Project Gutenberg 2004-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 2112 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudd%27nhead_Wilson An Anonymous Volunteer, David Widger and Robert Homa “The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson” by Mark Twain is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story takes place in Dawson's Landing, a small American town along the Mississippi River, and explores complex themes of identity, race, and social justice as it follows the lives of its main characters, including the misfit lawyer David Wilson, nicknamed Pudd'nhead, and the enslaved mother Roxy, who is determined to protect her child from the harsh realities of their world. The opening of the narrative introduces the quaint setting of Dawson's Landing and its citizens, highlighting the arrival of young David Wilson, who earns the derisive nickname "Pudd'nhead" after a misunderstood remark. Mark Twain conveys a satirical tone, unraveling societal misconceptions and prejudices that characterize the town’s residents. Concurrently, the story introduces Roxy, a mixed-race enslaved woman who bears the twin sons of her master: one of them white and the other her own son. Roxy’s cleverness sets the stage for the central plot involving identity confusion and the tragedies that follow, laying a groundwork for the unfolding drama that addresses themes of racial identity and human dignity in a deeply flawed society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Missouri -- Fiction Trials (Murder) -- Fiction Legal stories Race relations -- Fiction Infants switched at birth -- Fiction Passing (Identity) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: American Literature 407231 2025-08-01T04:16:53.051379 text/html 417714 2023-03-05T08:10:47 text/html 501361 2025-08-01T04:17:04.479331 application/epub+zip 506002 2025-08-01T04:16:57.896368 application/epub+zip 506001 2025-08-01T04:16:55.002401 application/epub+zip 713702 2025-08-01T04:17:08.418316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668574 2025-08-01T04:17:02.507332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668587 2022-09-01T04:16:38.569166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320613 2025-08-01T04:16:52.316418 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320451 2023-03-05T08:13:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18087 2025-08-01T04:17:08.563292 application/rdf+xml 21320 2025-08-01T04:16:56.023351 image/jpeg 3533 2025-08-01T04:16:55.495367 image/jpeg 5779273 2025-08-01T04:16:53.117376 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia