Pudd'nhead Wilson

Written by Mark Twain

Narrated by Peter Joyce

Puddn’head Wilson is Mark Twain’s novel of satirical wit aimed at the injustices in the southern states of America in the mid 19th century. It tells the story of two children, one born free, the other a slave. When the slaves mother, Roxana, switches the infants in their cradles she is not the only one who lives to regret the action. The tale has many facets to it. It is a murder mystery, a social commentary on the manners and beliefs of the time and a detective novel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Assembled Stories
• Release date: Jan 12, 2006
• ISBN: 9781860152917

Mark Twain

Mark Twain, who was born Samuel L. Clemens in Missouri in 1835, wrote some of the most enduring works of literature in the English language, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc was his last completed book—and, by his own estimate, his best. Its acquisition by Harper & Brothers allowed Twain to stave off bankruptcy. He died in 1910. 

Reviews for Pudd'nhead Wilson

[D. Chance DeBoe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing Story, good to the last word! Full of surprises and invention,, great insight into the times and Society.