Pudd'nhead Wilson
, by Twain, MarkNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780486408859 | 048640885X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/28/1999
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.