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Pudd'nhead Wilson

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4 out of 5
Based on 18,268 Ratings and 1,370 Reviews

Book Description
At the beginning of 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 c... More
Book Information
PublisherBantam Books for Young Readers
BindingPaperback (56 editions)
Reading LevelAll Ages
# of Pages160
ISBN-100553211587
ISBN-13978-0553211580
Publication Date02/01/1984
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About Mark Twain (Author) : Mark Twain was a published author, creator, editor, illustrator, series editor, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mark Twain include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ... more
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11/24/2009 Cole Rush

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10/4/2007 Cindy Lovell said: Great CSI connections... Wilson was the first American lawyer to use fingerprints in a court of law. And yes, he is a fictional character! That was Mark Twain... ahead of his time.
tags: A surprise ending!

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