Pudd'nhead Wilson
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New York : Simon & Schuster Editions, �1997.
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141 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Editions, �1997.
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Book
Language
English
Notes
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"1894."
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"A CommonPlace book."
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Switched at birth by a young slave woman attempting to protect her son from the horrors of slavery, a light-skinned infant changes places with the master's white son. This simple premise is the basis of Pudd'nhead Wilson, a compelling drama that contains all the elements of a classic 19th-century mystery: reversed identities, a ghastly crime, an eccentric detective, and a tense courtroom scene.
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First published in 1894, Twain's novel bristles with suspense. David "Puddnhead" Wilson, a wise but unorthodox lawyer who collects fingerprints as a hobby, wins back the respect of his townspeople when he solves a local murder in which two foreigners are falsely accused. Witty and absorbing, this novel features a literary first the use of fingerprinting to solve a crime. This gem was Twain's last novel about the antebellum South; and despite its frequent injections of humor, it offers a fierce condemnation of racial prejudice and a society that condoned slavery.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Twain, M. (1997). Pudd'nhead Wilson . Simon & Schuster Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 1997. Pudd'nhead Wilson. Simon & Schuster Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Pudd'nhead Wilson Simon & Schuster Editions, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Twain, Mark. Pudd'nhead Wilson Simon & Schuster Editions, 1997.
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