{"product_id":"puddnhead-wilson-the-authoritative-edition-with-those-extraordinary-twins-hardcover","title":"Pudd'nhead Wilson: The Authoritative Edition, with Those Extraordinary Twins - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis critical edition publishes--for the first time anywhere--the original manuscript and revised versions of \u003ci\u003ePudd'nhead Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Twain's story of the antebellum South, first published in 1894, continues to prompt conversations about race and the dire legacy of American slavery. At its heart is Roxy, a mixed-race woman enslaved to a wealthy Missouri family. To save her infant son (whose father was white) from being \"sold down the river,\" Roxy switches him in the cradle with her master's son, setting in motion a train of ironic and bitter events. With its mixture of farce, social commentary, tragedy, and satire, \u003ci\u003ePudd'nhead Wilson \u003c\/i\u003ehas come to be one of Mark Twain's most-read and most-studied works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But few have read the original \u003ci\u003ePudd'nhead Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e. The text familiar since 1894, as editor Benjamin Griffin shows, was heavily edited and censored--first by the author himself under pressure from family and friends, then by his publishers. Now the Mark Twain Project makes available the full text of the Morgan Library manuscript (the original version), together with a critical text of the revised version, stripped of the changes imposed by Mark Twain's editors and publishers--two fascinating ways to encounter this troubled and troubling novel.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, an expansive, comprehensive analysis of one of Mark Twain's most prescient works. A primary and secondary resource that scholars and, more importantly, classroom teachers can readily access and on which they can rely. This book captures the historical moment, Mark Twain's personal and authorial perspectives, and his crucial attention to language and verisimilitude. Brilliant!--Jocelyn A. Chadwick, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTeaching Literature in the Context of Literacy Instruction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor at the Mark Twain Project, which is housed within the Mark Twain Papers in The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. For more than four decades the Project has been producing a complete scholarly edition of everything the author wrote. Griffin's previous editorial credits include the three volumes of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of Mark Twain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 872\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750449938720,"sku":"9780520398092","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88d75eabd3a78e47e0bb5a53c15f3a05_b2433558-06e0-40f6-986b-34c13a3de262.webp?v=1779950574","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/puddnhead-wilson-the-authoritative-edition-with-those-extraordinary-twins-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}