Krissi Reads

Kristen breaks down the destructive natures of slavery, racism, and lies while discussing Mark Twain's novel Pudd'nhead Wilson.

Show Notes

Secrets, murders, and lies, oh my! What's so wrong with one little switch? Let's find out...In this episode, we tackle an underrated classic, Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson.

References:

Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. “Mark Twain's Inconvenient Truths.” STANFORD Magazine, Stanford University, 2007, https://stanfordmag.org/contents/mark-twain-s-inconvenient-truths#:~:text=In%20his%20%E2%80%9Cschoolboy%20days%2C%E2%80%9D,which%20he%20had%20grown%20up. 

“The Mississippi River.” Mark Twain at Large: The Mississippi River, https://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/MTP/mississippi.html#:~:text=Clemens%20first%20signed%20his%20writing,safe%20depth%20for%20the%20steamboat. 

Quirk, Thomas V. “Literary Maturity of Mark Twain.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Twain/Literary-maturity. 

Twain, Mark, and Darryl Pinckney. Pudd'nhead Wilson and "Those Extraordinary Twins". Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. 

Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, puddnhead wilson, mark twain, novel, film

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