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Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by American writer Mark Twain published on 28 November 1894. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys—one, born into slavery, with 1/32 black ancestry; the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look similar, are switched at infancy. Each grows into the other's social role.
The story was serialized in The Century Magazine (1893–1894) and published as a novel in 1894.

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Pudd'nhead Wilson · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.