{"product_id":"9781593082550","title":"Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003ePudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003eWritten during \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e’s so-called pessimistic period, \u003ci\u003ePudd’nhead Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly comic masterpiece that exposes the wounds of racism in America and the absurdity of judging character based upon class or skin color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a small Mississippi River town in the state of Missouri before the Civil War, the novel begins when Roxana, a beautiful slave who can pass for white, switches the child of her master with her own infant son, now called Tom, who grows into a cruel and cowardly man. When Tom’s uncle, Judge Driscoll, is found murdered after a botched robbery attempt, suspicion is cast upon two former sideshow performers, Luigi and Angelo Capello, a pair of good-looking and charming identical twins from Italy. Meanwhile, David “Pudd’nhead” Wilson is a wise but unorthodox lawyer who collects fingerprints as a hobby. Shunned as an eccentric, he ultimately wins the respect of the townspeople when he solves the murder mystery and reveals the true identity of the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften hilarious, sometimes appalling, and always fast-paced, \u003ci\u003ePudd’nhead Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a fierce condemnation of a racially prejudiced society that was predicated upon the institution of slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition also includes Twain’s related short story, “Those Extraordinary Twins.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarryl Pinckney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHigh Cotton\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel, and, in the Alain Locke Lecture Series, \u003ci\u003eOut There: Mavericks of Black Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031078650096,"sku":"9781593082550","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082550_p0.jpg?v=1763813379","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}