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Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). The work was first serialized in Century Magazine, beginning in 1893. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is a detective story.
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
"Like many of Mark Twain's books offering commentary on the institution of slavery and the pervading culture of discrimination, The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson takes place in a historical setting. Although this short book was first published in 1894, three decades after the Emancipation Proclamation, the story itself occurs during the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s – during slavery’s heyday." Read more about the novel.

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