Pudd'nhead Wilson: The Authoritative Edition, with Those Extraordinary Twins

by Mark Twain

Book Overview

This critical edition publishes--for the first time anywhere--the original manuscript and revised versions of Pudd'nhead Wilson.

Mark Twain's story of the antebellum South, first published in 1894, continues to prompt conversations about race and the dire legacy of American slavery. At its heart is Roxy, a mixed-race woman enslaved to a wealthy Missouri family. To save her infant son (whose father was white) from being "sold...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520398106
• ISBN13: 9780520398108
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 872 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"