Other editions of book The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories

"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is one of Mark Twain's most satiric and biting stories. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899. A town that prides itself on its honesty finds itself severely tested. One of the demons Twain always set out to slay was the myth that the citizens of the American republic are inherently more virtuous than others. By the invention of an elaborate hoax, a kind of giant practical joke, Twain has his hero turn the town of Hadleyburg inside out and, in the process, teach the hypocrites who dwell there a lesson in humility and moral realism. There are 12 other stories in this volume that display Twain's incredible range of humor and wit: "The Million Pound Bank Note" Extracts from "Adam's Diary" "Eve's Diary" "The Joke That Made Ed's Fortune" "Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale" "Cannabalism in the Cars" "The Story of the Good Little Boy" "The Story of the Bad Little Boy" "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calavaras County" "Baker's Bluejay Yarn" "The Man Who Put Up at Gadsby's" "Journalism in Tennessee"

"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper & Brothers in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches (1900). Twain actually encouraged it to be read as a replay of the Garden of Eden story in a satiric sense.Other storiesMY FIRST LIE, AND HOW I GOT OUT OF ITTHE ESQUIMAUX MAIDEN'S ROMANCECHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND THE BOOK OF MRS. EDDYIS HE LIVING OR IS HE DEAD?MY DEBUT AS A LITERARY PERSONAT THE APPETITE-CURECONCERNING THE JEWSFROM THE 'LONDON TIMES' OF 1904ABOUT PLAY-ACTINGTRAVELLING WITH A REFORMERDIPLOMATIC PAY AND CLOTHES LUCKTHE CAPTAIN'S STORYSTIRRING TIMES IN AUSTRIAPRIVATE HISTORY OF THE 'JUMPING FROG' STORYMY MILITARY CAMPAIGNMEISTERSCHAFTMY BOYHOOD DREAMSTO THE ABOVE OLD PEOPLEIN MEMORIAM

Hadleyburg prides itself on a reputation of incorruptible citizens until an offended stranger vows revenge, trapping the most sanctimonious by letters promising a fortune. Also 14 short works of fiction and "truth": his reporter debut, rescue of shipwrecked sailors, his first lie comments on white lies, petition to Queen Victoria on taxes, "Esquimau Maiden's Romance", a detective story, and others.

"“The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg” is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper’s Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper Collins in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches (1900). This recording contains all the stories and sketches from the 1900 Harper Collins publication."

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper & Brothers in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches (1900). Twain actually encouraged it to be read as a replay of the Garden of Eden story in a satiric sense. Contents The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg -- My First Lie, and How I Got out of it -- The Esquimaux Maiden's Romance -- Christian Science and The Book of Mrs. Eddy -- Is He Living or Is He Dead? -- My Debut as a Literary Person -- At The Appetite-cure -- Concerning The Jews -- From The 'London Times' of 1904 -- About Play-acting -- Travelling with a Reformer -- Diplomatic Pay and Clothes -- Luck -- The Captain's Story -- Stirring Times in Austria -- Meisterschaft -- My Boyhood Dreams -- To The above Old People -- In Memoriam - Olivia Susan Clemens.

"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper & Brothers in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches (1900). Twain actually encouraged it to be read as a replay of the Garden of Eden story in a satiric sense. CONTENTS: The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg -- My First Lie, and How I Got out of it -- The Esquimaux Maiden's Romance -- Christian Science and The Book of Mrs. Eddy -- Is He Living or Is He Dead? -- My Debut as a Literary Person -- At The Appetite-cure -- Concerning The Jews -- From The 'London Times' of 1904 -- About Play-acting -- Travelling with a Reformer -- Diplomatic Pay and Clothes -- Luck -- The Captain's Story -- Stirring Times in Austria -- Meisterschaft -- My Boyhood Dreams -- To The above Old People -- In Memoriam - Olivia Susan Clemens.

The title novella in this sparkling collection is one of Twain's most deadly satires, about civic vice disguised as virtue and its devasting consequences. Any volume of Twain's shorter pieces makes excellent reading. Here was a writer who could make any conceivable subject entertaining and often profound. Also included are "My Debut as a Literary Person," "The Esquimau Maiden's Romance," "A Double-Barreled Detective Story," a notable SHERLOCK HOLMES parody, and many more.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.