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  1. Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg, The

    29:19

  2. The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg - Part 2

    23:42

  3. The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg - Part 3

    47:22

  4. The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg - Part 4

    16:22

  5. My First Lie, and How I Got out of it

    20:18

  6. Esquimaux Maiden's Romance, The

    36:00

  7. Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy

    26:20

  8. Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy, Parts 3&4

    14:12

  9. Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy, Parts 5&6

    22:49

  10. Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy, Part 7

    16:23

  11. Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy, Part 8

    17:46

  12. Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy, Part 9

    4:24

  13. Is He Living or Is He Dead?

    18:37

  14. My Debut as a Literary Person

    21:35

  15. My Debut as a Literary Person, Part 2

    47:12

  16. At the Appetite-Cure

    13:29

  17. At the Appetite-Cure, Part 2

    12:59

  18. Concerning the Jews

    46:17

  19. From the 'London Times' of 1904

    19:43

  20. From the 'London Times' of 1904, Part 2

    5:39

  21. About Play-Acting

    21:43

  22. Travelling With A Refomer

    31:47

  23. Diplomatic Pay and Clothes

    25:25

  24. Luck

    10:42

  25. The Captain's Story

    10:04

  26. Stirring Times in Austria, Part 1

    16:21

  27. Stirring Times in Austria, Part 2

    26:48

  28. Stirring Times in Austria, Part 3

    22:56

  29. Stirring Times in Austria, Part 4

    12:46

  30. Private History of the 'Jumping Frog' Story

    25:28

  31. My Military Campaign

    44:43

  32. Meisterschaft, Act 1

    18:13

  33. Meisterschaft, Act 2

    20:24

  34. Meisterschaft, Act 3

    15:06

  35. My Boyhood Dreams

    8:51

  36. To the Above Old People

    7:40

  37. In Memoriam--Olivia Susan Clemens

    4:35

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Hadleyburg has guarded its reputation for honesty for three generations, even keeping temptation away from its children. An offended stranger decides to test that confidence by leaving a sack said to contain a fortune at the home of an elderly bank cashier. The attached instructions promise the money to a townsman who can repeat a particular remark, giving public virtue a sudden personal price.

Mark Twain's collection extends beyond this opening tale into stories, sketches, personal recollections and social commentary. Its contents range from lying and literary beginnings to acting, travel and military experience. The middle excerpt examines the unfair treatment of Jewish people through an argument about citizenship, family responsibility and charitable support. Published in 1900, the volume brings together comic situations and direct discussion of public beliefs. Readers can compare the town's proud self-image with Twain's wider interest in how people justify their conduct.

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Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has been praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature".

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Reading time
About 9 hours
Pages
240
Language
English
Genre
Satire
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John Greenman