The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead WilsonMark Twain
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
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Original author: Mark Twain
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"The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Mark Twain is a novel published in 1894. Set in a Mississippi River town, it tells the story of two infants—one born into slavery with 1/32 black ancestry, the other white and free—who are secretly switched in their cradles. Each boy grows into the other's social role, setting the stage for a murder mystery that exposes the arbitrary nature of racial categories and the moral corruption beneath small-town respectability.
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, by Mark Twain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #102.
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26 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter633 words
- 2.Chapter I: Pudd'nhead Wins His Name1,701 words
- 3.Chapter II: Driscoll Spares His Slaves2,460 words
- 4.Chapter III: Roxy Plays a Shrewd Trick1,979 words
- 5.Chapter IV: The Ways of the Changelings2,684 words
- 6.Chapter V: The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing1,664 words
- 7.Chapter VI: Swimming in Glory1,534 words
- 8.Chapter VII: The Unknown Nymph1,112 words
- 9.Chapter VIII: Marse Tom Tramples His Chance3,147 words
- 10.Chapter IX: Tom Practises Sycophancy1,640 words
- 11.Chapter X: The Nymph Revealed1,656 words
- 12.Chapter XI: Pudd'nhead's Startling Discovery4,480 words
- 13.Chapter XII: The Shame of Judge Driscoll1,795 words
- 14.Chapter XIII: Tom Stares at Ruin1,980 words
- 15.Chapter XIV: Roxana Insists Upon Reform3,204 words
- 16.Chapter XV: The Robber Robbed2,861 words
- 17.Chapter XVI: Sold Down the River1,312 words
- 18.Chapter XVII: The Judge Utters Dire Prophecy637 words
- 19.Chapter XVIII: Roxana Commands3,852 words
- 20.Chapter XIX: The Prophecy Realized3,044 words
- 21.Chapter XX: The Murderer Chuckles2,669 words
- 22.Chapter XXI: Doom5,175 words
- 23.Chapter 1193 words
- 24.Chapter 1483 words
- 25.Chapter 18135 words
- 26.Chapter 2190 words