
In the sleepy river town of Dawson’s Landing, a tangled web of family pride, rivalry, and superstition begins when two newborn boys are switched at birth. One child, the heir to a prosperous white family, grows up as a slave, while the other, born into servitude, is raised as a gentleman. The quiet streets and blooming gardens mask the simmering tension between the Driscolls and the Chambers, setting the stage for secrets that will soon surface.
Enter the eccentric Pudd’nhead Wilson, a self‑styled detective whose obsession with riddles and fingerprints makes him both an object of ridicule and the town’s unlikely savior. As whispered rumors turn into open accusations, his unconventional methods begin to unravel the tangled identities and expose the fragile foundations of honor and law. Listeners will be drawn into a tale where wit clashes with prejudice, and a single revelation threatens to upend the lives of everyone in the community.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (291K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
An Anonymous Volunteer, David Widger and Robert Homa
Release date
2004-09-14
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1835–1910
Best known for bringing the Mississippi River, small-town America, and sharp humor vividly to life, this American writer turned everyday speech into unforgettable literature. Under the pen name Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens became one of the most famous and most quoted authors of the 19th century.
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