description: The setting is the fictional Missouri 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")—a nitwit. His hobby of collecting fingerprints does not raise his standing in the townsfolk's eyes, who see him as an eccentric and do not frequent his law practice.
language: English
title: The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
titlecomplete: The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
characters: Roxana Langley, David Pudd'nhead Wilson, Roxanne
genres: Fiction, American, Mystery, Classic Literature, School, Humor, Literature, Classics, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 18040
places: Missouri, The United States of America
publisher: Alan Rodgers Books