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Summary

This delightful collection of gems by Mark Twain begins with the story of a town called Hadleyburg, which prides itself on the honesty of its citizens. One day a citizen of Hadleyburg offends a stranger passing through, who vows to take his revenge by revealing just how corruptible the sanctimonious town really is. Twain is at his best here, poking fun at common hypocrisy as the self-satisfied pillars of the community are done in by their own greed. 
Other stories in the collection include: 1. The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg2. The Double Barrelled Detective Story3. The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County4. The Million Dollar Bank Note5. Benton and Mills6. A Tale7. Cannibalism in the Cars8. The Stolen White Elephant9. The Man Who Put Up at Gadsby's10. The Good Little Boy11. The Bad Little Boy12. Baker's Blue Jay Yarn

Duration: about 9 hours (08:30:27)
Publishing date: 2007-01-01; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Contemporary Fiction
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