Dates
- Cover date
- August 1997
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
Creators
Stories
- Pudd'nhead Wilson · 44 pages
A slave (Chambers) and a slaveholder's son (Thomas Driscoll) were switched as infants, and grew up together, with Chambers being called on to defend Thomas Driscoll as Thomas descended into a life of crime. Eventually murdering Judge York Driscoll, Thomas is discovered via the fingerprinting hobby of a lawyer and found guilty, whereupon Thomas and Chambers are returned to their rightful roles in life over 20 years later.
- Pudd'nhead Wilson Mark Twain · 15 pages
Essay on Samuel Clemens, his Mark Twain persona, and the novel Pudd'nhead Wilson. Sections on "The Author", "Characters", "The Plot", "Themes", and "Study Questions". Illustrations are panels from the comic story, with 3 small photos of Samuel Clemens.
- Mark Twain and Identity · 1 pages
Essay on Samuel Clemens' personal difficulties with his Mark Twain persona.
- "Those Extraordinary Twins" · 1 pages
Essay about Samuel Clemens' first attempt at a novel using the themes and characters of Pudd'nhead Wilson.
- Finger Printing and Identity · 1 pages
Essay about finger printing and how it relates to identity in real life and in the Pudd'nhead Wilson story.