Pudd'nhead Wilson ;: and, Those extraordinary twins
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Published:
Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1969.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
1 unnumbered page, 320 pages : facsimiles, portraits ; 18 cm.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780140430400, 0140430407, 0140430407
Notes
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 47-48.
Description
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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1130L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Twain, M., & Twain, M. (1969). Pudd'nhead Wilson: and, Those extraordinary twins. Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 and Mark Twain. 1969. Pudd'nhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins. Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 and Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins. Penguin, 1969.
MLA Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark and Mark Twain. Pudd'nhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins. Penguin, 1969.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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