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Mark Twain
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
"The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Mark Twain is a novel published in 1894. Set in a Mississippi River town, it tells the story of two infants—one born into slavery with 1/32 black ancestry, the other white and free—who are secretly switched in their cradles. Each boy grows into the other's social role, setting the stage for a murder mystery that exposes the arbitrary nature of racial categories and the moral corruption beneath small-town respectability.
Mark Twain
Querkopf Wilson
"Querkopf Wilson" by Mark Twain is a novel published in 1894. Set in a Mississippi River town, the story begins when a slave named Roxy secretly switches her infant son with her master's baby to save him from a terrible fate. Years later, the boys grow into men shaped entirely by their assumed identities—one spoiled and corrupt, the other hardworking and decent. When murder strikes the town, an eccentric lawyer named David Wilson uses a revolutionary new technique to solve the crime, exposing long-buried secrets that will shatter lives forever.
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