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| Author | Mark Twain |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Humor, satire |
| Publisher | Charles L. Webster & Company |
Publication date | November 28, 1894[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 337 pp |
Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by American writer Mark Twain published on 28 November 1894. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys—one, born into slavery, with 1/32 black ancestry; the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look similar, are switched at infancy. Each grows into the other's social role.
The story was serialized in The Century Magazine (1893–1894), then published as a novel in 1894.[1]