false 1159767 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181504605m/1159767.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181504605s/1159767.jpg 682793 89 2630409 1894 The Tragedy of Puddn'head Wilson total:2421|5:484|4:929|3:806|2:172|1:30| 2421 8928 3048 202 1655 3.79 244889 6742 26543419 575806 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.68 2033 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Jul 07 10:53:08 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 10:48:16 -0700 2008 Huck Finn has biting social commentary, but Puddin'head Wilson has all-out black humor. It's the story of Roxy, a light-skinned slave woman who successfully switches her even lighter-skinned son with her master's baby, and follows how each one grows up. I would have liked to see more inside the slav...more...]]> 2535315 161832 634760 0393013375 9780393013375 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/634760.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.67 12 1894 4 1 false Fri Jun 29 11:26:52 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 11:30:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 53668868 903219 62561 0743487788 9780743487788 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170603959m/62561.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170603959s/62561.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62561.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.37 35 ]]> 1894 2 0 false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 19:39:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 19:42:40 -0700 2009 Pudd'nhead Wilson falls on a time line of slave narratives and African American literature, f...more...]]> 60650957 478466 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 4 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 11:07:43 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 12:35:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 28195913 1327956 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 5 1 false Thu Jul 24 14:59:48 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 15:01:06 -0700 2008 57765274 1361138 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Fri May 29 12:25:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 14:36:33 -0700 2009 Tom Sawyer when we were kids, and most of us had read Huckleberry Finn in high school English class. These are both great American classics, and deserve all the attention and various film versions they get. However, I believe that Pudd'nhead Wilson must be one of Mark Twain's most u...more...]]> 58248945 2102511 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 1 0 false Wed Jun 17 12:13:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 19:05:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 12:13:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50168663 1849033 236952 048640885X 9780486408859 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172987027m/236952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172987027s/236952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/236952.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.55 20 1894 3 0 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:46:32 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 14:28:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47734181 766197 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 17:07:18 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 17:11:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1825226 124861 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 5 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 12:44:26 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 13:25:41 -0700 2007
What a g...more...]]> 5126118 147818 857097 0451523741 9780451523747 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178937241m/857097.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178937241s/857097.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/857097.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.52 23 1894 3 0 false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Aug 26 02:05:53 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:06:53 -0800 2009 The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson is one expression of these problems, following two boys who are switched at birth. One of them is 1/32nd black – so insignificant a fraction that they look identical i...more...]]> 48305060 569996 31062 1576462552 9781576462553 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168197891m/31062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168197891s/31062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31062.The_Tragedy_of_Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.81 156 1894 4 0 false Thu Mar 05 06:15:42 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 06:26:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42475542 1887894 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 5 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 09 11:14:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 11:14:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 63590263 66663 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 09:24:54 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 09:28:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40968923 410107 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 2 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Dec 26 18:09:37 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 18:11:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 76176701 2815466 31062 1576462552 9781576462553 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168197891m/31062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168197891s/31062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31062.The_Tragedy_of_Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 1894 3 0 false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 20:09:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 20:12:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65517225 2489535 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 3 0 false Thu Jul 30 06:20:56 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 06:28:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 43091279 1373633 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 5 0 false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 21:37:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 21:40:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 56453645 2325722 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 3 0 false Fri Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Mon May 18 01:51:54 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 08:57:09 -0700 2009 Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. For those of us that had, this was a slightly disappointing read, lacking the all out quality of those books. But there is a lot to like in this ironic if not cynical look at slavery a...more...]]> 49972376 2148394 682793 0553211587 9780553211580 151 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869m/682793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117869s/682793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682793.Pudd_nhead_Wilson 3.69 2421 Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges her light-skinned child with her master's. From this rather simple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nhead Wilson possesses all the elements of an engrossing nineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroom drama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is not a mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents of antebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment in which the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice and slavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nhead Wilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, suspense, and pointed irony: a gem among the author's later works.]]> 1894 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 21 12:15:48 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 12:24:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1159767