Pudd'nhead Wilson (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486408859)

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.
First published in 1894, Twain's novel bristles with suspense. David "Pudd'nhead" 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.

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 048640885X
ISBN-13: 9780486408859
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/28/1999
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.20w x 0.34d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 12792 / Pudd'nhead Wilson