{"product_id":"puddnhead-wilson-those-extraordinary-t","title":"Puddnhead Wilson \u0026 Those Extraordinary T","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two narratives published together in \u003cem\u003eThe Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins\u003c\/em\u003e are overflowing with spectacular events. Twain shows us conjoined twins, babies exchanged in the cradle, acts of cross-dressing and racial masquerade, duels, a lynching, and a murder mystery. \u003cem\u003ePudd’head Wilson\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of babies, one of mixed race and the other white, exchanged in their cradles, while \u003cem\u003eThose Extraordinary Twins\u003c\/em\u003e is a farcical tale of conjoined twins. Although the stories were long viewed as flawed narratives, their very incongruities offer a fascinating portrait of key issues—race, disability, and immigration—facing the United States in the final decades of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHsuan Hsu’s introduction traces the history of literary critics’ response to these works, from the confusion of Twain’s contemporaries to the keen interest of current scholars. Extensive historical appendices provide contemporary materials on race discourse, legal contexts, and the composition and initial reception of the texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309996515710,"sku":"NW9781554812660","price":21.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781554812660.jpg?v=1778580945","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/puddnhead-wilson-those-extraordinary-t","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}