Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
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129
1893
English
- Pudd'nhead Wins His Name
- Driscoll Spares His Slaves
- Roxy Plays a Shrewd Trick
- The Ways of the Changelings
- The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing
- Swimming in Glory
- The Unknown Nymph
- Marse Tom Tramples His Chance
- Tom Practices Sycophancy
- The Nymph Revealed
- Pudd'nhead's Thrilling Discovery
- The Shame of Judge Driscoll
- Tom Stares at Ruin
- Roxana Insists Upon Reform
- The Robber Robbed
- Sold Down the River
- The Judge Utters Dire Prophesy
- Roxana Commands
- The Prophesy Realized
- The Murderer Chuckles
- Doom
- Conclusion
- Author's Note
In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master and heir while the rightful heir is condemned to live the life of a slave. Twain uses this vehicle to explore themes of nature vs. nurture, racial bigotry and moral relativism. The case of mistaken identity is a theme that Twain explored also in THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER; in THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON he turns the theme into a well-crafted detective story. It is unfortunate that this is one of Twain's lesser known works as it is one of his most enjoyable reads.
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