Tragedy of Pudd'nhead WilsonMark Twain
Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
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.
Audiolibros
24 capítulos
5 h 23 min
- 1 0A Whisper to the Reader3:29
- 2 0Pudd'nhead Wins his Name11:36
- 3 0Dricoll Spares His Slaves15:02
- 4 0Roxy Plays a Shrewd Trick12:04
- 5 0The Ways of the Changelings16:44
- 6 0The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing10:43
- 7 0Swimming in Glory10:22
- 8 0The Unknown Nymph6:47
- 9 0Marse Tom Tramples His Chance18:53
- 10 0Tom Practices Sycophancy10:13
- 11 The Nymph Revealed10:08
- 12 Pudd'nhead's Thrilling Discovery26:56
- 13 The Shame of Judge Driscoll11:45
- 14 Tom Stares at Ruin12:50
- 15 Roxana Insists Upon Reform19:57
- 16 The Robber Robbed17:25
- 17 Sold Down the River8:09
- 18 The Judge Utters Dire Prophesy4:50
- 19 Roxana Commands22:44
- 20 The Prophesy Realized17:30
- 21 The Murderer Chuckles15:54
- 22 Doom25:14
- 23 Conclusion4:45
- 24 AUTHOR'S NOTE TO "THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS"9:35
23 capítulos
7 h 6 min
- 1 Pudd'nhead Wins His Name14:21
- 2 Driscoll Spares His Slaves19:36
- 3 Roxy Plays a Shrewd Trick15:44
- 4 The Ways of the Changelings22:51
- 5 The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing14:26
- 6 Swimming in Glory13:51
- 7 The Unknown Nymph8:51
- 8 Marse Tom Tramples His Chance26:23
- 9 Tom Practices Sycophancy13:54
- 10 The Nymph Revealed13:57
- 11 Pudd'nhead's Thrilling Discovery35:27
- 12 The Shame of Judge Driscoll16:14
- 13 Tom Stares at Ruin16:58
- 14 Roxana Insists Upon Reform26:34
- 15 The Robber Robbed24:06
- 16 Sold Down the River10:53
- 17 The Judge Utters Dire Prophesy6:29
- 18 Roxana Commands29:51
- 19 The Prophesy Realized25:15
- 20 The Murderer Chuckles20:47
- 21 Doom33:01
- 22 Conclusion6:03
- 23 Author's Note11:05
