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Pudd'nhead Wilson: A Novel of Identity and Justice in the American South
Paperback
Classic FictionGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781627556132
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Feb 13 2014
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A sharp and darkly comic novel of identity, race, and justice set in the antebellum American South. Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson examines the fragility of social order through a tale of switched identities, legal intrigue, and the consequences of inherited status.
Set in the Mississippi River town of Dawson's Landing, the novel turns on an act of desperation: a slave mother secretly exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's son, setting in motion a chain of events that unfolds over years. As questions of identity and legitimacy surface, Twain introduces one of the earliest uses of fingerprint evidence in fiction, framing the narrative as both a social satire and a courtroom drama.
Beneath its humor and irony, the novel offers a pointed critique of racial constructs and the arbitrary nature of social hierarchy. Twain's treatment of these themes remains striking for its time, exposing the contradictions and moral failures embedded within the culture it depicts.
This edition presents the text in a clear, readable format, preserving the integrity of Twain's original work for modern readers and institutional collections.
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