The Complete Works of Mark Twain - Pudd'nhead Wilson (Paperback)

from corinneblackmer

Every single critic (or reader) has accused Mark Twain of racism because of his representations in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, needs to read this book, which, while a lesser work of artistic achievement, savages American and Southern racism in their many forms. Roxy is a slave woman who i...

from nymith

By all rights, Pudd'nhead Wilson should not have been published. This isn't a novel. It is the best draft you're ever likely to read. It tells the story of Roxy, a slave who, in a moment of desperation, exchanges her infant son with the identical boy of her Master. Hence her child, now called Tom...

from GlennBell

I liked this book. It was humorous and also interesting. Although somewhat predictable at points, I enjoyed the irony of the slave/free relationship and the "pudd'nhead" versus intelligence character of Wilson. It is impressive that Twain was able to blend comic, satire, moral comment, and societ...

from Sean191

As I read more Mark Twain, I become a bigger fan. Sure, this book is not among his best works, but even mediocre Twain is above so much out there. Unlike Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, in my mind, this book was a little confusing with what the message was regarding Twain's feelings on slavery. Whereas...

from Sean191

As I read more Mark Twain, I become a bigger fan. Sure, this book is not among his best works, but even mediocre Twain is above so much out there. Unlike Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, in my mind, this book was a little confusing with what the message was regarding Twain's feelings on slavery. Whereas...