The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Mark Twain's 1894 novel, set in the slaveholding Missouri town of Dawson's Landing, follows David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson and two babies, one born to a slave named Roxana, whose lives become entangled in the town's affairs.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor before 1900›Comic novels

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor before 1900›Comic novels