction by Louis Budd

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780451530745
  • ISBN-10: 0451530748
  • Publisher: Signet Book
  • Publish Date: December 2007
  • Dimensions: 6.86 x 4.24 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.19 pounds
  • Page Count: 176
  • Reading Level: Ages 18-UP

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