http://librivox.org/the-tragedy-of-puddnhead-wilson-by-mark-twain/ In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master and heir while the rightful heir is condemned to live the life of a slave. Twain uses this vehicle to explore themes of nature vs. nurture, racial bigotry and moral relativism. The case of mistaken identity is a theme that Twain explored also in THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER; in THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON he turns the theme into a well-crafted detective story. It is unfortunate that this is one of Twain's lesser known works as it is one of his most enjoyable reads. en In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master and heir while the rightful heir is condemned to live the life of a slave. Twain uses this vehicle to explore themes of nature vs. nurture, racial bigotry and moral relativism. The case of mistaken identity is a theme that Twain explored also in THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER; in THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON he turns the theme into a well-crafted detective story. It is unfortunate that this is one of Twain's lesser known works as it is one of his most enjoyable reads. LibriVox LibriVox info@librivox.org No No nonadult http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_01_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 14:21 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:23 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_02_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 19:36 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:22 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_03_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 15:45 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:21 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_04_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 22:51 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:20 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_05_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 14:26 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:19 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_06_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 13:52 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:18 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_07_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 8:51 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:17 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_08_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 26:23 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:16 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_09_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 13:55 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:15 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_10_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 13:57 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:14 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_11_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 35:22 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:13 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_12_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 16:15 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:12 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_13_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 16:59 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:11 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_14_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 26:35 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:10 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_15_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 24:6 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:09 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_16_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 10:53 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:08 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_17_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 6:29 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:07 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_18_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 29:51 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:06 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_19_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 25:15 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:05 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_20_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 20:47 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:04 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_21_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 33:1 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:03 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_22_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 6:4 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:02 -0000 http://www.archive.org/download/puddnhead_my_librivox/puddnhead_23_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 11:6 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:01 -0000