Pudd'nhead Wilson
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780684819082 (0684819082)
Publish date: February 19th 1998
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
I had never heard of this story until I purchased a Samuel Clements (aka Mark Twain) book that contained it with two of the stories of his (Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer) that I wanted to read (and it also contained the Prince and the Pauper). In a way this story is very similar, but very differen...
Nobody quite combines comedy and tragedy like Mark Twain. His ability to mock the most unfortunate of situations makes even the most scathing of social commentaries enjoyable reading. Puddn'head Wilson is a perfect example of this with its discussion of race and privilege in the South.Twain accompli...