Автор: Twain Mark Название: Pudd`nhead Wilson: And Those Extraordinary Twins ISBN: 0140430407 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140430400 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 4400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Determined that her baby son Tom shall not share her fate and remain in slavery, Roxy secretly exchanges him with his playmate Chambers, the son of her master. The two boys` lives in the quiet Missouri town of Dawson`s Landing remain entwined even though they take very different directions.
Автор: Twain Mark Название: Pudd`nhead Wilson ISBN: 0674059832 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674059832 Издательство: Harvard University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 28460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The unsolved riddle at the heart of Pudd`nhead Wilson is less the identity of the murderer than the question of whether nature or nurture makes the man. In his introduction, Werner Sollors illuminates the complex web of uncertainty that is the switched-and-doubled-identity world of Mark Twain`s novel.
Автор: Twain Mark Название: The Tragedy of Pudd`nhead Wilson ISBN: 9389682045 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789389682045 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 24820.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Pudd`nhead Wilson (1894) is a novel by American writer Mark Twain. 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.
Автор: Twain Mark Название: Pudd`nhead Wilson ISBN: 9389682851 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789389682854 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 34010.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
The setting is the fictional frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson, a young lawyer, moves to town, and a clever remark of his is misunderstood, which causes locals to brand him a "pudd'nhead" (nitwit). His hobby of collecting fingerprints does not raise his standing in the eyes of the townsfolk, who consider him to be eccentric and do not frequent his law practice.
"Pudd'nhead" Wilson is left in the background as the focus shifts to the slave Roxy, her son, and the family they serve. Roxy is one-sixteenth black and majority white, and her son Valet de Chambre (referred to as "Chambers") is 1/32 black. Roxy is principally charged with caring for her inattentive master's infant son Tom Driscoll, who is the same age as her own son. After fellow slaves are caught stealing and are nearly sold "down the river" to a master in the Deep South, Roxy fears for her son and herself. She considers killing her boy and herself, but decides to switch Chambers and Tom in their cribs to give her son a life of freedom and privilege.
The narrative moves forward two decades. Tom Driscoll (formerly Valet de Chambre), has been raised to believe that he is white and has become a spoiled aristocrat. He is a selfish and dissolute young man. Tom's father has died and granted Roxy her freedom in his will. She worked for a time on river boats, and saved money for her retirement. When she finally is able to retire, she discovers that her bank has failed and all of her savings are gone. She returns to Dawson's Landing to ask for money from Tom.
Tom responds to Roxy with derision. She tells him the truth about his ancestry and that he is her son and partially black; she blackmails him into financially supporting her.
Twin Italian noblemen visit Dawson's Landing to some fanfare, and Tom quarrels with one. Desperate for money, Tom robs and murders his wealthy uncle and the blame falls wrongly on one of the Italians. From that point, the novel proceeds as a crime novel. In a courtroom scene, the whole mystery is solved when Wilson demonstrates, through fingerprints, both that Tom is the murderer, and not the true Driscoll heir.
Although the real Tom Driscoll is restored to his rights, his life changes for the worse. Having been raised as a slave, he feels intense unease in white society. At the same time, as a white man, he is essentially excluded from the company of blacks.
In a final twist, the creditors of Tom's father's estate successfully petition the governor to have Tom's (Chambers) prison sentence overturned. Shown to be born to a slave mother, he is classified as a slave and is legally included among the property assets of the estate. He is sold "downriver", helping the creditors recoup their losses.
Автор: Twain Mark Название: The Tragedy of Pudd`nhead Wilson ISBN: 9389682053 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789389682052 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 34010.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
The setting is the fictional frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson, a young lawyer, moves to town, and a clever remark of his is misunderstood, which causes locals to brand him a "pudd'nhead" (nitwit). His hobby of collecting fingerprints does not raise his standing in the eyes of the townsfolk, who consider him to be eccentric and do not frequent his law practice.
"Pudd'nhead" Wilson is left in the background as the focus shifts to the slave Roxy, her son, and the family they serve. Roxy is one-sixteenth black and majority white, and her son Valet de Chambre (referred to as "Chambers") is 1/32 black. Roxy is principally charged with caring for her inattentive master's infant son Tom Driscoll, who is the same age as her own son. After fellow slaves are caught stealing and are nearly sold "down the river" to a master in the Deep South, Roxy fears for her son and herself. She considers killing her boy and herself, but decides to switch Chambers and Tom in their cribs to give her son a life of freedom and privilege.
The narrative moves forward two decades. Tom Driscoll (formerly Valet de Chambre), has been raised to believe that he is white and has become a spoiled aristocrat. He is a selfish and dissolute young man. Tom's father has died and granted Roxy her freedom in his will. She worked for a time on river boats, and saved money for her retirement. When she finally is able to retire, she discovers that her bank has failed and all of her savings are gone. She returns to Dawson's Landing to ask for money from Tom.
Tom responds to Roxy with derision. She tells him the truth about his ancestry and that he is her son and partially black; she blackmails him into financially supporting her.
Twin Italian noblemen visit Dawson's Landing to some fanfare, and Tom quarrels with one. Desperate for money, Tom robs and murders his wealthy uncle and the blame falls wrongly on one of the Italians. From that point, the novel proceeds as a crime novel. In a courtroom scene, the whole mystery is solved when Wilson demonstrates, through fingerprints, both that Tom is the murderer, and not the true Driscoll heir.
Although the real Tom Driscoll is restored to his rights, his life changes for the worse. Having been raised as a slave, he feels intense unease in white society. At the same time, as a white man, he is essentially excluded from the company of blacks.
In a final twist, the creditors of Tom's father's estate successfully petition the governor to have Tom's (Chambers) prison sentence overturned. Shown to be born to a slave mother, he is classified as a slave and is legally included among the property assets of the estate. He is sold "downriver", helping the creditors recoup their losses.
Автор: Wilson, Mark Название: Eureka! ISBN: 0734416814 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780734416810 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 17190.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: From acclaimed author and illustrator Mark Wilson, comes a stirring story of the goldfields and the Eureka Rebellion told in his evocative mixed-media painting style - the perfect introduction to Australia`s colonial past for primary school-aged children.
Автор: Wilson, Mark Название: My Mother`s Eyes ISBN: 073441191X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780734411914 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 20230.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Howell James C., Lipsey Mark W., Wilson John J. Название: A Handbook for Evidence-Based Juvenile Justice Systems ISBN: 0739187082 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739187081 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 183920.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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