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Title: The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Author: Mark Twain
Narrator: Michael Prichard
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-03-06
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes
Genres: Classics, American Literature
Publisher's Summary:
A local lawyer, David Wilson, has had a similar experience. On his first day in the village, he made an odd remark about a dog, and the townspeople gave him the condescending name of "Pudd'nhead". Although he was a young, intelligent lawyer, he is unable to live down this name and toils in obscurity for over 20 years. Finally, he is presented with a complex murder trial and is given the chance to prove himself to the townspeople and shake his unjust label.
This complex murder mystery is a psychological study that explores how perceptions shape character. Twain combines biting satire with his trademark scenes of farce and levity.
Editorial Reviews:
Twain's 1894 novel of two nearly identical brothers raised on opposite sides of the race line (one as white, one as black) isn't nearly as strong as his more famous works. The author's political ambitions - critiquing American attitudes on race and class - are too nakedly displayed, and the plot creaks like an old melodrama. But it's still Mark Twain, and that means more wit than half a dozen other authors, delivered in shrewd, folksy language. And it's possible that Michael Prichard's delivery works better than reading it on the printed page. Prichard shifts dialect to match Twain's acute ear for regional differences, and he brings a widely diverse cast of characters vividly to life.
Members Reviews:
twin brothers x 3
twain originally wanted to write a story about twins
he started with european twins visiting america
he then contemplated using siamese twins as characters
he eventually used racial twins switched at birth to tell his story
persistent echoes of the european and siamese elements are audible
and to be fair they do weigh the tale down a bit
this is a punchy, short, plot driven jewel of a book
insightful observations win out over character development
humor is used to bring us the dark truth of post civil war america
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Title: The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Author: Mark Twain
Narrator: Michael Prichard
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-03-06
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes
Genres: Classics, American Literature
Publisher's Summary:
A local lawyer, David Wilson, has had a similar experience. On his first day in the village, he made an odd remark about a dog, and the townspeople gave him the condescending name of "Pudd'nhead". Although he was a young, intelligent lawyer, he is unable to live down this name and toils in obscurity for over 20 years. Finally, he is presented with a complex murder trial and is given the chance to prove himself to the townspeople and shake his unjust label.
This complex murder mystery is a psychological study that explores how perceptions shape character. Twain combines biting satire with his trademark scenes of farce and levity.
Editorial Reviews:
Twain's 1894 novel of two nearly identical brothers raised on opposite sides of the race line (one as white, one as black) isn't nearly as strong as his more famous works. The author's political ambitions - critiquing American attitudes on race and class - are too nakedly displayed, and the plot creaks like an old melodrama. But it's still Mark Twain, and that means more wit than half a dozen other authors, delivered in shrewd, folksy language. And it's possible that Michael Prichard's delivery works better than reading it on the printed page. Prichard shifts dialect to match Twain's acute ear for regional differences, and he brings a widely diverse cast of characters vividly to life.
Members Reviews:
twin brothers x 3
twain originally wanted to write a story about twins
he started with european twins visiting america
he then contemplated using siamese twins as characters
he eventually used racial twins switched at birth to tell his story
persistent echoes of the european and siamese elements are audible
and to be fair they do weigh the tale down a bit
this is a punchy, short, plot driven jewel of a book
insightful observations win out over character development
humor is used to bring us the dark truth of post civil war america