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Pudd'nhead Wilson (Dover Thrift Editions)
Pudd'nhead Wilson - Dover Thrift Editions Author:Mark Twain Switched at birth by a female slave who fears for her infant son’s life, a light-skinned child changes places with the master’s white son. This simple premise underlies Twain’s engrossing 19th-century tale of reversed identities, an eccentric detective, a horrible crime, and a tense courtroom scene. Infused with characteristic ... more »Twain humor, the novel also fiercely condemns a racially prejudiced society that condoned the institution of slavery.« less