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This link has some interesting info that might be included. http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1697100 24.7.106.155 07:46, 26 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Title?

Isn't the correct name of this book The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson?

That is the title as given by Project Gutenberg, and also in the link to the full text provided at the end of the article.

If no one objects, I will make this correction.Chillowack (talk) 23:06, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

a terrible article

I've rarely seen as lame a Wikipedia article about a work of literature as this one. Yes, Pudd'nhead Wilson is an "ironic" novel, but it doesn't begin to show how deeply the irony goes. Although the injustice of the childs' swapping is righted, things don't turn out as they should, and Twain suggests that things might have been better left as they were. The politically correct 1984 film glosses over this.

The article also neglects to mention that the basic plot is obviously (???) inspired by two Savoy operas, HMS Pinafore and The Gondoliers, and possibly Il trovatore. Sherlock Holmes couldn't have been far from Twain's mind, either.

If anyone is interested, I'll re-read the novel and fix up the article. I won't do it unless I'm asked. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 13:05, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, then, sure, please do.
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