The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, with eBook (Tantor Unabridged Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400109183 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), American writer and humorist, whose best work is characterized by broad, often irreverent humor or biting social satire. His numerous awards and accolades include an Audie Award and several AudioFile Earphones Awards. Twain's writing is also known for realism of place and language, memorable characters, and hatred of hypocrisy and oppression.Michael Prichard has recorded well over five hundred audiobooks and was named one of SmartMoney magazine's Top Ten Gol
"Best Way to Read This" according to Perry B. Buck. I loved having the text of the story displayed on-screen while I listened. The combination of visual and auditory inputs made this great story come alive in a much more powerful way than simply reading or listening by itself. I strongly recommend this method for anyone seeking to gain a deeper understanding of any written work.. Steamboat Days Parker W. Snapp If the colorful but denigrating perceived Negro dialect of Matk Twain's steamboat pilot days were to be deleted from this book, there wouldn't be a book left, vbut with that caveat there is much humor in the fact that MarkTwain started out to write a short narrative and found tht his characters had taken contro, introduced more, and were telling him an entirely different story. Te part that he cut out and treated as a separate story is funny. Puddin Head Wilson is a variant of the "switched tins" theme of The Prince and the Pauper. TTimes now are different. Wince with embarassment while. EXCELLENT RECORDING OF AN EXCELLENT BOOK BY AN EXCELLENT AUTHOR D. Blankenship This is a review of the Tantor Media production of The Tragedy of Pedd'nhead Wilson AND a review of the book itself. As you will note below, I have read this work several times but never listen to it be read to me. I have a grandson, who in turn has a young friend (they both are very bright students about to graduate from high school), who I found were put off and quite leery of reading this work. Further investigation revealed that kids today are a bit put off, intimidated or just "turned off" and have difficulties reading book which use heavy regional, racial or historic dialect. What
Finally, he is presented with a complex murder trial-a chance to prove himself to the townspeople and shake this unjust label.. On his first day in the village, he made an odd remark about a dog, and the townspeople gave him the condescending name "Pudd'nhead." Although he was a young, intelligent lawyer, he is unable to live down this name, so he toils in obscurity for over twenty years. He takes sadistic pleasure in tormenting his half brother. Two half brothers look so similar as infants that no one can tell them apart. The mother of the would-be slave is also the nurse of the other; to give her son the best life possible, she switches the babies. One, the legitimate son of a rich man, is destined for a life of comfort, while the other is condemned to be a slave because he is part black. As they grow older, the townspeople no longer notice that the boys look similar, and they readily accept that each is born to his station. A local lawyer, David Wilson, has had a similar experience. Soon the boy who is given every advantage becomes spoiled and cruel
His numerous awards and accolades include an Audie Award and several AudioFile Earphones Awards. . Twain's writing is also known for realism of place and language, memorable characters, and hatred of hypocrisy and oppression.Michael Prichard has recorded well over five hundred audiobooks and was named