{"product_id":"2940169918632","title":"The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Wilson is called \"Pudd'nhead\" by the townspeople, who fail to understand his combination of wisdom and eccentricity. He redeems himself by simultaneously solving a murder mystery and a case of transposed identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo children, a white boy and a mulatto, are born on the same day. Roxy, mother of the mulatto, is given charge of the children; in fear that her son will be sold, she exchanges the babies. The mulatto, though he grows up as a white boy, turns out to be a scoundrel. He sells his mother, murders and robs his uncle, then blames the murder on Luigi, one of a pair of twins. Pudd'nhead, a lawyer, undertakes Luigi's defense and, on the basis of fingerprint evidence, exposes the real murderer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book implicitly condemns a society that allows slavery. It concludes with a series of witty aphorisms from Pudd'nhead's calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104717816048,"sku":"2940169918632","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169918632_p0.jpg?v=1769903190","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169918632","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}