Pudd'nhead Wilson,9780486408859

Pudd'nhead Wilson

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ISBN13: 9780486408859
ISBN10: 048640885X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-06-28
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary

Switched at birth by a female slave who fears for her infant son's life, a light-skinned child changes places with the master's white son. This simple premise underlies Twain's engrossing 19th-century tale of reversed identities, an eccentric detective, a horrible crime, and a tense courtroom scene. Infused with characteristic Twain humor, the novel also fiercely condemns a racially prejudiced society that condoned the institution of slavery.

Author Biography

After the Civil War, Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot. As Mark Twain, the Missouri native found his place in the world. Author, journalist, lecturer, wit, and sage, Twain created enduring works that have enlightened and amused readers of all ages for generations.

Table of Contents

A Whisper to the Reader v
Pudd'nhead Wins His Name
1(4)
Driscoll Spares His Slaves
5(6)
Roxy Plays a Shrewd Trick
11(5)
The Ways of the Changelings
16(6)
The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing
22(4)
Swimming in Glory
26(4)
The Unknown Nymph
30(3)
Marse Tom Tramples His Chance
33(8)
Tom Practises Sycophancy
41(5)
The Nymph Revealed
46(4)
Pudd'nhead's Startling Discovery
50(10)
The Shame of Judge Driscoll
60(5)
Tom Stares at Ruin
65(6)
Roxana Insists Upon Reform
71(8)
The Robber Robbed
79(7)
Sold Down the River
86(3)
The Judge Utters Dire Prophecy
89(2)
Roxana Commands
91(8)
The Prophecy Realized
99(7)
The Murderer Chuckles
106(6)
Doom
112

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